Jerome, Hieronimo, or Girolamo Frescobaldi (1444–1517) was an Italian financier and textile merchant based in Bruges. He supplied luxury goods to the Scottish court and was described as a "very good friend to the King of Scots".[1] The Frescobaldi family and company, based in Florence, were involved in artistic commissions in England and Scotland.[2] Jerome Frescobaldi was involved in the wool trade with Tommaso Portinari and his sons,[3] and marketed spices obtained by Portuguese traders.[4]