The Vita Cragii of James Baillie

The following is a translation and Latin text of James Baillie’s ‘De D. Thomae Cragii vita, scriptis et progenie brevis narratio’ (‘Brief report on the life, writings and family of Sir Thomas Craig’), which prefaces the 1732 Edinburgh edition of ‘Jus feudale’. This short biography, notwithstanding its late date of publication, is the earliest literary account of Craig’s life and was drawn upon liberally by later authors, such as Tytler.