The Royal Gift
Basilikon Doron Basilikòn Dȭron: The Royal Gift Figure 1: The title page of the Basilikon Doron . King James VI of Scotland (19 th June 1566 – 27 th March 1625) - later King James I of England - became fluent in Latin and Greek at an extremely young age. He wrote a book entitled: ΒΑΣΙΛΙΚΟΝ ΔΩΡΟΝ [1] . or: BASILIKON DORON , which means: The Kingly Gift , in 1599. This book is addressed to his eldest son, Henry Frederick (19 th February 1594 – 6 th November 1612) , and it is a book advising him on how to become a good monarch. [1] . βασιλοκὸν δῶρον or basilikòn dȭron , The Kingly Gift, The Royal Gift . /bɑ.ˌsɪ.lɪ.ˈkɔn ˈdoː.ron/