Arcano worked with another Italian, Antonio da Bergamo, at
Lindisfarne and
Berwick-upon-Tweed. He served with
Lord Hertford during the war with Scotland known as the
Rough Wooing. In November 1544 he went to assess the potential of
Coldingham Priory as a fortress with the Master Mason and Master Carpenter of Berwick. Coldingham was occupied by the English soldiers
Henry Eure and
George Bowes. Aracano made a sketch plan for defences at Coldingham, known as a "platt", to be sent to Henry VIII for approval. Arcano was sent to advise on repairs at
Wark on Tweed Castle in February 1545. He sent a plan to the
Earl of Shrewsbury, noting particularly that the roofs were leaking. Lead could be brought from
Kelso Abbey, which Arcano was also fortifying. A plan of Kelso Abbey drawn by Arcano survives, showing planned corner bastions for artillery in the style known as
trace Italienne. In August and September 1545, there were discussions involving both of the Italian engineers and
Richard Lee about siting a new fort either at
Kelso or at
Roxburgh Castle. A fort was built at Roxburgh in the last months of 1547. Scottish Protestants held
St Andrews Castle in 1547 against the forces of
Regent Arran. Arcano and another Italian engineer, Guillaume de Rossetti, were sent to help
defend the castle. Italian military engineers also served the Scots during this conflict, including
Migliorino Ubaldini and
Camillo Marini. Lorenzo Pomarelli of
Siena worked for
Mary of Guise during her regency. These other military architects do not seem to have had a background in the manufacture of cannon. ==References==