The most corrupt man of his age

[zotz]

That age being the seventeenth century, of course, and the man being Sir James Balfour. According to www.ffhsoc.freeserve.co.uk/fliskstats.htm, at least, "he is unhappily stigmatized by Robertson as the most corrupt man of his age".

I've been vaguely trying to remember who was described as such for several years now.


There's a biographical sketch here.

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[fluffymormegil.livejournal.com]

I suspect you have left the "http://" off the front of the HREF part of your tag there.

[zotz]

I have indeed. I'll fix that now. Cheers.