Edward Henryson
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Joseph Swan (1796–1872) claimed Edward Henryson was a grandson of Robert Henryson.[1] He studied Roman law at the University of Bourges, where he graduated, working under the civilian Éguinaire Baron. Introduced to Ulrich Fugger of Kirchberg and Weissenhome in the Tyrol, a young humanist, Henryson was put on a pension, and occupied himself in collecting and translating classical texts. In 1552 he returned to Scotland, and may have practised for a short time as an advocate in Edinburgh. He was in 1554 elected professor of Roman law at Bourges.[2]
Through the humanist network and a recommendation to Robert Reid, Henryson in 1556 returned to Scotland and a lecturing position in the classics.[1] In 1557 he was appointed counsel for the poor. In 1563 he was named to the office of commissary, and three years after he became an extraordinary lord of session. Henryson was one of the team of layers involved in the divorce of the Earl of Bothwell and Jean Gordon in 1567.[3] In 1573 he was one of the procurators for the church.[2]
In 1579 Lord Forbes petitioned parliament that Henryson might be appointed one of the commissioners for settling the disputes between the Forbes and the Gordons. He died about 1590.[2]
