Crichton, James [called the Admirable Crichton]
(1560–1582)
- J. H. Burns
Extract
Crichton, James [called the Admirable Crichton] (1560–1582), rhetorician and soldier, was born on 19 August 1560, probably at Eliock near Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, the son of Robert Crichton (d. 1582), lawyer.