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Hay, Gilbert

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Hay, Gilbert (lived 1456)

Scottish poet and translator. He made translations from French which are among the earliest examples of Scottish vernacular prose. They are the Buke of the Law of Armys, Buke of the Order of Knichthood, and Buke of the Governaunce of Princes.

As a young man Hay was chamberlain to Charles VII of France. He returned to Scotland about 1445 and stayed with the Earl of Caithness, at whose wish he made his translations.



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