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Sir John Clerk of Pennycook and the Scottish Exchequer
A biographical sketch of Sir John Clerk baronet of Pennycook and the Lords of His Majesty's Exchequer for Scotland. It notes his life’s secrecy, his cultivated taste and achievements, and his role in the union of art with England. The text traces the Clerk family line to the era of William the Lion and contrasts literacy among nobles with the early Scottish state’s reliance on clerks.
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Lieraef
Scotland
John
England
William the Lion