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Boyd, Robert, of Trochrig (1578–1627), theological writer and poet  

Rosalind K. Marshall

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23 September 2004
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Boyd, Robert, of Trochrig (1578–1627), theological writer and poet, was born in Glasgow, the son of James Boyd of Trochrig, archbishop of Glasgow (d. 1581) and his wife, Margaret Chalmers, daughter of James Chalmers, baron of Gaithgirth. Robert was about three years old when his father died and his mother took him and his younger brother, ...

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Colville, Alexander, de jure third Lord Colville of Culross (1595/6–1666), college head  

Marie-Claude Tucker

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Colville, Alexander, de jure third Lord Colville of Culross (1595/6–1666), college head, was born in St Andrews, Fife, the eldest son of John Colville (d. 1645×50) of Culross and later of Wester Cumbrae and his wife, Elizabeth Melville (1599–1631), daughter of Sir James Melville...

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Durie [Dury], John (1596–1680), preacher and ecumenist  

John T. Young

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23 September 2004
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Durie [Dury], John (1596–1680), preacher and ecumenist, was born in Edinburgh, the fourth child of Robert Durie (1555–1616), Church of Scotland minister, and his wife, Elizabeth (née Ramsey). Following his father's banishment from Scotland in 1606 he moved with his family to the ...

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Erskine, John, of Dun (1509–1590), landowner and religious activist  

D. F. Wright

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Erskine, John, of Dun (1509–1590), landowner and religious activist, was born in the House of Dun, between Montrose and Brechin, the elder son of John Erskine of Dun (d. 1513), and of Margaret Ruthven (d. 1548), widow of Alexander Stewart, first earl of Buchan...

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Melville, Andrew (1545–1622), university principal and theologian  

James Kirk

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Melville, Andrew (1545–1622), university principal and theologian, was born at Baldovy, near Montrose, Angus, on 1 August 1545, the youngest of nine sons of Richard Melville of Baldovy (d. 1547) and Giles Abercrombie, daughter of a burgess in Montrose. Andrew's eldest brother, ...

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Primrose, Gilbert (1566/7–1642), Reformed minister  

Charles G. D. Littleton

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Primrose, Gilbert (1566/7–1642), Reformed minister, was born in Edinburgh in late November 1566 or 1567, the son of Gilbert Primrose (c.1535–1615) of Culross, Perthshire, principal surgeon to James VI, and his wife, Alison Graham. In 1587 he entered St Andrews University...

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Spens, James, of Wormiston, Baron Spens in the Swedish nobility (d. 1632), diplomat and army officer in the Swedish service  

Richard Zygmunt Brzezinski

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Spens, James, of Wormiston, Baron Spens in the Swedish nobility (d. 1632), diplomat and army officer in the Swedish service, was the eldest son of three known children of David Spens, laird of Wormiston (d. 1571), and his wife, Margaret Lermonth (...