The biographer's bones

Scotland 1618-1619

Debatable land 1542-1572

Influences 1572-1588

Conflicts 1588-1592

Entering the theatre 1594-1597

Saved by the book 1597-1598

Global satire 1598-1601

The wolf's black jaw 1601-1603

Scots, plots, and panegyrics 1603-1605

Following the plot 1605-1607

Employment 1607-1610

Communities 1607-1612

Travels 1611-1613

Fame 1613-1616

Money 1614-1617

Scholarship 1619-1630

Growing old 1619-1626

Dying late 1626-1637

Remembrance with posterity.