David
Lyndsay
(c. 1486—1555)
Poet
and playwright
Appointed by James IV as usher and general companion to his baby
son, the future James V, Lyndsay came to the fore in the reign
of his young charge as head of the College of Heralds, and court
poet. He satirised the vices of court life and he was comfortable
enough to rebuked the king for his licentiousness and susceptibility
to flattery, but he remained one of James’ favourites. His
1540 masterpiece, Ane Pleasant Satyre of the Thrie Estatis, was
a morality play which is still performed today. Despite his sympathy
for the reformers, Lyndsay died a Catholic.
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