John Bellenden

John Bellenden (fl. 1533– d. c. 1587), of Moray, was an important Scottish writer in the 16th century. He translated, at the request of James V, Hector Boece's "History of Scotland," and the first five books of Livy, which remain the earliest extant specimens of Scottish prose, and remarkable specimens they are, for the execution of which he was well rewarded, being made archdeacon of Moray for one thing, though he died in exile.

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