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== Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49241" /> == | == Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature <ref name="term_49241" /> == | ||
<p> an eminent | <p> an eminent Scotch lawyer and politician, was born at [[Dundee]] in 1636, and was educated at St. Leonard's College. He deserves our notice, first, for his Religio Stoici, or a short [[Discourse]] upon several [[Divine]] and [[Moral]] Subjects (1663); his Moral [[Essay]] upon [[Solitude]] (1665); and his Moral Gallantry (1667); and also on account of his unhappy connection with the government of [[Charles]] II as criminal prosecutor in the memorable days of the Covenant. By his severity in this position he earned for himself the ugly name of the "bluidy Mackenzie;" nor, we fear, can it be disproved '''''—''''' in spite of his liberal antecedents '''''—''''' that he became a willing instrument of despotism. He has, however, written a defense of himself, entitled A Vindication of the [[Government]] of Charles II. After the [[Revolution]] Sir [[George]] retired to Oxford. He died in London May 2, 1691. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Am. Aluth. 2:1175, where many references are to be found. </p> | ||
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76494" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76494" /> == | ||
<p> [[Eminent]] | <p> [[Eminent]] Scottish lawyer, born in Dundee; became King's [[Advocate]] for Scotland; wrote on law and on other subjects in a style which commended itself to such a critic as Dryden, though by his severe treatment of the [[Covenanters]] he earned in [[Scotland]] the opprobrious title of the "bluidy Mackenzie" (1636-1691). </p> | ||
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Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [1]
an eminent Scotch lawyer and politician, was born at Dundee in 1636, and was educated at St. Leonard's College. He deserves our notice, first, for his Religio Stoici, or a short Discourse upon several Divine and Moral Subjects (1663); his Moral Essay upon Solitude (1665); and his Moral Gallantry (1667); and also on account of his unhappy connection with the government of Charles II as criminal prosecutor in the memorable days of the Covenant. By his severity in this position he earned for himself the ugly name of the "bluidy Mackenzie;" nor, we fear, can it be disproved — in spite of his liberal antecedents — that he became a willing instrument of despotism. He has, however, written a defense of himself, entitled A Vindication of the Government of Charles II. After the Revolution Sir George retired to Oxford. He died in London May 2, 1691. See Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Am. Aluth. 2:1175, where many references are to be found.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
Eminent Scottish lawyer, born in Dundee; became King's Advocate for Scotland; wrote on law and on other subjects in a style which commended itself to such a critic as Dryden, though by his severe treatment of the Covenanters he earned in Scotland the opprobrious title of the "bluidy Mackenzie" (1636-1691).
