James Boyd of Trochrig (c.1530–1581) was a Scottish clergyman in post-Reformation Scotland who served as Protestant

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from 1573 to 1581. He was

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in 1575. He was co-author of the Reformation document the

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Life

He was the second son of Adam Boyd of

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and his wife Helen Kennedy. His paternal uncle was

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. He was present at the

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in 1568 on the side of

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. He studied

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then went to France to do further studies in law under Cujacius. He returned to Scotland and around 1572 became minister of Kirkoswald in

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. He lived nearby at Trochrig House (aka Trochrague) on the coast south of

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. In 1573 he was promoted to

based at

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also being given charge of the nearby

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.''Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae''; vol. 7; by Hew Scott He was Chancellor of

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from 1573 until death, operating alongside Andrew Hay as Rector, and

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as Principal. In 1574 he helped to create the

. In March 1575 he replaced John Duncanson as

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. From 1577 he seems to have returned to Kirkoswald but was still styled "Bishop". He died on 15 March 1581. He is buried in the choir of

with Bishop Gavin Dunbar. His formal position as archbishop was filled by Robert Montgomery.

Family

He married Margaret Chalmer daughter of James Chalmer of Gadgirth. Their son Robert Boyd was Principal of

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References

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