Mark Alexander Boyd, Scottish soldier and poet (born 1562)

Mark Alexander Boyd

Scottish poet and soldier of fortune (1562–1601)

Mark Alexander Boyd was a Scottish poet and soldier of fortune. He was born in Ayrshire, Scotland. His father was from Penkill, Carrick, in Ayrshire. He was educated under the care of his uncle, the Archbishop of Glasgow, James Boyd of Trochrig. As a young man, he left Scotland…