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<p> a Scottish prelate, was the son of Sir [[Robert]] [[Bruce]] of Clackmannan, and was first rector of Kilreiny, in Fife, about 1438. He was promoted to the see of Dunkeld, and consecrated in 1441. In 1444 he was made chancellor of the kingdom. He was translated to the see of [[Glasgow]] in 1446, but died before his consecration, in 1447. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 87. </p>
<p> Traveller, called the "Abyssinian," born at Kinnaird House, Stirlingshire, set out from [[Cairo]] in 1768 in quest of the source of the Nile: believed he had discovered it; stayed two years in Abyssinia, and returned home by way of France, elated with his success; felt hurt that no honor was conferred on him, and for relief from the chagrin wrote an account of his travels in five quarto vols., the general accuracy of which, as far as it goes, has been attested by subsequent explorers (1730-1794). </p>


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<ref name="term_28317"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/cyclopedia-of-biblical-theological-and-ecclesiastical-literature/bruce,+james+(1) James Bruce from Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature]</ref>
<ref name="term_69598"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/bruce,+james James Bruce from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
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James Bruce [1]

Traveller, called the "Abyssinian," born at Kinnaird House, Stirlingshire, set out from Cairo in 1768 in quest of the source of the Nile: believed he had discovered it; stayed two years in Abyssinia, and returned home by way of France, elated with his success; felt hurt that no honor was conferred on him, and for relief from the chagrin wrote an account of his travels in five quarto vols., the general accuracy of which, as far as it goes, has been attested by subsequent explorers (1730-1794).

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