See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

JAMES See also:

• JAMES CRICHTON (156o-? 1582)

CRICHTON (156o-? 1582)  , commonly called the " Admirable See also:

• CRICHTON, JAMES (156o-? 1582)

Crichton," was the son of See also:

• ROBERT
• ROBERT (1275—1343)
• ROBERT, HUBERT (1753-1808)
• ROBERT, LOUIS LEOPOLD (1794-1835)

Robert Crichton, See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

lord See also:

• ADVOCATE (Lat. advocatus, from advocare, to summon, especially in law to call in the aid of a counsel or witness, and so generally to summon to one's assistance)

advocate of See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland in the reign of See also:

• MARY
• MARY (1457-1482)
• MARY (1496-1533)
• MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS

Mary and See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James VI., and of See also:

• ELIZABETH
• ELIZABETH (1533-1603)
• ELIZABETH (1596-1662)
• ELIZABETH (1635–1650)
• ELIZABETH [ AMELIE EUGENIE ] (1837—1898)
• ELIZABETH [1lisabeth Philippine Marie Helene of France] (1764—1794)
• ELIZABETH [PAULINE ELIZABETH OTTILIE LOUISE] (1843– )
• ELIZABETH [PETROVNA] (1709-1762), EMPRESS
• ELIZABETH, SAINT (1207-1231)

Elizabeth, daughter of See also:

• SIR

Sir James See also:

• STEWART, ALEXANDER TURNEY (1803-1876)
• STEWART, BALFOUR (1828-1887)
• STEWART, CHARLES (1778–1869)
• STEWART, DUGALD (1753-1828)
• STEWART, J
• STEWART, JOHN (1749—1822)
• STEWART, JULIUS L
• STEWART, SIR DONALD MARTIN (1824–19o0)
• STEWART, SIR HERBERT (1843—1885)
• STEWART, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1540—c. 1605)
• STEWART, STUART
• STEWART, WILLIAM (c. 1480-c. 1550)

Stewart of Beath, through whom he claimed royal descent . He was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born probably at Eliock in See also:

• DUMFRIESSHIRE

Dumfriesshire in 156o, and when ten years old was sent to St Salvator's See also:

• COLLEGE (Collegium)

College, St See also:

• ANDREWS, JAMES PETTIT (c. 1737–1797)
• ANDREWS, THOMAS (1813–1885)

Andrews, where he took his B.A. in 1574 and his M.A. in 1575 . In 1577 Crichton was undoubtedly in See also:

• PARIS
• PARIS (also called ALEXANDROS)
• PARIS, ALEXIS PAULIN (1800-x881)
• PARIS, BRUNO PAULIN GASTON (1839-1903)
• PARIS, FRANCOIS DE (169o-1727)
• PARIS, LOUIS PHILIPPE ALBERT
• PARIS, TREATIES OF (1814-1815)

Paris, but his career on the See also:

• CONTINENT (from Lat. continere, "to hold together "; hence " connected," " continuous ")

continent is difficult to follow . That he displayed considerable classical knowledge, was a See also:

• GOOD, JOHN MASON (1764-1827)

good linguist, a ready and versatile writer of See also:

• VERSE (from Lat. versus, literally a line or furrow drawn by turning the plough, from vertere, and afterwards signifying an arrangement of syllables into feet)

verse, and above all that he possessed an astounding memory, seems certain, not only from the See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence of men of his own See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time, but from the fact that even See also:

• JOSEPH
• JOSEPH, COMTE DE (1785-1870)
• JOSEPH, FATHER (FRANCOIS LECLERC DU TREMBLAY) (1577-1638)

Joseph See also:

• SCALIGER

Scaliger (Prima Scaligerana, p . 58, 1669) speaks of his attainments with the highest praise . But those See also:

• WORKS

works of his which have come down to us show few traces of unusual ability; and the laudation of him as a universal See also:

• GENIUS (from Lat. genere, gignere)

genius by Sir See also:

• THOMAS
• THOMAS (c. 1654-1720)
• THOMAS (d. 110o)
• THOMAS, ARTHUR GORING (1850-1892)
• THOMAS, CHARLES LOUIS AMBROISE (1811-1896)
• THOMAS, GEORGE (c. 1756-1802)
• THOMAS, GEORGE HENRY (1816-187o)
• THOMAS, ISAIAH (1749-1831)
• THOMAS, PIERRE (1634-1698)
• THOMAS, SIDNEY GILCHRIST (1850-1885)
• THOMAS, ST
• THOMAS, THEODORE (1835-1905)
• THOMAS, WILLIAM (d. 1554)

Thomas See also:

• URQUHART, DAVID (1805-1877)
• URQUHART, or URCHARD, SIR THOMAS (1611-166o)

Urquhart and Aldus See also:

• MANUTIUS

Manutius requires to be discounted . Urquhart (in his See also:

• DISCOVERY

Discovery of a most exquisite See also:

• JEWEL, JOHN (1522-1571)

jewel) states that while in Paris Crichton successfully held a dispute in the college of See also:

• NAVARRE (Span. Navarra)

Navarre, on any subject and in twelve See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages, and that the next See also:

• DAY (O. Eng. dreg, Ger. Tag; according to the New English Dictionary, " in no way related to the Lat. dies")
• DAY, JOHN (1574-1640?)
• DAY, THOMAS (1748-1789)

day he won a tilting match at the Louvre . There is, how-ever, no contemporary evidence for this, the only certain facts being that for two years Crichton served in the See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French See also:

• ARMY
• ARMY (from Fr. armee, Lat. armata)

army, and that in 1579 he arrived in See also:

• GENOA (anc. Genua, Ital. Genova, Fr. GPnes)

Genoa . The latter event is proved by a Latin address (of no particular merit) to the See also:

• DOGE

Doge and See also:

• SENATE (Lat. senatus, from root sen-, as in senex, old; the root is the Sanskrit sana, cf. Gr. 'vos; the same element appears in senor, seigneur, seneschal)

Senate entitled Oratio J . Critonii Scoti See also:

• PRO

pro Moderatorum Genuensis Reipubl. electione See also:

• CORAM, THOMAS (1668–1751)

coram Senatu habita . . . (Genoa, 1579) .

The next See also:

• YEAR

year Crichton was in See also:

• VENICE
• VENICE (continued)
• VENICE (Venezia)

Venice, and won the friendship of Aldus Manutius by his Latin See also:

• ODE (Gr. uiSri, from aei&ew, to sing)

ode In appulsu ad urbem Venetam de Proprio statu J . Critonii Scoti Carmen adAldum Manuccium .. . (Venice, •1580) . The best contemporary evidence for Crichton's stay in Venice is a handbill printed by the Guerra See also:

• PRESS (through Fr. presse from Lat. pressare, frequentative of premere, to crush, squeeze, press)

press in 158o (and now in the See also:

• BRITISH

British Museum), giving a See also:

• SHORT, FRANCIS JOB (1857– )

short See also:

• BIOGRAPHY (from the Gr. (3ios, life, and yp&4 , writing)

biography and an extravagant eulogy of his See also:

• POWERS, HIRAM (1805-1873)

powers; he speaks ten languages, has a command of See also:

• PHILOSOPHY (Gr. gthos, fond of, and vo4 (a, wisdom)

philosophy, See also:

• THEOLOGY

theology, See also:

• MATHEMATICS (Gr. /saBnµar1Kil, Sc. vOcvn or E7rlQTt'µn; from p iN.La, "learning" or "science ")

mathematics; he improvises Latin verses in all metres and on all subjects, has all See also:

• ARISTOTLE
• ARISTOTLE (384-322 B.C.)

Aristotle and his commentators at his fingers' ends; is of most beautiful See also:

• APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance, a soldier from See also:

• TOP (cf. Dan. top, Ger. Topf, also meaning pot)

top to toe, &c . This See also:

• WORK

work is undoubtedly by Manutius, as it was reprinted with his name in 1581 as Relatione della qualitd di ... Crettone, and again in 1582 (reprinted Venice, 1831) . In Venice Crichton met and vanquished all disputants except Giacomo Mazzoni, was followed from See also:

• PLACE (through Fr. from Lat. platea, street; Gr. IrAar6s, wide)

place to place by crowds of admirers, and won the See also:

• AFFECTION (Lat. ad, and facere, to do something to, sc. a person)

affection of the humanists Lorenzo See also:

• MASSA

Massa and Giovanni See also:

• DONATI, GIOVANNI BATTISTA (1826-1873 )

Donati . In See also:

• MARCH
• MARCH (1) (from Fr. marcher, to walk; the earliest sense in French appears to be " to trample," and the origin has usually been found in the Lat. marcus, hammer; Low Lat. marcare, to hammer; hence to beat the road with the regular tread of a soldier: cf.
• MARCH, AUZIAS (c. "1395-1458)
• MARCH, EARLS OF
• MARCH, FRANCIS ANDREW (1825– )

March 1581 he went to See also:

• PADUA (Lat. Patavium ; Ital. Padova)

Padua, where he held two See also:

• GREAT

great disputations . In the first he extemporized in See also:

• SUCCESSION (Lat. successio, from succedere, to follow after)

succession a Latin poem, a daring onslaught on Aristotelian See also:

• IGNORANCE (Lat. ignorantia, from ignorare, not to know); want of knowledge, a state of mind which in law has important consequences. A well-known legal maxim runs: ignorantia juris non excusat ("ignorance of the law does not excuse")

ignorance, and an oration in praise of ignorance . In the second, which took place in the See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church of St See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John and St See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul, and lasted three days, he undertook to refute innumerable errors in Aristotelians, mathematicians and schoolmen, to conduct his dispute either logically or by the See also:

• SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

secret See also:

• DOCTRINE

doctrine of See also:

• NUMBERS, BOOK OF
• NUMBERS, PARTITION OF

numbers, &c . According to Aldus, who attended the debate and published an See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

account of it in his See also:

• DEDICATION (Lat. dedicatio, from dedicare, to proclaim, to announce)

dedication to Crichton prefixed to See also:

• CICERO

Cicero's " Paradoxa " (1581), the See also:

• YOUNG
• YOUNG, A
• YOUNG, ARTHUR (1741-1820)
• YOUNG, BRIGHAM (1801-1877)
• YOUNG, CHARLES MAYNE (1777–1856)
• YOUNG, EDWARD (1683–1765)
• YOUNG, JAMES (1811-1883)
• YOUNG, THOMAS (1773-1829)

young Scotsman was completely successful . In See also:

• JUNE

June Crichton was once more in Venice, and while there wrote two Latin odes to his See also:

• FRIENDS, SOCIETY
• FRIENDS, SOCIETY OF

friends Lorenzo Massa and Giovanni Donati, but after this date the details of his See also:

• LIFE

life are obscure .

Urquhart states that he went to See also:

• MANTUA (Ital. Mantova)

Mantua, became the See also:

• TUTOR (Lat. tutor, guardian, tueri, to watch over, protect)

tutor of the young See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of Mantua, Vincenzo di See also:

• GONZAGA
• GONZAGA, THOMAZ ANTONIO (1744-1809)

Gonzaga, and was killed by the latter in a See also:

• STREET
• STREET, GEORGE EDMUND (1824-1881)

street See also:

• QUARREL

quarrel in 1582 . Aldus in his edition of Cicero's De universitate (1583), dedicated to Crichton, laments the 3rd of See also:

• JULY

July as the fatal day; and this account is apparently See also:

• CON

con-firmed by the Mantuan See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

state papers recently unearthed by Mr See also:

• DOUGLAS
• DOUGLAS, GAVIN (1474?-1522)
• DOUGLAS, JOHN (1721—1807.)
• DOUGLAS, SIR CHARLES
• DOUGLAS, SIR HOWARD
• DOUGLAS, STEPHEN ARNOLD (18,3–1861)

Douglas Crichton (Prot . See also:

• SOC

Soc. of Antiquaries of Scotland, 1909) . Mr See also:

• SIDNEY
• SIDNEY (or SYDNEY), ALGERNON (1622-1683)
• SIDNEY, SIR HENRY (1529-1586)
• SIDNEY, SIR PHILIP (1554-1586)

Sidney See also:

• LEE
• LEE (or LEGIT) ROWLAND (d. 1543)
• LEE, ANN (1736–1784)
• LEE, ARTHUR (1740–1792)
• LEE, FITZHUGH (1835–1905)
• LEE, GEORGE ALEXANDER (1802-1851)
• LEE, HENRY (1756-1818)
• LEE, JAMES PRINCE (1804-1869)
• LEE, NATHANIEL (c. 1653-16g2)
• LEE, RICHARD HENRY (1732-1794)
• LEE, ROBERT EDWARD (1807–1870)
• LEE, SIDNEY (1859– )
• LEE, SOPHIA (1950-1824)
• LEE, STEPHEN DILL (1833-1908)

Lee (See also:

• DIET

Diet . Nat . Biog.) argued against this date, on the ground that in 1584 and 1585 Crichton was alive and in See also:

• MILAN
• MILAN (Ital. Milano, Ger. Mailand, anc. Mediolanum, q.v.)

Milan, as certain works of his published in that year testified, and regarded it as probable that he died in Mantua c . 1585/6 . But these later works seem to have been by another See also:

• MAN
• MAN, ISLE OF (anc. Mona)

man of the same name . The epithet " admirable " (admirabilis) for Crichton first occurs in John See also:

• JOHNSTON, ALBERT SIDNEY (1803–1862)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER (1849-1888)
• JOHNSTON, ALEXANDER KEITH (1804-1871)
• JOHNSTON, ARTHUR (1587-1641)
• JOHNSTON, J
• JOHNSTON, JOSEPH EGGLESTON (1807-1891)
• JOHNSTON, SIR HENRY HAMILTON (1858- )

Johnston's Heroes Scoti (1603) . It is probably impossible to recover. the whole truth either as to Crichton's See also:

• DEATH

death or as to the extent of his attainments, which were so quickly elevated into legendary magnitude .