William Lamb, or William Paniter alias Lamb, (c. 1493 - 1550) was a Scottish cleric, lawyer, and author.

Life

William Lamb was the son of a sister of

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, and a cousin of David Panter. In his early career he adopted his uncle Patrick Paniter's name. His clerical appointments included the Prebendaries of Conveth and Croy, rectory of Kinnell, and canon of

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. He was enrolled as Master of Arts at

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in 1520. On 25 February 1537,

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ordered the Court of Session to admit William to sit in daily at their proceedings to learn their legal practices. He became a Senator of the

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Ane Resonyng

William Lamb wrote ''Ane Resonyng of ane Scottis and Inglis merchand betuix

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and Lionis'' in 1549. It was an answer to English propaganda published during the war of the

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. Unlike the '' Complaynt of Scotland'' (Paris, 1549), Lamb's book was not published but survived in manuscript. The arguments are set out as a dialogue between a Scot and an Englishmen who meet while travelling in France, with an appearance from

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and Richard Reynolds of

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, three English Catholic martyrs.Lyall (1985), pp. 12-14.

Footnotes

* Lyall, Roderick J, ed., ''William Lamb - "Ane Resonyng"'' (Aberdeen University Press, 1985). {{DEFAULTSORT:Lamb alias Paniter, William Scottish people of the Rough Wooing 16th-century Scottish people 16th-century Scottish writers 16th-century male writers Alumni of the University of St Andrews 1490s births 1550 deaths Year of birth uncertain