who prayed and communed with God in so remarkable a manner that he counted it one of the privileges of his life that he had come in contact with him. In many ways he bore a great resemblance to his master, John Knox. Andrew Melville composed no fewer than eight Latin epitaphs in his honour, chiefly celebrating the courage with which he resisted the court. Duræus, ore tonans, Edenâ pastor in urbe, Arcuit a stabulis quos dedit aula lupos. Celurcâ in cælum migravit nunc, quia non quit Arcere a stabulis quos dedit aula lupos. (‘Celurca’ is the Latin for Montrose). Family Durie married Marion, daughter of Sir John Majoribanks, provost of Edinburgh, and had her husband's pension continued to her by act of parliament 11 July 1606. They had issue — Joshua, minister of Inverkeilor Robert Durie, minister of Anstruther Simeon, minister of Arbroath Christian (married George Gledstanes, Archbishop of St Andrews) Elizabeth (married James Melvill, minister of Kilrenny) a daughter (married John Dykes, minister of Kilrenny) Bibliography Melville's Diary Calderwood's Hist. Knox's Life of Melville Reg. Assig. Melvill's Autob., Wodrow Miscell. Wodrow's Biog. (i.) and MS. Biog. (i.) Petrie's, Spottiswood's, and Row's Histories Edin. Counc. Reg. Edinburgh Christian Instructor, v. Acts of Pari., iii. 551, iv. 311 Edin. Tests. References Citations Sources Attribution 1537 births 1600 deaths Scottish Calvinist and Reformed theologians 16th-century Calvinist and Reformed theologians 16th-century Ministers of the Church of Scotland