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 | | James VI of Scotland, and I. of England, was born in the castle of Edinburgh, June 19, 1566. |
 | | James, in reality, during the whole of his occupancy of the Scottish throne, was a mere tool in the hands of one party or another; and had no personal influence or independence whatever till the advanced age of Elizabeth gave him near hopes of the English crown. |
 | | James wrote a treatise of counsel for his son, under the title of "Basilicon Doron," which, though containing some passages offensive to the clergy, is a work of much good sense, and conveys, upon the whole, a respectable impression, at once of the author’s abilities, and of his moral temperament. |
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