Edward Henryson

Edward Henryson (, ) (1522–c.1590) was a Scottish judge, known also as a jurist and classical scholar.

Life Joseph Swan (1796–1872) claimed Edward Henryson was a grandson of Robert Henryson.

Through the humanist network and a recommendation to Robert Reid, Henryson in 1556 returned to Scotland and a lecturing position in the classics. In 1573 he was one of the procurators for the church.

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.

Works For Fugger, Henryson translated into Latin the commentary of Plutarch on stoic philosophy, a work published at Leyden in 1555, with an appendix containing emendations of doubtful readings in the original Greek text. A treatise published by Baron on the law of jurisdiction was attacked by the jurist António de Gouveia; Henryson wrote a Latin reply in defence of Baron, dedicated to Fugger. In 1555 he published another work on Roman law, Commentatio in Tit. x. Libri Secundi Institutionum de Testamentis Ordinandis, which was dedicated to Michel de L'Hôpital, chancellor of France. Both these legal works were included in the Novus thesaurus juris civilis et canonici of Gerard Meerman.

In 1566 Henryson was named one of a commission to revise, correct, and print the laws and acts of the Scottish parliament from 1424 to 1564. The work was completed in about six months. Henryson was the ostensible editor, and wrote the preface to it. He obtained an exclusive privilege to print and dispose of the work for a period of ten years from the date of publication.

Family Henryson married Helen Swinton, eldest daughter of John Swinton of Swinton, and had two sons and a daughter. One of his sons was Thomas Henryson, Lord Chesters.