Zachary Boyd

Zachary Boyd

Zachary Boyd (1585 - 1653) was a Scottish religious writer.

He belonged to the family of Boyd of Pinkhill, Ayrshire and was educated at Glasgow and at Saumur. He translated many parts of Scripture into uncouth verse. Among his works are "The Garden of Zion" and "Zion's Flowers".

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