k irk ▁( born ▁ 1 9 3 5 ), ▁former ▁Scottish ▁judge ; ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁General ▁and ▁Lord ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session , ▁additional ▁Lord ▁of ▁App e al ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords <0x0A> </s> ▁Margaret , ▁Lady ▁H oby ▁n ée ▁Dak ins ▁( 1 5 7 1 – 1 6 3 3 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁di ar ist ▁of ▁the ▁Elizabeth an ▁period . ▁H ers ▁is ▁the ▁earliest ▁known ▁di ary ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁in ▁English . ▁She ▁had ▁a ▁Pur itan ▁up br ing ing . ▁Her ▁di ary ▁reflect s ▁much ▁religious ▁observ ance , ▁but ▁gives ▁little ▁insight ▁into ▁the ▁writer ' s ▁private ▁feelings . ▁ ▁Life ▁Margaret ▁Dak ins ▁was ▁born ▁before ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 5 7 1 ▁( the ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁bapt ism ), ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁a ▁land ed ▁gentleman , ▁Arthur ▁Dak ins ▁( c . ▁ 1 5 1 7 – 1 5 9 2 ) ▁of ▁L inton , ▁East ▁R iding ▁of ▁York shire , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Thomas ine ▁G ye ▁( d ied ▁ 1 6 1 3 ). ▁ ▁Margaret ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁the ▁household ▁of ▁K atherine ▁H ast ings , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Hun ting don , ▁a ▁dev out ▁Protest ant ▁with ▁Pur itan ▁lean ings , ▁who ▁ran ▁a ▁school ▁for ▁young ▁gentle w omen . ▁Pen el ope ▁and ▁Dor othy ▁De vere ux , ▁the ▁daughters ▁of