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Thomas Bellenden or Bannatyne of Auchnoule (c.1485-c.1547), courtier of James V of Scotland, Judge from 1535, Director of Chancery from 1538, Lord Justice Clerk from 1539, member of the royal council, ambassador to England, and Protestant sympathizer. Bellenden was a graduate of the University of Paris, and early in his career used the title "Master."〔Laing, David, ed., ''Works of John Knox: History of the Reformation'', vol.1, Wodrow Society (1846), p.70 footnote.〕 ==Interlude at Linlithgow and Reformation, 1540== Bellenden's duties included meetings with English border officials. A letter written by the English deputy border warden William Eure to Thomas Cromwell on 26 January 1540 describes a meeting with Thomas Bellenden at Coldstream in January 1540. Eure said that Bellenden was over fifty years old.〔(''Letters & Papers Henry VIII'', vol.15 (1894), no.114 ), link to British History Online, does not include synopsis〕 Bellenden described the performance of an interlude at Linlithgow Palace before James, his wife Mary of Guise and his bishops and council on the feast of the Epiphany. The play concerned the reformation of the church, and Eure obtained a more detailed description from a Scottish contact who saw the play at Linlithgow.〔(Ellis, ed., ''Original Letters relative to British History'', series 3 vol.3 (1846) ), pp.279-285〕 This description corresponds with the expanded later text of David Lyndsay's play ''A Satire of the Three Estates''.〔Ellis, ed., ''Original Letters relative to British History'', series 3 vol.3 (1846), 283-5: Cameron, Jamie, ''James V'', (1998), pp.77-83〕 Eure talked with Bellenden about the possibility of a Reformation of the 'spirituality' in Scotland. The play at Linlithgow had shown the 'naughtiness' of the church. Bellenden said that after the play the King spoke to the churchmen in the audience asking them to reform their factions and manner of living, otherwise he would send six of them into England to his uncle, Henry VIII. Bellenden said that James V intended to expel clergymen from royal appointments and he asked Eure to send him secretly copies of the English statutes that suppressed the Roman Catholic religion.〔(Pinkerton, John, ''The History Of Scotland From The Accession Of The House Of Stuart To That Of Mary'', vol.2, (1791), pp.494-497 )〕 John Knox mentioned Thomas Bellenden positively in connection with the regrets of his predecessor as Justice Clerk, Thomas Scott of Pitgorno. Knox also wrote that Bellenden helped Regent Arran to power but his influence was lost when Arran abandoned the plan for Mary, Queen of Scots to marry Prince Edward of England.〔Laing, David, ed., ''Works of John Knox: History of the Reformation'', vol.1, Wodrow Society (1846), p.70-71, 105-106〕 Bellenden had family connections with the royal court and literature. At the end of his life he copied the ''Eneados'', a translation of Virgil's ''Aeneid'' by Gavin Douglas into a manuscript now kept at Lambeth Palace. He co-signed the manuscript, "Heir ends the buke of Virgill written by the hand of Johanne Mudy with Mr Thomas Bellenden of Auchinnoull Just. Clerke and endit the 2 Febrii Annorum xlv."〔Van Heijnsberg, Theo, in, ''The Renaissance in Scotland'', Brill (1984), p.195: James, M. R., ed.,''Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts, Lambeth Palace'', (1932), p.192〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Bellenden of Auchnoule」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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