Colledge are the Globe and Saint Salvator's Cross SAINT LEONARD'S Colledge Was founded by John Hepburn Prior of Saint Andrews Anno 152 Persons endowed are A Principal or Warden Four Professours of Philosophy Eight poor Scholars Benefactours Of these I can give no account The Priory of Portmuck is annexed to this Colledge And lately the Parsonage of Kinkell in Aberdeneshire Present Professours James Weemis Doctour of Divinity and Dean of Saint Andrews Principal William Sanders Professours of Philosophy Alexander Skene Professours of Philosophy Alexander Grant Professours of Philosophy NEW COLLEDGE Was founded by James Beaton Archbishop Anno 153 The Professours and Scholars endowed are of Divinity for no Philosophy is taught in this Colledge Present Professours Walter Comrie Doctour and Professour of Divinity Principal David Faulconar Professour of Divinity There was lately founded in the Universitie of Saint Andrews a Professour of Mathematicks The present Rectour of the Universitie is Andrew Bruce Doctour of Divinitie Archdeacon of Saint Andrews The short and bad Account which I have given of this Universitie proceeds meerly from want of Information Learned men and Writers John Mayor Provost of Saint Salvator's a person according to the Learning of those Times very famous His History of the Scotish Nation is not so much esteemed being very short and in the style and way of writing Scholastical and Quodlibetical He wrote also on the Master of the Sentences but see his Character page 68. He flourished about the year 1520. Andrew Melvill Professour of Divinitie in the New Colledge a man well seen in the Hebrew Language and the Rabbinical writings He was the first who kindled the great Combustions in this Church by introducing the Discipline of Geneva amongst us as may be more fully seen in the foregoing History John Baron Doctour and Professour of Divinitie in the New Colledge was a person of great Worth and Learning and of great Candour He died in the time of our late Combustions Sir John Wedderburn was a Professour of Philosophy in this Universitie but that was too narrow a place for so great a Person who became since so celebrated for his great Learning and skill in Physick and though his infirmities and great age forced him to retire from publick practice and business yet his fame attracts all the Nation to him and his noble Hospitality and kindness to all men that are learned and vertuous makes his Conversation no less loved then his Advice is desired Samuel Rutherfurd Professour of Divinitie in the New Colledge was very famous in those Times for quickness and subtilty in disputing and writing He was judged to be very devout he wrote Exercitationes de Gratia and Disputationes de Providentia he was a wonderfull Assertour of the Supralapsarian Hypothesis he wrote also many Books in English some Controversial as the Divine right of Presbytery others pieces of Devotion and Sermons he wrote also a Seditious Book condemned by Law about the Power of the King and the Priviledges of the People called Lex Rex He died 1661. Alexander Colvill Doctour and Professour of Divinitie in the New Colledge he was before Professour at Sedan He was learned in the Hebrew and was a great Textuary and well seen in Divinitie He died about the year 1664. James Wood Professour of Divinitie and Provost of Saint Salvator's was a person both judicious and wise as also of considerable Learning he wrote a Book against Independency he died about the year 1664. John Johnston Professour of Divinitie in the New Colledge wrote a Paraphrase of the Psalms and other most excellent Poems and for his skill in the Latin tongue and Poesie was second to none in his time he flourished about the year 1610. David Calderwood a man of great reading and study but very unhappy in his way of expressing himself both which appeared in his Altare Damascenum He was at first very factious and banished the Kingdom by King James yet was afterwards much neglected by that violent Party who judged him too moderate though from his Book none would imagine him guilty of it James Durham a Gentleman of a good Family and learned was bred in this famous University he wrote a judicious Book of Scandal with good Learning in it there are also Expositions of his upon the Revelation and on the Song of Solomon and the Ten Commandments all published since his death George Gillespie was also bred here who was a very pregnant young man had great freedome of expression and much boldness which raised him to make a very considerable figure among the Covenanters He had some good Learning but was very factious he wrote against the Ceremonies and many pieces against the Erastians He died An. 1649. James Gregory Professour of the Mathematicks in this University was a person of most extraordinary Learning in those Sciences He had a strange faculty of resolving the hardest Problems and seems to have found a Non plus ultrà in Geometry He was Fellow of the Royal Society and much admired both in England France and Italy where he travelled but lost both his eyes and soon after died 1674. In this Universitie many of the chief Nobility are bred among whom none has done greater honour to Saint Leonard's Colledge where he was bred then his Grace the Duke of Lauderdail to whom as Learning seemed entailed his Family for four Descents having been most famed for Learning of any of their Quality so he received those impressions in this Universitie that being since much improved have rendered him so eminent for Learning of which onely my Subject leading me to speak I shall say nothing of his other extraordinary Qualities Archbald Lord Napier of Merchiston was a profound Scholar and of great worth His Logarithms have rendered him famous throughout the whole world he wrote also an Exposition on the Revelation He died 162 Sir Robert Murray a great Promoter and Fellow of the Royal Society was a person of wonderfull abilities vast apprehensions great depth of Judgment and universally knowing in every thing but more particularly in the Mathematicks He was a great Ornament to the Age he lived in and an honour to his Country He died Anno 1674. The Vniversitie of GLASGOW WAS founded Auspiciis Pietate Benignitate Eximii Principis Jacobi Secundi Scotorum Regis Serenissimi indulgentiam faciente jus ac facultatem Studii Generalis sanciente Nicolao Quinto Pontifice Romano ejus Erectionem Constitutionem magno labore sumptibus procurante Reverendo Antistite Gulielmo Turnbullo Episcopo Glasguensi The words of the Bull are Vt Studium Generale vigeat tam in Theologia ac Jure Canonico Civili quà m Artibus qualibet alià Facultate quódque Doctores Magistri ibidem omnibus singulis Privilegiis Libertatibus Honoribus Immunitatibus Exemptionibus per Sedem Apostolicam vel alios quomodolibet Magistris Doctoribus Studentibus in Studio nostrae Civitatis Cononiensis concessis gaudeant utantur The Persons founded
James Stewart Archbishop of Saint Andrews 1512. Alexander Stewart Archbishop of Saint Andrews 1518. James Beaton Archbishop of Glasgow 1526. Gawin Dumbar Archbishop of Glasgow 1534. William Stewart Bishop of Aberdene 1539. Cardinal David Beaton Archbishop of Saint Andrews 1561. George Gordon Earl of Huntlie 1563. James Douglas Earl of Morton 1567. George Gordon Earl of Huntlie 1570. James Douglas Earl of Morton again 1572. Archbald Campbell Earl of Argile 1575. John Lyon Lord Glammes 1578. John Stewart Earl of Athol 1579. Coline Campbell Earl of Argile 1584. James Stewart Earl of Arran 1591. John Maitland Lord of Thirlstane 1598. John Grahame Earl of Montross 1604. Alexander Seaton Earl of Dunfermlin 1622. George Hay Earl of Hinnoule 1635. John Spotiswood Archbishop of Saint Andrews 1641. John Campbell Earl of Lowdoun 1660. William Cunnighame Earl of Glencairn 1665. John Leslie Earl of Rothes present Lord High Chancellour of Scotland 1676. Writers of the Scotish History COrnelius Hibernicus Veremundus a Spaniard Archdeacon of Saint Andrews wrote the History of the Nation from its original till the reign of King Malcolm the Third Joannes à Campo Bello or Campbell Turgot Prior of Durham and Bishop of Saint Andrews wrote the Lives of King Malcolm Canmoir and of his Queen Margaret Liber Sconae a Chronicle written by the Monks of Scoon Liber Pasletensis the Black Book of Paislay a Chronicle written by the Monks of Paislay Liber Pluscartensis a Chronicle wriiten by the Monks of Pluscardy One Blind Henry wrote the History of Sir William Wallace in Scotish Meeter John Barbour Archdeacon of Aberdene did write the Life of King Robert Bruce in Scotish Meeter John Major Provost of Saint Salvator's Colledge in Saint Andrews wrote the History of the Nation William Elphingston Bishop of Aberdene wrote a Treatise of the Scotish Antiquities Hector Boeth or Boyes Principal of the King's Colledge of Aberdene wrote the History of the Nation till the Reign of King James the First continued till the Reign of King James the Sixth by John Ferrerius a Piemontoise a Monk of Pluscardy John Balenden Archdeacon of Murray did translate Boyes History into English George Buchanan Schoolmaster to King James the Sixth wrote the History of the Nation till the year 1572. Robert Johnston wrote a continuation of the Scotish History from the year 1572. to the year 1628. in Latin Folio John Leslie Bishop of Ross wrote the History of the Nation till the year 158 Raphael Holinshed wrote the History of the Nation till the Reign of King James the Sixth centinued by Francis Thin William Cambden wrote a Description of the Kingdom John Dempster wrote an Introduction to the Scotish History David Chalmer wrote a Treatise of the Scotish Saints David Hume of Godscroft did write the History of the Earls of Douglas and Angus William Drummond of Hawthornden did write the Lives of the Five King Jameses William Sanderson wrote the Lives of Queen Mary King James the Sixth and King Charles the First John Spotiswood Archbishop of Saint Andrews did write the History of the Church of Scotland from the first Plantation of the Christian Faith therein till the death of King James George Wishart Doctour of Divinity did write the Actions of James Marquess of Montross Robert Gordon of Stralogh did write the Theatrum Scotiae being a Description of the whole Kingdom with the Maps of every particular Country Printed by John Janson Bleaw at Amsterdam a very excellent Work The Mercenary Printer did him a double injury First in printing with his Book Buchanan's Seditious Pamphlet de Jure Regni apud Scotos it being sufficiently known that the Authour was of no such Principals but always loyal Then in Dedicating that Work to the Usurper O. Cromwell whereas the Authour sent over to the Printer a Dedication of his Book to His most Sacred Majestie at that time Prince of Wales and the Copy of that Dedication written with his own hand is yet in the custody of his Son the Reverend James Gordon Parson of Rothinay Thus much I thought fit to say in vindication of that worthy Gentleman who was one of the most learned persons of the Age he lived it Dempster in his Apparatus to the Scotish History has promised a great many things to the World which he never performed some have thought that he onely amused people by the undertaking he mentions in that Book Others believe that he knew of a great many Scotish Manuscripts beyond the Seas which were carried thither by Monks and Friers at the Reformation In most Religious houses there was a Chronicle written of the times divers of which I have seen that yet remain in Scotland some written in rithme English and Latine some in prose but there cannot be much made out of them they being full of Legends and Idle stories There are besides very considerable Manuscripts in Scotland that relate to private Families but give an account of several publick Transactions as the History of the Families of the Drummonds the Gordons c. But for a publick History of the Kingdom there is little more to be expected of past times then what hath been already published for as when Edward the First conquered Scotland he carried the Records and Registers of that Kingdom with him to London so in the late Invasion Cromwell thought it a very valuable pledge of the Scotish Nation to send up to the Tower of London all the publick Records Rolls and Registers of the Kingdom which lay there till His MAJESTY's happy Restauration after which by the KING's Orders they were sent down by Sea to be laid up in the Castle of Edinburgh but the Ship that was loaded with them was cast away near the Holy Island So they were all irrecoverably sunk and lost Therefore we must rely upon the credit of our ancient Historians since there are no means left to correct them by A compleat Catalogue of the BISHOPS and ARCHBISHOPS succeeding each other in their several SEES Bishops in SCOTLAND before its division into Dioceses 277. 1. Amphibalus 370. 2. Regulus 450. 3. Ninian 460. 4. Palladius 490. 5. Hildebert 606. 6. Columba 520. 7. Servanus 650. 8. Colman 669. 9. Adamannus 689. 10. Wiro 681. 11. Plechelmus 700. 12. Bonifacius 700. 13. Macharius 700. 14. Glacianus 700. 15. Gervadius 496. 16. Trevanus 600. Thomianus Chromonus Dagamus Bathanus Bishop Bishops and Archbishops of SAINT ANDREWS 840. 1. Adrian 872. 2. Kellach 896. 3. Malifius 904. 4. Kellach 2 d. 939. 5. Malmore 6. Malifius 2 d. 7. Alwinus 8. Maldwin 970. 9. Tuthaldus 10. Fothadus 1010. 11. Gregorius 12. Edmundus 1063. 13. Turgot 1098. 14. Godricus 1110. 15. Eadmerus 1114. 16. Robert 1159. 17. Arnold 1161. 18. Richard 1178. 19. Hugo 1188. 20. Roger * 1202. 21. William Malvoisin Lord Chancellour 1231. 22. David Benham 1251. 23. Abel 1253. 24. Gamelinus Lord Chancellour 1274. 25. William Wishart 1280. 26. William Fraser Lord Chancell 1300. 27. William Lamberton 1328. 28. James Bane 1332.
Pethumus 778. 5. Ethelbert 6. Radulpbus 7. John 1440. 8. Thomas Spence 9. David 10. Alexander 11. Henry 12. George 1550. 13. Andrew Dury 1557. 14. Alexander Gordon 15. Gawan Hamilton 1615. 16. William Cowper 1619. 17. Andrew Lamb 18. Thomas Sydserfe 1662. 19. James Hamilton 1974. 20. John Paterson Bishops of ARGILE 1200. 1. Evaldus 2. William 1240. 3. William 1350. 4. David 1425. 5. Finlaw 6. George Learmouth 7. Robert Montgomery 8. Boyd 9. Campbell 10. Kerswell 1636. 11. James Fairlis 1662. 12. David Fletcher 1666. 13. William Scrowgie 1675. 14. Arthur Ross Bishops of the ISLES 277. 1. Amphibalus 518. 2. Macilla 3. Michael 1203. 4. Nicolas 1217. 5. Reginald 1257. 6. Richard 1289. 7. Onacus 8. Mauricius 9. Marcus Lord Chancellour 1606. 10. Andrew Knox 11. John Knox 1630. 12. John Leslie 13. Neil Campbell 1662. 14. Robert Wallace Vacat Sedes Those Bishops who have been the Sons of Kings c. or Noblemen are marked with an Asterisk * ADDENDA Pag. 4. after the Bishops of Edinburgh adde The Arms of the See of Edinburgh are Azure a Saltier Argent in Chief a Miter of the Second garnished Or. Pag. 8. after the Bishops of Ross adde The Arms of the Bishoprick of Ross are Argent a Bishop standing on the Sinister habited in a long Robe close girt Purpure Mitred and holding in his left hand a Crosier Or and pointing with the right to S. Boniface on the Dexter side clothed and both his Hands placed on his Breast Proper Pag. 10. after the Bishops of Galloway adde The Coat Armorial belonging to the See of Galloway is Argent S. Ninian standing full-faced Proper cloathed with a Pontifical Robe Purpure on his head a Miter and in his Dexter hand a Crosier Or. Ibid. in the Bishops of Argile adde Then was Boyd promoted to this See An. 162 who as he was descended from one of the Noblest families in the Kingdom being Brother to the Lord Boyd so he was a very Extraordinary person he found his See full of Ignorance and Barbarity scarce any Churches or Schools in it and in many places the very Name of Christ was not known he set himself wholly to the Work of the Gospel and planted many Churches he resided constantly in his Diocese and was a great Example of Piety and Vertue And for all the prejudices that are in these parts against that Order yet he is never named among them to this day but with great honour as an Apostolical person Ibid. after the Bishops of Argile adde The Arms of the See of Argile are Azure two Crosiers disposed in Saltier and in Chief a Miter Or. THE END A Catalogue of some Books Reprinted and of other New Books printed since the Fire and sold by R. Royston viz. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 THe WORKS of KING CHARLES I. Defender of the Faith With the History of His Life as also of His Trial and Martyrdom Books written by H. Hammond D.D. A Paraphrase and Annotations upon all the Books of the New Testament in Folio Fourt Edition The Works of the said Reverend and Learned Authour containing a Collection of Discourses chiefly Practical with many Additions and Corrections from the Authour 's own hand together with the Life of the Authour enlarged by the Reverend Doctour Fell Dean of Christ-Church in Oxford In large Folio Books written by Jer. Taylor D.D. and late Lord Bishop of Down and Connor Ductor Dubitantium or The Rule of Conscience in Five Books in Fol. The Great Exemplar or The Life and Death of the Holy Jesus in Fol. with Figures sutable to every Story ingrav'd in Copper Whereunto is added The Lives and Martyrdoms of the Apostles by Will. Cave D.D. 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or A Collection of Polemical Discourses addressed against the Enemies of the Church of England both Papists and Fanaticks in large Folio Third Edition The Rules and Exercises of Holy Living and Holy Dying The Eleventh Edition newly printed in Octavo Books written by the Reverend Dr. Patrick The Christian Sacrifice A Treatise shewing the Necessity End and Manner of receiving the Holy Communion together with sutable Prayers and Meditations for every Month in the Year and the Principal Festivals in Memory of our Blessed Saviour In Four Parts The Third Edition corrected The Devout Christian instructed how to Pray and give Thanks to God or A Book of Devotions for Families and particular Persons in most of the concerns of Humane life The Second Edition in Twelves An Advice to a Friend the Third Edition in Twelves A Friendly Debate between a Conformist and a Nonconformist in Octavo Two Parts Jesus and the Resurrection justified by Witnesses in Heaven and in Earth in Two Parts in Octavo New The Works of the Learned Mr. Joseph Mede in Folio The Fourth Edition Memoyres of the late Duke Hamilton or A Continuation of the History of the Church of Scotland beginning in the year 1625. where Bishop Spotswood ends and continued to the year 1653. Fol. New The Lives of the Apostles in Folio alone by William Cave D.D. Chirurgical Treatises by R. Wiseman Serjeant-Chirurgeon to His Majesty Fol. New XXXI Sermons by Charles Gibbes D.D. Prebendary of Saint Peter's Westminster in Quarto New The End of the Catalogue An. Christi 1546. 1556. 1558. 1571. 1637. 1660 1662 3. Sess 1. Par. Car. 2. 15. Par. Jac. 5. c. 25. Title 8. by Sir John Skeen 1. Parl. Jac. 6. c. 8. Anno 1567. Act 1.2 Par. held by the Duke of Lauderdail a The Laws of Alex. 2.1 Par. Jac. 1. cap 4. 13. Par. Jac. 2. cap. 57. b 1. Parl. Car. 2. third Session Act 25. 2. Par. Car. 2. Act 2. c 1. Parl. Car. 2. third Session Act 26. Parl. 7. c. 101. Parl. 11. Jac. 6. c. 113. Par. 8. Jac. 6 cap. 130
Scotish History and High Commissioners With A compleat Catalogue of all the Arch-bishops and Bishops AN APPENDIX TO THE HISTORY OF THE Church of Scotland CHAP. I. Containing the Succession of the BISHOPS in their several SEES from the Reformation of Religion to the year 1676. Archbishops of SAINT ANDREWS AFTER that Cardinal David Beaton was murthered in his Castle of Saint Andrews by Normand Leslie and his Complices James Hamilton Duke of Chattelrault Governour of the Realm did nominate his base Brother John Hamilton Abbot of Pasley to the place who thereupon was elected by the Canons and soon after confirmed by Pope Paul the Third who fearing that Scotland would follow the example of England in casting off the Yoak of the Roman See was glad to gratifie the Governour in that particular About this time the Estimation of the Clergy began to decrease because of their corrupt Lives and gross Ignorance which induced divers of that number to relinquish their Order and to make open profession of the Truth multitudes also of Monks and Friers leaving their Cloisters began to exhort the people to renounce the Romish Fopperies and Superstitions and to submit to the Doctrine of Christ every-where crying out against the Corruptions of the Church The Prelates in stead of composing matters calmly took the contrary course exercising great Severity against them and cruelly burning such of the New Religion as they termed it as fell into their hands those who fled they prosecuted with the highest Censures of the Church Burning them in Effigie and Cursing them by Book Bell and Candle But all this Cruelty served to no purpose for the death of Walter Mill who was the last Martyr that suffered for Religion was the very bane of Popery in Scotland mens minds being now wholly alienated from the Clergy and their Consciences convinced that the Doctrine of Jesus Christ did neither allow such cruel Principles nor countenance such bloudy Practices To return then to Archbishop John Hamilton who was attainted of Treason under the Government of the Earl of Murray He lurked a while amongst his Friends in the West of Scotland but finding little security there he betook himself to the strong Castle of Dumbarton whereof the Lord Fleming was then Governour But this Fort beâ—ng negligently kept was afterwards surprised by three Companies of Foot sent thither by the Earl of Lennox then Regent commanded by three Captains Ramsay Crawford and Hume who seising upon the Prisoners sent them to sundry places and the Archbishop with a strong Guard to Striveling where he was publickly hanged on a Gibbet erected for that purpose 1570. He was the onely Bishop that suffered by form of Justice in this Kingdom At this time the Rents of this Bishoprick were by the Regent conferred upon the Earl of Morton for some years as a recompence of his great charges in his Embassy to England That Earl that he might enjoy them legally made choice of John Douglas Provost of the New Colledge of Saint Andrews before a Carmelite Frier and Chaplain to the Earl of Argile to be Titular Bishop who was with much opposition of the Presbytery for at that time there was no Chapter admitted and installed 1572. This Bishop sate little above two years and died at Saint Andrews 1575. After his death the Earl of Morton then Regent did prefer Patrick Adamson his Chaplain to the Bishoprick of Saint Andrews This Bishop was sorely vexed by those of the Kirk-party who prosecuted him with the highest Censures of their Church and excommunicated him very informally for not submitting to their Judicatory but the business was afterwards compounded and the Bishop relaxed He was a man of great Learning but an ill Administratour of the Churche's Patrimony He sate fifteen years and died at Saint Andrews 1591. Hereupon the See continued void and the Profits thereof were by King James the Sixth bestowed on the Duke of Lennox till the Parliament 1606. wherein the Temporalties of Bishopricks in former times annexed to the Crown were restored the want of which had rendered the Bishops of unserviceable both to Church and State About this time George Gladstanes Bishop of Cathnes was translated to Saint Andrews a man of ready utterance and of great invention but of an easie nature as appears by his being induced so easily to lease out his Benefice for so many Ages to come to the great detriment of his Successours But in this he was not singular for the rest of the Clergy both Papists and Protestants did let Leases of their Benefices to their Friends and others for Hundreds of years and that for a pitifull pittance Which Extravagancy was afterwards restrained by the wisedom of King James when he was of age for he enacted That Bishops should let Leases for nineteen years Rectours c. for their Life-time and three years and other Beneficed persons for their Life-time and three years with consent of their Patrons Bishop Gladstanes governed the See ten years and dying at Saint Andrews 1615. was interred in the South-East Isle of the Parish-Church Upon his death John Spotiswood Archbishop of Glasgow was translated to Saint Andrews who procured to this See whose Rents were almost wholly alienated by his Predecessours the Revenues of the Priory of Saint Andrews then in Lay-hands as also the restauration of three hundred pounds of English money per Annum of a long time swallowed up in the Crown-rents The Office of the Chancellary in the State conferr'd upon him by that Glorious Martyr King CHARLES the First he discharged to the satisfaction of his Royal Master and the Churche's advantage He was a person of rare Endowments and in all things compleatly qualified for his imployment Yet did he not escape the hard measure which other Loyal Subjects afterward tasted of for by the Covenanters he was forced to retire into England where he met with entertainment more suitable to his worth He ended his days in a good old age and was honourably interred in Westminster-Abby Anno 1639. after he had governed the See twenty four years About this time our long Peace and the Plenty which did accompany it made us wanton our Prosperity puft us up with Pride we were Enemies to our own welfare weary of our present estate too much desirous of Revolutions and greedy of Novelties Our private Discontents begat Jealousies and Animosities which since they could be no longer smothered must needs burst out into a flame We were afraid of we knew not what nothing but the Preservation of Religion must be the Pretext and the Cloak to cover the Knavery which was afterwards acted and notwithstanding the Satisfaction given unto us by the Best of Kings in laying aside the Book of Common-Prayer Book of Canons and High Commission yet still we continued dissatisfied All the Favours conferr'd upon us by the Best of Princes could not ingage us to continue in our Duty and Allegeance to Him All the good fruit we brought forth
were a Rectour a Dean of Facultie a Principal or Warden who was to teach Theologie three Professours to teach Philosophy Afterwards some Clergy-men professed the Laws here being invited to that Profession rather by the commodity of a Collegiate life and the Immunities of the Universitie then by any considerable Salary King James the Sixth Anno 1577. did establish Twelve persons in the Colledge viz. a Principal three Professours of Philosophy called Regents four Scholars called Bursars an OEconomus or Provisor who furnisheth the Table with provisions the Principal 's servant a Janitor and a Cook Benefactours The Kings of Scotland have been great Benefactours to this Universitie King James the Second the Founder of it did bestow considerable Revenues and endue it with many Privileges and Immunities The words of the Letter under the Great Seal 12. Kal. Maii 1453. are Omnes singulos Rectores qui pro tempore fuerint Facultatum Decanos Procuratores Nationum Regentes Magistros Scholares in hac Vniversitate studentes sub nostra firma pace custodia defensione manutenentia suscipimus eosdemque Rectores c. ab omnibus tributis exactionibus taxationibus collectis vigiliis custodiis eximimus postea eximendos statuimus The same Privileges were confirmed by King James the Third Anno 1472. by King James the Fourth 1509. by King James the Fifth 1522. and by Queen Mary 1547. About the time of the Reformation the Universitie was almost brought to desolation and had been ruined had not King James the Sixth in his Minority restored it by his Royal Bounty and munificence He confirmed all its Privileges and bestowed upon it the Tithes of the Church of Govan Anno 1577. Afterwards he ratified all the former Acts made in favour of the Universitie and made some new Donations Anno 1617. King Charles the First did ratifie all the old Privileges and bestowed money for repairing the Fabrick King Charles the Second by the advice of the Estates of Parliament gave also money for the same purpose Bishop William Turnbull by whose procurement the Pope's Bull was obtained was very liberal to the Colledge bestowing upon it both Lands and Revenues and so were several of the Bishops and Archbishops who succeeded him The Citie of Glasgow were also Benefactours to the Colledge The Ground on which the Colledge stands with a Field adjacent thereunto was the donation of James Lord Hamilton Since the Reformation sundry private men have given considerable summs of money towards the maintenance of poor Scholars or Bursars as William Struthers Zachary Boyd Thomas Crawford Ministers Others have bestowed money for repairing the Fabrick as Alexander Boyd Matthew Wilson Ministers James Law Archbishop of Glasgow was very bountifull to the Colledge for he much augmented the Revenues thereof and bestowed many choice Books which are in the Library William Earl of Dundonald Anno 1672. gave about 1000 pounds sterling towards the maintenance of Bursars John Snell hath of late bestowed 6000 Marks Scotish for enriching the Library and adorning the Fabrick The Archbishops of Glasgow are perpetual Chancellours of the Universitie The Rectour is chosen once every year David Cadyow Canon of Glasgow was the first Rectour and William Elphingston Official of Glasgow afterwards Bishop of Aberdene was the first Dean of Facultie Principals 1454. David Bineb first Principal His Successours are not known because the old Records and Registers of the Colledge were either destroyed or taken away at the Reformation 1577. Andrew Melvin 1580. Thomas Smeton 1600. Patrick Sharp 1615. Robert Boyd of Trochrig 1622. John Cameron 1626. John Strang Doctour of Divinitie 1650. Robert Ramsay he lived but a month after his Instalment 1653. Patrick Gillespie 1660. Robert Bailie 1662. Edward Wright present Principal Professours of Divinitie The Principals taught Theologie till Anno 1640. at which time there was a Salarie settled for maintenance of a Professour of Divinitie 1640. David Dickson 1649. Robert Bailie 1660. John Young 1668. Gilbert Burnet 1674. David Liddell present Professour of Divinitie There is not a Coat of Arms peculiar to this Universitie but they use the Arms of the Citie of Glasgow Present Professours Sir William Fleming of Ferm Rectour Doctour Matthew Brisban Dean of Facultie Edward Wright Principal or Warden David Liddell Professour of Theologie William Blair Thomas Nicolson John Tran John Boyd Professours of Philosophy Learned men and Writers John Sharp Doctour and Professour of Divinitie a man well learned and a good Textuary John Cameron Principal of whom I need say no more but that he was the Great Cameron so well known to the World by his excellent Prelections on the New Testament He acquired so much fame in France where he was Professour of Divinitie in Saumur that King James brought him to Scotland hoping that his Learning and Worth would have had some effects on the Puritans but he finding them untractable went back to France where he lived and died in great esteem Robert Boyd Principal was a very excellent Person and of considerable Learning he wrote a large Commentary on the Ephesians John Strang Doctour of Divinity Principal a man of great Parts extraordinary Subtilty and of a most solid Reason as appears by his excellent Books De voluntate Dei in actibus humanis and De Scriptura Sacra David Dickson Professour of Divinitie a man wonderfully esteemed and reverenced for his Piety by the Covenanters not unlearned he wrote a Commentary on S. Matthew's Gospel on the Psalms and the Epistles to the Romans and Hebrews also a Book of Practical Divinitie called Therapeutica Sacra which he wrote in Latin Robert Bailie Professour of Divinity and afterwards Principal a learned and modest man though he published some very violent Writings yet those flowed rather from the instigation of other persons then his own inclinations He has left a great evidence of his Diligence and Learning in his Opus Chronologicum Alexander Nubet and James Ferguson two Ministers much esteemed were bred in this University they wrote each of them Commentaries on some of the Epistles George Hutchinson was also bred here who was accounted one of the greatest Preachers of the Presbyterian party and was a Learned man he wrote on the Twelve Minor Prophets on Job and on the Gospel of Saint John He died Anno 1674. George Buchanan was a person that deserves a higher Character then I can give him but it is done to such advantage in the foregoing History that I must referre the Reader to it page 325. The Vniversitie of ABERDENE IN the Reign of King Alexander the Second Anno 121 there was a Studium Generale in Collegio Canonicorum where there were Professours and Doctours of Divinitie and of the Canon and Civil Laws and many Learned men have flourished therein King James the Fourth and William Elphingston Bishop of Aberdene procured from Pope Alexander the Sixth the Privilege of an Universitie in Aberdene Anno Christi 1494. It is endowed with as ample Privileges as any
Universitie in Christendom and particularly the Foundation relates to the Privileges of Paris and Bononia but hath no reference to Oxford or Cambridge because of the Wars between Scotland and England at that time The Privileges were afterwards confirmed by Pope Julius the Second Clement the Seventh Leo the Tenth and Paul the Second and by the Successours of King James the Fourth The Bishop of Aberdene is perpetual Chancellour of this Universitie and hath power to visit in his own person and to reform Abuses and although he be not a Doctour of Divinitie yet the Foundation gives him power of conferring that Degree The Office of Vicechancellour resides in the Official or Commissary of Aberdene The Rectour who is chosen yearly with the assistence of his four Assessours is to take notice of Abuses c. in the Universitie and to make a return thereof to the Chancellour If one of the Masters happen to be Rectour then is his power devolved upon the Vice-chancellour The Colledge was founded by Bishop William Elphingston Anno 1500. and was called the King's Colledge because King James the Fourth took upon him and his Successours the special Protection of it Persons endowed were A Doctour of Theologie who was Principal the Canon Law the Civil Law Physick A Professour of Humanity to teach Grammar A Subprincipal to teach Philosophy A Cantor A Sacrist Six Students of Divinitie Three Students of the Laws Thirteen Students of Philosophy An Organist Five Singing-boys who were Students of Humanitie Benefactours Bishop William Elphingston the Founder built most part of the Fabrick furnished the great Steeple with ten Bells gave many costly Ornaments as Hangings Books c. King James the Fourth bestowed upon the Colledge the Rents of the Hospital of Saint Germans in Lothian whereof the Tithes of the Parishes of Aberluthnot in Mernis of Glenmuik and Glengairden in Mar are a part as also the Tithes of the Parishes of Slanes and Furvie in Buchan King James the Sixth bestowed upon it the Rents of the Carmelite Friers of Bamff the Chaplainries of Westhall and Fallowroull King Charles the First gave to the Colledge two parts of the Revenues of the Bishoprick of Aberdene so long as the See should remain vacant Anno 1641. Upon which Donation eight Bursars more were endowed and the Universitie was called the Caroline Universitie King Charles the Second by the advice of the Estates of Parliament did bestow upon it Anno 1672. the Stipends of all those Churches which should happen to be vacant within the Dioceses of Aberdene Murray Ross and Cathnes and that for seven years following the date of the Act. Gawin Dumbar Bishop of Aberdene built the South-quarter of the Colledge and the houses belonging to the Prebendaries and did perfect whatsoever Bishop Elphingston left unfinished William Stewart Bishop of Aberdene built the Library Chapter-house Vestry-house a School and Chambers for the Chaplains Duncan Sberar Parson of Clat gave certain Lands towards the maintenance of Bursars Nicolaus Hay Professour of the Civil Law and Official of Aberdene gave maintenance to Bursars Robert Maitland Dean of Aberdene procured the annexation of the Deanry to the Colledge 1579. Walter Stewart Principal procured the annexation of his Rectory of Methlick to the Colledge Sir Thomas Burnet of Leyis endowed three Bursars James Wat Rectour of Snaith in Yorkshire gave certain Lands towards the maintenance of a Student of Divinitie Alexander Reid Doctour of Physick left in legacy to the Colledge two hundred pounds of English money he also left his Books to the Library John Forbes Doctour and Professour of Divinitie did purchase two houses and left the one for the accommodation of his Successours Professours of Divinitie and the other for the use of the Cantor The following persons left their Books to the Library Andrew Strachan Doctour and Professour of Divinitie George Clerk a Minister Thomas Garden George Anderson Sir Francis Gordon Alexander Blackball Student of Divinitie resident at London Thomas Mercer Burgess of Aberdene Principals 150 Hector Boeth or Boyes descended from the Boeths of Panbride in Angus born in Dundee and bred up in Letters in the Universitie of Paris was the first Principal Besides his History of the Scots he wrote the Lives of the Bishops of Aberdene 153 William Hay Subprincipal was his Successour 1552. John Bissait continued six years and resigned his place because of his infirmitie proceeding from long sickness to 1558. Alexander Anderson Subprincipal who was also Parson of Tyrie and Vicar of Kinkell This man was a great Scholar and a subtil Disputant but no great friend to the Colledge For the hatred he bare to the Reformed Religion he alienated some of the Colledge-Revenues destroyed many of its Writings and Evidences whereby many Lands and other Rents belonging to Saint Germans are quite lost sold the Ornaments Books and other Furniture belonging to the Colledge Commendable he was in one thing for when some of the Reformers would have taken away the Lead and Bells repulit vim ferro He was afterwards turned out and the Place conferred upon 1569. Alexander Arbuthnot Brother to the Baron of Arbuthnot Parson of Arbuthnot and Logy Buchan a modest learned and pious Divine 1584. Walter Stewart Subprincipal was his Successour a very hopefull person taken away in the thirty-sixth year of his age 1593. Upon his death David Rait of the House of Halgreen in the Mernis Sub-principal was preferred to the place He continued Principal fortie two years 1634. To him succeeded William Leslie Doctour of Divinitie Subprincipal a man of great Learning In his time Anno 1634. a storm of wind beat down the top of the great Steeple which afterwards was built more stately consisting of four Arches supporting a Crown with a Globe and Cross Principal Leslie was for his Loyalty thrust out by the Covenanters and in his room was elected 1640. William Guild Doctour of Divinitie Minister in Aberdene and one of the Chaplains to King Charles the First a Learned and worthy person He built the Tradesmens Hospital in Aberdene left considerable Legacies to the Poor and bequeathed his Books to the Library of Saint Andrews Anno 1649. the General Assembly gave a Commission to some Ministers and Lay-Elders to reform the Colledge and to expell the Malignants Persons thrust out Doctour William Guild Principal Alexander Middleton Subprincipal Patrick Gordon George Middleton Professours of Philosophy Persons put in The Commissioners at that time did not unanimously agree whom to put in and considering Winter drawing near that the Colledge could not be well governed unless there were a Principal or Subprincipal therefore they ordered the Subprincipal to continue till his place were supplied by another Shortly after the Masters restored the Principal in despite of all opposition to his place But Anno 1651. General Monk sent five Colonels to reform the Coledge Colonel Fenwick Moseley Owen Disborough and Smith At this Reformation both Principal and Subprincipal were again turned out Gilbert Rewle was substituted in
Dean of Aberdene Principal Henry Scougal Professour of Divinitie George Nicolson Professour of the Laws Patrick Vrqhuart Doctour and Professour of Physick Andrew Massie Subprincipal Patrick Gordon Professour of Humanitie and of the Oriental Languages Robert Forbes George Middleton John Buchan Professours of Philosophy There are also A Student of Divinitie Fifteen Bursars of Philosophy A Cantor who is Master of the Musick-School in the Town An OEconomus A Janitor A Cook A Gardener and other inferiour Servants Learned men and Writers Hector Boeth Principal according to the Learning of the Times he lived in was very considerable for whose Character see Page 68. in the foregoing History John Leslie Canonist in the King's Colledge and Official of Aberdene was a very worthy person and of great Learning in those days he lived in he suffered much for his Loyalty to his Princess Queen Mary John Forbes Doctour and Professour of Divinity All I shall say to this great man is that he was one of the best Scholars that ever our Kingdom bred as will apppear to all that ever read his Instructiones Historico-Theologicae which these unhappy Times suffered him not to finish to the great regret of all Learned men His Irenicum does also shew both his Learning and Moderation But his Piety and Devotion was so signal that his Name will be alwaies remembred there with great honour William Guild Doctour of Divinity Principal He wrote Commentaries on several Books of the Old Testament a Systeme of Divinity and many Treatises against the Papists He had a fair Estate which he left wholly to pious uses Arthur Johnston Doctour of Physick and Rectour of the Universitie was an excellent Poet. William Douglas Professour of Divinity a man of great Industry he wrote some little Treatises There were also three Brothers descended from a Noble Family Duncan Thomas and Gilbert Burnet who were bred here and were in great esteem The first was a Doctour of Physick and practised in Norwich he was a learned holy and good man The second was of the same Profession and likewise in great esteem in Braintrey where he practised Physick The third was a Professour of Philosophy first at Basil then at Montaubon and was in such esteem there that a National Synod of the Protestants in France appointed his Philosophical Writings to be printed at the expence of the Clergy But he dying before his Manuscripts were put in order onely his Book of Ethicks was printed They all three flourished about the year 1630. George Middleton Doctour of Physick was once a Professour of Philosophy here a man of considerable Parts of good Learning and well skilled in the practice of Physick He died very lately William Gordon Doctour and Professour of Physick here was a very worthy person of great Judgment and well seen in that Science He died Anno 164 James Sandilands Doctour and Professour of the Laws here and Official of Aberdene was a Learned man and a great Civilian He died Anno 164 Many other Learned men have been Professours here besides those who have had their Education in this Colledge THE MARISCHAL Colledge of Aberdene was founded by George Keith Earl Marischal Anno 1593. Persons endowed were A Principal Three Professours of Philosophy Since that time there have been added A Professour of Divinitie Mathematicks A fourth Professour of Philosophy Twenty four poor Scholars Benefactours George Earl Mariscbal Founder gave towards the maintenance of the Professours certain Lands lying near Aberdene and at Bervie in Mernis The Town of Aberdene built most part of the Edifice Thomas Reid left an annual Salary to a Library-keeper Bernard Cargill gave a considerable summe of money towards the maintenance of a Professour of Divinitie Duncan Liddell Doctour of Physick left a considerable summe of money towards the maintenance of a Professour of Mathematicks Sir Alexander Irwing of Drum left in Legacy towards the maintenance of poor Scholars or Bursars of Philosophy and Divinity a thousand pounds Sterling mony King Charles the First bestowed on the Colledge the third part of the Rents of the Bishoprick of Aberdene so long as the See should continue vacant Anno 1641. Alexander Reid Doctour of Physick left in Legacy to the Colledge and Grammar-School two hundred pounds of English mony Alexander Ross Doctour of Divinity Minister in Aberdene William Guild Doctour of Divinity Minister in Aberdene Patrick Dune Doctour of Physick Each of them gave mony to maintain Bursars Several of the Benefactours left their Books to the Library Principals 1593. Robert Howy first Principal 159 Gilbert Gray 160 Andrew Aidie 161 William Forbes Doctour of Divinity afterwards Bishop of Edinburgh 162 Patrick Dune Doctour of Physick 1639. William Moir 1663. James Leslie Doctour of Physick Professours of Divinity 162 Robert Baron Doctour and Professour of Divinity afterwards Bishop Elect of Orkney 164 John Menzeis Present Professours George Meldrum Minister in Aberdene Rectour James Leslie Doctour of Physick Principal John Menzeis Professour of Divinity Duncan Liddell Professour of Mathematicks Robert Paterson George Peacock John Farqbuar John Paton Professours of Philosophy The Earl Marischal is the onely Patron of this Colledge Learned men and Writers William Forbes Doctour of Divinity Principal was a person of rare Endowments vast Learning and a celebrated Preacher He was the first Bishop of Edinburgh and indeed a most holy person of whom all that ever knew him give this Character that they never saw him but they thought his heart was in heaven He was indeed a fit pattern to all that should come after him Robert Baron Doctour and Professour of Divinity was a person of incomparable worth and Learning He had a clear apprehension of things and a rare facultie of making the hardest things to be easily understood He is well known by his Book De objecto formali Fidei and his Metaphysicks and other small Treatises there are many other excellent Manuscripts of his that are not yet published and he bare the greatest share of that famous Debate Anno 1638. between the Doctours of Aberdene and the Covenanters Alexander Reid Doctour of Physick was bred here he grew very famous in London and left a great part of his Estate to pious uses in and about the places of his Education Duncan Liddell Doctour of Physick was a person much esteemed for his learned Writings as his Book De Febribus and several other Books which he wrote But since I have named some Physicians educated in Aberdene I must not pass over Sir Alexander Fraser His Majesties's First Physician whose great Learning and happy Practice of Physick as they have raised him to such esteem and dignity so his constant Loyalty and high Generosity do answer that Noble race of the Frasers from whom he is descended The Vniversity of EDINBVRGH WAS founded by King James the Sixth of blessed memory for Anno 1580. upon the Magistrates of that Citie 's Supplication and Address to him for that effect he granted to them a Charter under the
Great Seal allowing them the full Liberty and Privilege of an University within their Town But the Foundation was not perfected till Anno 1582. The Privileges of this University are the same with those of any other University in the Kingdom The Dignity of Chancellour and Vice-chancellour doth reside in the Magistrates and Town-Council of Edinburgh who are the onely Patrons I do not find that ever the Dignity was conferred upon any single person The Persons founded were A Principal or Warden A Professour of Divinitie Four Masters or Regents for so they are called of Philosophy A Professour or Regent of Humanitie Humanarum literarum and Philologie Since the first Foundation the Town hath added a Professour of Hebrew Anno 1640. and Doctour Conradus Otto a Learned Jew was the first Professour And a Professour of Mathematicks preferring James Gregory Fellow of the Royal Society to the place Anno 1674. Benefactours King James the Sixth Founder The Colledge was built and the Masters and Bursars are maintained by the publick and private Benevolence of the Citizens of Edinburgh Some Donations have been by others but not considerable All the Benefactours Names are inserted in the Books of the Town-Council and in the Register of the Library and are also drawn in Gold Letters upon several places on the Walls of the Library together with their several Donations and also at the time of the publick Commencement which is once every year they are recited vivâ voce in the hearing of all The Library was founded by Clement Litle one of the Officials or Commissaries of Edinburgh Anno 1635. since which time it is much increased both by Donatives from the Citizens as also from the Scholars who are more in number here then in any other Colledge in the Kingdom Principals 1583. Robert Rollock one of the Ministers of the Citie who was likewise Professour of Divinity for all the Principals here are Primarii Professores Theologie was the first Principal and Rectour of the Universitie 1600. Henry Charters 1620. Patrick Sands 1622. Robert Boyd 1625. John Adamson 1653. Robert Leighton who was afterwards preferred to be Bishop of Dumblane 1662. William Colvil 1675. Andrew Cant. Professours of Divinitie 162 Andrew Ramsay 1630. John Sharp Doctour of Divinity 1650. David Dickson 1664. William Keith Doctour of Divinity 1675. Lawrence Charters Present Professours Andrew Cant Principal Lawrence Charters Professour of Divinity Alexander Dickson Hebrew Professour James Pillan John Wishart John Wood William Paterson Professours of Philosophy Gilbert Mackmurdo Professour of Humanity William Henderson Library-keeper No Professour of Mathematicks since Mr. Gregorie's death There is no Coat of Arms peculiar to this Universitie but the Magistrates allow them to use the Arms of the City Learned men and Writers Robert Rollock Principal a person of great worth and Learning He wrote Commentaries on the Psalms and some of the Prophets some Sermons and Pieces of Devotion were also published by him but of him see the former History Page 454. Henry Charters Principal a person of great modesty and humility and well seen in Theological Learning Patrick Sands Doctour of Divinity Principal a man very learned in the Mathematicks John Adamson Principal a man of great Learning and of very quick Parts Alexander Henderson Rectour of the Universitie and one of the Ministers in the City the greatest Ring-leader of the Covenanters and often employed by them in the affairs of Church and State both in Scotland and England was a person of great gravity and composedness and of considerable Learning That Debate between His late Majesty and him at Newcastle 1646. about Church-Government and the occasion he then had of knowing that Blessed Martyr wrought much upon him so that he went bak to Scotland much changed in his Principles and it was believed that if he had lived he would have been very instrumental in the King's service but he died soon after and was much lamented being the most universally-esteemed man of all the Party William Colvil Principal a man of very moderate temper He was deposed by the Covenanters and yet he would never accept Preferment though divers Bishopricks were profered to him He wrote divers Pieces which are printed in English and Ethica Christians in Latin William Keith Doctour and Professour of Divinity a man of great Learning who had diligently studied both the Fathers and Schoolmen and was a great Master of Languages being very well skilled in the Hebrew and Rabbinical Learning He was wholly mortified and denied to the world and led a most severe and ascetical kind of life He died Anno 1674. I forbear to mention those Learned Professours in the Four Universities who are yet alive and therefore I leave it to those who shall follow to celebrate their fame to posterity CHAP. 4. Of the GOVERNMENT and LAWS of SCOTLAND THE Kingdom of Scotland hath been governed by Kings in as long a Succession as any Nation in the world The King is an absolute and unaccountable Monarch and as the Law calls him a Free Prince of a Sovereign Power having as great Liberties and Prerogatives by the Laws of this Realm and Privilege of His Crown and Diademe as any other King Prince or Potentate whatsoever So that it is delivered as a Maxim in the Heads of our Law That all Jurisdiction stands and consists in the King's Person by reason of His Royal Authority and Crown and is competent to no Subject but flows and proceeds from the King having Supreme Jurisdiction and is given and committed by Him to such Subjects as He pleases The Crown of Scotland descends by Inheritance the Heir female not being excluded and the undoubted Right to it has been for above three hundred years in the Family of the Stewarts and is now in the Person of King CHARLES the Second whom God long preserve Upon the death of a King the next Heir is presently King and the Coronation is onely a solemn Instalment in that which was his Right before All the difference between our Kings before and after their Coronation is that they hold onely Conventions of Estates but no Parliaments before they are Crowned of the distinction of which an account shall be given afterwards When a King is Crowned he swears the Oath appointed to be taken at the Coronation which before the Reformation was no other then the Oath set down in the Roman Pontifical to be sworn by Kings for there is no Provision made about it in our Laws but at the Reformation it was enacted That all Kings at the time of their Coronation should make their faithfull Promise by Oath c. which Oath is to be found in that Act and to it the Reader is referred The Prerogatives of the Crown are great the Power of Peace and War the Power of raising and arming the Subjects the Power of the Mint the Nomination of all Officers both of the State and of War and Justice except some Sheriffs that are such by Inheritance the