BALFOUR

balfour, sir james, bart. (of denmylne and kinnaird) (_c._ 1600-1657), scottish annalist and antiquary. he was well acquainted with sir william segar and with dugdale, to whose _monasticon_ he contributed. he was knighted by charles i. in 1630, was made lyon king-at-arms in the same year, and in 1633 baronet of kinnaird. he was removed from his office of king-at-arms by cromwell and died in 1657. some of his numerous works are preserved in the advocates' library at edinburgh, together with his correspondence--from which rich collection haig published _balfour's annales of scotland_ in 4 vols. 8vo (1824-1825). see sibbald, _memoria balfouriana_ (1699).