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Henry Adamson (1581–1639) was a Scottish poet and historian.Henry son of James Adamson Dean of the Merchant Guildry and Provost of Perth set out to train as a priest after his uncle Patrick Adamson but instead became a schoolmaster in his home city.Fortunately his friend William Drummond encouraged him to publish his most famous poem: Muses Threnodie: of Mirthful Mournings on the death of Mr Gall (Edinburgh 1638 — see 1638 in poetry).
