Lindsay, Sir David

lin'zi, Sir David (1490-1555), a Scottish poet. From the name of his estate in Fife, he was called "Lindsay of the Mount." In 1530 he was knighted and made Lyon, king-at-arms. He is mentioned in Scott's Marmion as meeting that chieftain and leading him to a place of entertainment. His principal works are his Dreme, Complaynt, Ane Satyre of the Three Estatis, Answer to the King's Flyting, History and Testament of Squire Meldrum, and The Monarchie. Prior to the appearance of Burns, he held the first place among Scottish poets. He wrote chiefly in a satirical vein and did much, it is considered, to bring about the Scottish Reformation. See Heraldry