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James Melville (1556–1614)
James Melville (26 July 1556 – 1614) was a Scottish divine and reformer, son of the laird of Baldovie, in Forfarshire. Life Melville was born at Baldovie in Angus in 1556 and he was educated at Montrose and St Leonard's College, St Andrews and in 1574 proceeded to the University of Glasgow. There his uncle, Andrew Melville, the reformer and scholar, was principal. Within a year James became one of the regents. Teaching role When, in 1580, Andrew became Principal of St Mary's College, St Andrews (then called ''New College''), James accompanied him, and acted as Professor of Hebrew and Oriental Languages. For three and a half years he lectured in the university, chiefly on Hebrew, but he had to flee to Berwick in May 1584 (a few months after his uncle's exile) to escape the attacks of his ecclesiastical enemy, Bishop Patrick Adamson. After a short stay there and at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and again at Berwick, he proceeded to London, where he joined some of the leaders of the ...
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James Melville, Holy Trinity Church, Berwick
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16th-century Scottish Male Writers
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16th-century Scottish Educators
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