Jamieson, Dr. John, a Scotch antiquary, born in Glasgow; bred for the Church; was Dissenting minister in Nicolson Street Church, Edinburgh; widely known as author of the “Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language”; wrote other works of less note (1759‒1838).
Definition taken from The Nuttall Encyclopædia, edited by the Reverend James Wood (1907)
James's Palace, St. * Jamyn, Amadis