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 OF See also:

• JOHN OF FORDUN (d. c. 1384)

FORDUN (d. c. 1384)  , Scottish chronicler . The statement generally made that the chronicler was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at Fordoun (See also:

• KINCARDINESHIRE, or THE MEARNS

Kincardineshire) has not been supported by any See also:

• DIRECT

direct See also:

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

evidence . It is certain that he was a See also:

• SECULAR (Lat. saecularis, of or belonging to an age or generation, saeculum)

secular See also:

• PRIEST (Ger. Priester, Fr. pretre)

priest, and that he composed his See also:

• HISTORY

history in the latter See also:

• PART

part of the 14th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century; and it is probable that he was a See also:

• CHAPLAIN

chaplain in the See also:

• CATHEDRAL

cathedral of See also:

• ABERDEEN
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE GORDON, 1ST EARL O (1637-1720)
• ABERDEEN, GEORGE HAMILTON GORDON, 4TH EARL

Aberdeen . The See also:

• WORK

work of See also:

• FORDUN, JOHN OF (d. c. 1384)

Fordun is the earliest See also:

• ATTEMPT (Lat. adtemptare, attentare, to try)

attempt to write a continuous history of See also:

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

Scotland . We are informed that Fordun's patriotic zeal was roused by the removal or destruction of many See also:

• NATIONAL

national records by See also:

• EDWARD

Edward III. and that he travelled in See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England and See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, See also:

• COLLECTING

collecting material for his history . This work is divided into five books . The first three are almost entirely fabulous, and See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form the groundwork on which See also:

• BOECE (or BovcE), HECTOR (c. 1465 – c. 1536)

Boece and See also:

• BUCHANAN
• BUCHANAN, CLAUDIUS
• BUCHANAN, GEORGE (1506–1582)
• BUCHANAN, JAMES (1791-1868)
• BUCHANAN, ROBERT WILLIAMS (1841-1901)

Buchanan afterwards based their See also:

• HISTORICAL

historical See also:

• FICTIONS

fictions, which were exposed by 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 Innes in his See also:

• CRITICAL (in alphabetical order of authors)

Critical See also:

• ESSAY, ESSAYIST (Fr. essai, Late Lat. exagium, a weighing or balance; exigere, to examine; the term in general meaning any trial or effort)

Essay (i. pp . 201-214) . The 4th and 5th books, though still mixed with See also:

• FABLE (Fr. fable, Lat. fabula)

fable, contain much valuable See also:

• INFORMATION (from Lat. informare, to give shape or form to, to represent, describe)

information, and become more See also:

• AUTHENTIC (from Gr. aOO 'rns, one who does a thing himself)

authentic the more nearly they approach the author's 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 . The 5th See also:

• BOOK

book concludes with the See also:

• DEATH

death of See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

King See also:

• DAVID
• DAVID (a Hebrew name meaning probably beloved 1)
• DAVID, FELICIEN (1810—1876)
• DAVID, GERARD [GHEERAERT DAVIT], (?=1523)
• DAVID, PIERRE JEAN (1789–1856)
• DAVID, ST (Dewi, Sant)

David I. in 1153 . Besides these five books, Fordun wrote part of another book, and collected materials for bringing down the history to a later See also:

• PERIOD
• PERIOD (Gr. irepioSos, a going or way round, circuit, aepi, round, and &Sis, way, road)

period . These materials were used by a continuator who wrote in the See also:

• MIDDLE

middle of the 15th century, and who is identified with See also:

• WALTER, HUBERT (d. 1205)
• WALTER, JOHN (1738/9-1812)

Walter See also:

• BOWER, WALTER (1385-1449)

Bower (q.v.), See also:

• ABBOT (from the Hebrew ab, a father, through the Syriac abba, Lat. abbas, gen. abbatis, O.E. abbad, fr. late Lat. form abbad-em changed in 13th century under influence of the Lat. form to abbat, used alternatively till the end of the 17th century; Ger. Ab
• ABBOT, EZRA (1819-1884)
• ABBOT, GEORGE (1603-1648)
• ABBOT, ROBERT (1588?–1662?)
• ABBOT, WILLIAM (1798-1843)

abbot of the monastery of Inchcolm .

The additions! of Bower form eleven books, and bring down the narrative to the death of King 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 I. in 1437 . According to the See also:

• CUSTOM (from O. Fr. costume, costume or coustume; Low Lat. costuma, a shortened form of consuetudo)

custom of the time, the continuator did not hesitate to interpolate Fordun's portion of the work with additions of his own, and the whole history thus compiled, is known as the Scotichronicon . The first printed edition of Fordun's work was that of Thomas See also:

• GALE
• GALE, THEOPHILUS (1628-1678)
• GALE, THOMAS (?1636-17o2)

Gale in his Scriplores quindecim (vol. iii.), which was published in 1691 . This was followed by Thomas See also:

• HEARNE, SAMUEL (1745–1792)
• HEARNE, THOMAS (1678-1735)

Hearne's (5 vols.) edition in 1722 . The whole work, including Bower's continuation, was published by Walter Goodall at See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh in 1759 . In 1871 and 1872 Fordun's See also:

• CHRONICLE (from Gr. Xpovos, time)

chronicle, in the See also:

• ORIGINAL

original Latin and in an See also:

• ENGLISH

English See also:

• TRANSLATION

translation, was edited by See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William F . See also:

• SKENE, WILLIAM FORBES (1809–1892)

Skene in The Historians of Scotland . The See also:

• PREFACE (Med. Lat. prefatia, for classical praefatio, praefari, to speak beforehand)

preface to this edition collects all the See also:

• BIOGRAPHICAL

biographical details and gives full See also:

• BIBLIOGRAPHICAL

bibliographical references to See also:

• MSS

MSS. and See also:

• EDITIONS

editions .