About Richard Bannatyne
Lived 1501 – 1605 (aged 103–104). Richard Bannatyne was a writer.
Richard Bannatyne (died 1605) was a Scottish clergyman and scribe who served as secretary to John Knox. His place in history is substantiated in his role as the compiler of the historical record Memorials of Transactions in Scotland from 1569 to 1573.
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Who was Richard Bannatyne?
Scottish clergyman and scribe
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Richard Bannatyne was born in 1501.
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Richard Bannatyne died in 1605.
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Richard Bannatyne was a writer.
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