May 1649 A.D. Alexander Leighton—Scottish Physician, Stout Presbyterian & Anti-Anglican Pamphleteer
May 1649 A.D. Alexander Leighton—Scottish Physician, Stout Presbyterian & Anti-Anglican Pamphleteer: Opposed King Charles I & Canterbury’s Certifiable Archgoat, Willy Laud A lexander Leighton (c.1570 – 1649) was a Scottish medical doctor and puritan preacher and pamphleteer best known for his 1630 pamphlet that attacked the Anglican church and which led to his torture by King Charles I . Contents 1 Early life 2 Medical career 3 Religious controversy 4 Death 5 Family 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Early life Leighton was born in Scotland about 1570. [1] The Dictionary of National Biography states that he was descended from an ancient family possessed of the estate of Ulysham ( Ulishaven ) near Montrose . [2] Whilst his father was a Roman Catholic , Leighton himself became a Presbyterian and a strong opponent of Catholicism. [3] Medical career Leighton studied at the University of St Andrews ( MA , 158...