Schein brought letters from the Danish court to Elizabeth I in June 1587, and was given a gold chain.
Schein served as a secretary in the household of Anne of Denmark from 1589, and was given silk livery clothes before leaving Denmark. His name was recorded as "Johannes Calixtus" in a list of the household made in 1590.[1] His salary was £400 Scots annually.[2] The Queen-Consort's other secretary was the poet William Fowler, and their junior colleague was John Geddie.[3]
A wardrobe account includes clothes for Schein. His doublet and breeches of fine three-pile velvet, taffeta cloak, and "castour" hat was the most expensive costume bought for any of Anne's servants.[4]
Calixtus and Anne wrote to Christian IV of Denmark for permission for him to leave Scotland in August 1593.[5]
Another contemporary called "Calixtus Schein" was a magistrate in Lübeck.