Excerpt from The Historical Works of Sir James Balfour of Denmylne and Kinnaird, Knight and Baronet, Lord Lyon King at Arms to Charles the First, and Charles the Second, Vol. 1: Published From the Original Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates In the Memoria Balfouriana, Sir Robert Sibbald mentions that Sir Andrew Balfour was born January 1630 and in his preface to the letters of that gentleman, that his education was principally conducted by his brother, Sir James, who was thirty years his senior; consequently the latter must have been born about the year 1630. Ed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.