James Sandilands, 1st Lord Torphichen — James Sandilands was born circa 1511 in Calder, West Lothian, Scotland, and died in 1596.The Spottiswoode Miscellany, edited by James Maidment (1845) Quote: Sandilands died on 29 Nov 1596. ] The Genealogy of the Existing British Peerage ;by… … Wikipedia
Maidment — This curious surname is of early medieval English origin, and is a variant of the more familiar Maidman, itself an occupational name for a servant employed by a (young) woman, or at a convent. The derivation is from the Middle English (1200 1500) … Surnames reference
Sir James Balfour, 1st Baronet — Sir James Balfour of Denmyine, 1st Baronet, (c. 1600 ndash; c. 1658) of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, Scottish annalist and antiquary.He was well acquainted with Sir William Segar and with William Dugdale, to whose Monasticon he contributed. He… … Wikipedia
MAIDMENT, JAMES — antiquary and collector, born in London; passed through Edinburgh University to the Scotch bar, and was chief authority on genealogical cases; his hobby was the collection of literary rarities, and he published editions of ancient literary… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
John Lacy (playwright) — John Lacy (c. 1615? ndash; September 17, 1681) was an English comic actor and playwright during the Restoration era. In his own time he gained a reputation as the greatest comedian of his day [Fox, p. 105.] and was the favorite comic of King… … Wikipedia
Holland's Leaguer — is a Caroline era stage play, a comedy written by Shackerley Marmion. It premiered onstage in 1631 and was first published in 1632. [James Maidment and William Hugh Logan, eds., The Dramatic Works of Shackerley Marmion: With Prefatory Memoir,… … Wikipedia
The Playhouse to Be Let — is a Restoration stage play, a dramatic anthology of short pieces by Sir William Davenant that was acted in August 1663 at the theatre at Lincoln s Inn Fields, and first published in the 1673 collected edition of Davenant s works. The Playhouse… … Wikipedia
David Abercromby — For those of a similar name, see David Abercrombie (disambiguation). David Abercromby was a 17th century Scottish physician and writer, thought to have died in 1702.[1] Brought up at Douai as a Roman Catholic by Jesuit priests, he was converted… … Wikipedia
John Crowne — (1641 1712) was a British dramatist and a native of Nova Scotia.His father Colonel William Crowne, accompanied the earl of Arundel on a diplomatic mission to Vienna in 1637, and wrote an account of his journey. He emigrated to Nova Scotia where… … Wikipedia
Shackerley Marmion — (January 1603 ndash; 1639), also Shakerley, Shakerly, Schackerley, Marmyon, Marmyun, or Mermion, was an early 17th century dramatist, often classed among the Sons of Ben, [Joe Lee Davis, The Sons of Ben: Jonsonian Comedy in Caroline England ,… … Wikipedia
