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which the separate histories of England and Scotland were brought together, pub. at Paris (1521). In his writings, while upholding the doctrinal teaching of Rome, he was outspoken in condemning the corruptions of the clergy.

MAITLAND, SIR RICHARD (1496-1586). Poet, /. of M. of

Lethington, Sec. of State to Mary Queen of Scots. In his later years he was blind, and occupied himself in composing a History of the House of Seaton, and by writing poems, e.g. On the New Year, On the Queene's Maryage, etc. He held various offices, chiefly legal, but appears to have kept as far as possible out of the fierce political ruggles of his time, and to have been a genially satirical humorist.

MALCOLM, SIR JOHN (1769-1833). Indian soldier, states-

ian, and historian, b. at Burnfoot, Dumfriesshire, went to India in 782, studied Persian, was employed in many important negotiations nd held various distinguished posts, being Ambassador to Persia nd Governor of Bombay 1826-30. He was the author of several aluable works regarded as authorities, viz., A History of Persia 815), Memoir of Central India (1823), Political History of India am 1784 to 1823 (1826), and Life of Lord Clive (1836).

MALLET, ORIGINALLY 'MALLOCH, DAVID (1705-1765).

bet and miscellaneous writer, ed. at Crieff parish school and the

niv. of Edin., where he became acquainted with James Thomson,

id in 1723 went to London as tutor in the family of the Duke of

lontrose. In the following year appeared his ballad of William and

Margaret, by which he is chiefly remembered, and which made him

cnown to Pope, Young, and others. In 1726 he changed his name

o Mallet to make it more pronounceable by Southern tongues. His

'xcursion, an imitation of Thomson, was pub. in 1 728. At the request

f the Prince of Wales, whose sec. he had become, he wrote with

homson a masque, Alfred (1740), in which Rule Britannia first

ppeared, which, although he claimed the authorship, is now

snerally attributed to Thomson. He also wrote a Life of Bacon ;

nd on Bolingbroke bequeathing to him his manuscripts and library,

e pub. an ed. of his works (1754). On the accession of George III.,

VL became a zealous supporter of Lord Bute, and was rewarded with

sinecure. In addition to the works above named M. wrote some

.different dramas, including Eurydice, Mustapha, and Elvira. Dr.

ohnson said of him that he was " the only Scotsman whom Scots-

nen did not commend."

MALONE, EDMUND (1741-1812). Critic, s. of an Irish udge, b. in Dublin, and ed. at Trinity Coll. there, studied for the aw, but coming into a fortune, decided to follow a literary career. Vcute, careful, and sensible, he was a useful contributor to the study f Shakespeare, of whose works he pub. a valuable ed. in 1790. He ilso aided in the detection of the Rowley forgeries of Chatterton, ind the much less respectable Shakespeare ones of Ireland. At his eath he was engaged upon another ed. of Shakespeare, which was trough t out under the editorship of James Boswell (q.v.). M. also vrote Lives of Dryden and others, and was the friend of Johnson, Goldsmith, Reynolds, and Burke.