▁Aber de en . ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁became ▁assistant ▁li br arian ▁to ▁the ▁Adv oc ates ' ▁Library ▁in ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 4 ▁Good all ▁published ▁an ▁Ex am ination ▁of ▁the ▁Let ters ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁written ▁by ▁Mary ▁Queen ▁of ▁Sc ots ▁on ▁C asket ▁letters . ▁Print ing ▁the ▁letters , ▁he ▁cont ested ▁their ▁authentic ity . ▁He ▁also ▁edited ▁John ▁of ▁Ford un ' s ▁Scot ich ron icon ▁( 1 7 5 9 ). ▁ ▁Life ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁son ▁of ▁John ▁Good all , ▁a ▁far mer ▁in ▁Ban ff shire . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁King ' s ▁College , ▁Old ▁Aber de en , ▁which ▁he ▁entered ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 3 , ▁but ▁left ▁without ▁taking ▁a ▁degree . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁he ▁obtained ▁employ ment ▁in ▁the ▁Adv oc ates ' ▁Library , ▁Edinburgh , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 7 3 5 ▁became ▁sub - li br arian . ▁ ▁Good all ▁died ▁in ▁pover ty ▁ 2 8 ▁July ▁ 1 7 6 6 . ▁ ▁Works ▁Walter ▁Good all ▁a ided ▁the ▁principal ▁li br arian ▁Thomas ▁Rud dim an ▁in ▁the ▁compilation ▁of ▁the ▁catalog ue ▁of ▁the ▁Adv oc ates ' ▁Library , ▁printed ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 2 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁Good all ▁edited ▁a ▁new ▁issue ▁of ▁the ▁gar bled ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁the ▁Affairs ▁of