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David Lyndsay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lindsay, Sir David - or (both: lĭn´zē), c.1490—c.1555, Scottish poet. He was a courtier and diplomat by profession. As a writer he was a harsh satirist and moralist who directed most... ... Yahoo! Education > Reference > Encyclopedia > Lindsay, Sir David...
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Sir David Lindsay of the Mount was closely connected to the Scottish royal court for most of his life. Evidence suggests that he may have been employed there as early as 1508, but his intimacy with the royal family was established by 1512, when he was made usher to the prince.
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Encyclopedia article about Lindsay, Sir David. Information about Lindsay, Sir David in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Lindsay or Lyndsay, Sir David...
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Gazetteer for Scotland: Definitive description of Sir David Lindsay (1486 - 1555) ... Thought to have been born at Garleton (East Lothian) and educated at the University of St. Andrews, Lindsay became popular at the royal courts of James IV (1473 - 1513) and James V (1512 - 1542). Lindsay held the rank of Lord Lyon King of...
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Free Online Library: Court and Culture in Renaissance Scotland: Sir David Lindsay of the Mount.(Review) by "Renaissance Quarterly"; Humanities, general Literature, writing, book reviews Book reviews Books ... ; Carol Edington, Court and Culture in Renaissance Scotland: Sir David Lindsay of the Mount ; Ed. Arthur F.
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ENCYCLOPEDIA: LINDSAY, Sir David, ... called Sir David Lyndsay of the Mount (c. 1490–c. 1555), Scottish poet and courtier. Lindsay held several offices in the household of James V, king of Scotland, and in 1529 was knighted. His major works include The Dreme (1528), which comments on conditions in Scotland;
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It was not just in the field of war and statecraft that the Lindsays made their mark. Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, who was Lord Lyon King of Arms, wrote a play "Ane Satyr of the Three Estaitis" in 1540. It satirised the corruption of the Church and State at a time when the Reformation of the Church was gaining ground.
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Sir David Lindsay of the Mount served in various roles at the Scottish Court, and was also a satirical writer whose most famous work was the 1540 play "Ane Satyr of the Three Estaitis".
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