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john_n d._n scotus_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v bear_v in_o scotland_n and_o not_o in_o england_n 55_o subject_n rebellion_n of_o the_o subject_n if_o it_o succeed_v not_o advance_v the_o sovereignty_n 432_o the_o history_n of_o the_o spanish_a armada_n 370_o schism_n in_o the_o presbytery_n of_o s._n andrew_n 386_o a_o great_a one_o in_o the_o see_v of_o rome_n 56_o mary_n stewart_n send_v into_o france_n 90_o return_v into_o scotland_n 178_o queen_n elizabeth_n acknowledge_v she_o to_o be_v next_o heir_n to_o the_o crown_n of_o england_n 180_o but_o refuse_v to_o declare_v it_o open_o 181_o she_o marry_v henry_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o lennox_z 191_o discontent_n arise_v between_o they_o 193_o she_o put_v her_o husband_n name_n after_o her_o own_o ibid._n marry_a to_o bothwell_n after_o the_o manner_n of_o the_o reform_a church_n 203_o surrender_v herself_o to_o the_o lord_n and_o be_v receive_v and_o keep_v as_o a_o prisoner_n 207_o the_o scot_n can_v resolve_v to_o arraign_v 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commissioner_n be_v so_o much_o a_o friend_n to_o the_o right_n and_o cause_n of_o mary_n that_o she_o give_v not_o the_o title_n of_o regent_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o murray_n 219_o t_n templar_n the_o dissolution_n of_o they_o 51_o they_o be_v condemn_v and_o suffer_v unjust_a torment_n partly_o for_o their_o great_a riches_n partly_o for_o their_o freedom_n of_o tax_v the_o vice_n of_o the_o court_n of_o rome_n ibid._n u_o union_n the_o article_n of_o union_n between_o both_o kingdom_n of_o england_n and_o scotland_n 481_o they_o be_v not_o pass_v in_o the_o english_a parliament_n 505_o objection_n make_v against_o the_o ceremony_n of_o unction_n in_o the_o solemnity_n of_o coronation_n answer_v 381_o w_n witch_n agnes_n samson_n a_o witch_n apprehend_v 383_o her_o familiar_a spirit_n have_v no_o power_n to_o kill_v the_o king_n ibid._n y_fw-fr year_n the_o account_n thereof_o change_v from_o march_n to_o january_n in_o scotland_n 456_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n from_o the_o first_o plantation_n of_o christian_a religion_n there_o mention_v in_o this_o history_n donald_n i._o convert_v and_o baptise_a page_n 2_o ethodius_n 3_o cratilinth_n ibid._n fincormachus_n 4_o eugenius_n ibid._n hergustus_n ibid._n ethodius_n alias_o echadius_n 5_o erthus_n ibid._n fergus_n ibid._n eugenius_n ii_o greem_n regent_n 6_o congallus_n ii_o 9_o kinnatellus_n ibid._n aidanus_fw-la 10_o eugenius_n iu_o 14_o donald_n iv_o ibid._n ferqhard_n 18_o eugenius_n vi_o ibid._n eugenius_n vii_o ibid._n achaius_n an._n d._n 800._o 23_o alpin_n ibid._n kenneth_n 24_o constantine_n ii_o 25_o gregory_n the_o great_a 26_o constantine_n iii_o ibid._n kenneth_n iii_o 27_o malcolm_n ii_o 28_o duncan_n i._n ibid._n macbeth_n an_o usuper_fw-la ibid._n malcolm_z iii_o 29_o edgar_n 31_o 32_o alexander_n the_o fierce_a ibid._n david_n ibid._n &_o 36_o malcolm_n iu_o 36_o william_n 37_o alexander_n ii_o 42_o alexander_n iii_o 44_o john_n balliol_n 48_o robert_n bruce_n 52_o david_n bruce_n 55_o edward_n balliol_n ibid._n robert_n stewart_n ibid._n james_n i._n 57_o james_n ii_o ibid._n james_n iii_o 58_o james_n iu_o 61_o duke_n of_o albany_n regent_n of_o scotland_n 62_o james_n v._n 70_o earl_n of_o arran_n governor_n during_o the_o minority_n of_o mary_n stewart_n 71_o he_o resign_v the_o regency_n to_o the_o queen-mother_n 92_o mary_n stewart_n queen_n take_v into_o her_o hand_n the_o government_n 178_o she_o resign_v the_o government_n 211_o james_n vi_o crown_v ibid._n earl_n of_o murray_n regent_n 212_o earl_n of_o lennox_n grandfather_n to_o the_o young_a king_n choose_a regent_n 241_o john_n earl_n of_o marre_n regent_n 258_o earl_n of_o moreton_n regent_n 267_o the_o king_n himself_o accept_v of_o the_o government_n 280_o bishop_n that_o live_v in_o scotland_n or_o the_o adjacent_a isle_n before_o the_o distribution_n of_o the_o kingdom_n into_o diocese_n amphibalus_n bishop_n in_o the_o isle_n of_o man_n 4_o regulus_n 5_o ninian_n 6_o palladius_n 7_o hildebert_n 8_o columba_n 9_o servanus_n 11_o colman_n 15_o adamannus_n or_o adamnamus_fw-la 18_o 19_o wiro_n and_o plechelmus_fw-la consecrate_v at_o rome_n by_o pope_n honorius_n 19_o bonifacius_n a_o italian_a 20_o mocharius_fw-la glacianus_n and_o gervadius_fw-la 23_o archbishop_n and_o bishop_n of_o the_o see_v of_o s._n andrews_n 1_o adrian_n 25_o 2_o kellach_n 26_o 3_o malisius_n ibid._n 4_o kellach_n two_o 26_o 5_o malmore_n 26_o 6_o malisius_n two_o 26_o 7_o alwinus_fw-la 26_o 8_o muldwin_n 26_o 9_o tuthaldus_n 26_o 10_o fothadus_fw-la 27_o 11_o gregorius_n 28_o 12_o turgot_n 30_o 13_o godricus_fw-la 32_o 14_o eâdmerus_n a_o monk_n of_o canterbury_n 33_o 15_o robert_n prior_n of_o scone_n 34_o 16_o arnold_n abbot_n of_o kelso_n 36_o 17_o richard_n ibid._n 18_o hugo_n by_o the_o king_n mandate_n 39_o john_n scot_n by_o the_o pope_n in_o opposition_n to_o the_o king_n ibid._n 19_o roger_n son_n to_o the_o earl_n of_o leicester_n succee_v hugo_n 41_o 20_o william_n malvoisin_n a_o frenchman_n ibid._n 21_o david_n benham_n 43_o 22_o abel_n 44_o 23_o gamelinus_n 45_o 24_o william_n wishart_n 46_o 25_o william_n fraser_n 47_o 26_o william_n lamberton_n 51_o 27_o james_n bane_n 55_o the_o see_v vacant_a nine_o year_n ib._n 28_o william_n landell_n 55_o 29_o stephen_n ibid._n 30_o walter_n traill_n ibid._n 31_o thomas_n steward_n son_n of_o robert_n two_o choose_v but_o refuse_v it_o the_o see_v vacant_a during_o his_o life_n 56_o 32_o henry_n wardlaw_n ibid._n 33_o james_n kennedy_n ibid._n 34_o patrick_n graham_n first_o archbishop_n of_o s._n andrews_n 58_o 35_o william_n shevez_fw-fr 59_o 36_o james_n stewart_n 61_o 37_o alexander_n steward_n ibid._n 38_o andrew_n forman_n 62_o 39_o james_n beaton_n ibid._n 40_o beaton_n nephew_n of_o the_o former_a archbishop_n and_o cardinal_n 67_o &_o 69_o 41_o the_o base_a brother_n of_o the_o earl_n of_o arran_n governor_n of_o scotland_n make_v archbishop_n 84_o 42_o john_n dowglas_n 261_o 43_o patrick_n adamson_n 276_o 44_o george_n gladstave_n
ant_n both_o l._n 11._o buchan_n l._n 6._o king_n kenneth_n murder_v in_o the_o castle_n of_o fettercarne_n an._n 1004._o buchan_n l._n â_o scon._n li._n in_o catalogue_n episc._n s._n andrews_n buchan_n l._n 6._o both_o l._n 11._o the_o dane_n defeat_n at_o muâtâlack_a in_o angus_z by_z malcolm_z a_o episcopal_n see_v at_o murthlack_a both_o l._n 11._o past._n l._n 4._o c._n 44._o buchan_n l._n 6._o an._n 1034._o buchan_n l._n 7._o both_o l._n 12._o an._n 1057._o a_o discourse_n between_o mackduffe_n and_o malcolm_n both_o l._n 12._o pasâ_n l._n 5._o c._n 3_o 4._o scotichron_n l_o 7._o buchan_n l._n 7._o diocese_n appoint_v by_o the_o bishop_n cathnes_n and_o murray_n erect_v by_o king_n malcolm_n the_o three_o the_o history_n of_o queen_n margaret_n and_o her_o marriage_n with_o king_n malcolâ_n king_n malcolm_z and_o the_o conqueror_n at_o war_n peace_n conclude_v among_o they_o the_o contrary_a disposition_n of_o king_n malcolm_n and_o william_n rufus_n bishop_n gregorius_n die_v turgot_n elect_v in_o his_o place_n buchan_n l._n 7._o an._n 1117._o the_o virtue_n of_o king_n malcolm_n the_o three_o the_o praise_n of_o queen_n margaret_n her_o issue_n by_o king_n malcolm_n buchan_n l._n 7._o sa._n daniel_n in_o his_o collection_n scon._n lib._n in_o catalogue_n episâ_n s._n andrews_n an._n 1098._o marianus_n king_n edgar_z erect_v the_o abbey_n of_o cauldingham_n in_o a_o priory_n king_n alexander_n the_o fierce_a seek_v advice_n of_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_v the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n and_o york_n at_o difference_n archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n his_o letter_n to_o king_n alexander_n eadmerus_fw-la hist._n l._n 5._o &_o 6._o king_n alexander_n offend_v that_o eadmerus_n will_v not_o be_v consecrate_v in_o scotland_n he_o be_v invest_v in_o the_o bishopric_n by_o the_o intercession_n of_o the_o nobleman_n thurstan_n the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n oppose_v the_o consecration_n of_o eadmerus_n an._n 1124._o eadmerus_n depart_v into_o england_n upon_o the_o king_n dislike_n he_o purge_v himself_o to_o the_o archbishop_n robert_n prior_n of_o scone_n elect_a bishop_n of_o saint_n andrews_n and_o consecrate_v at_o york_n the_o abbey_n of_o scone_n and_o saint_n columbe_fw-la found_v cursus_fw-la apri_fw-la give_v to_o saint_n andrews_n king_n david_n succeed_v to_o alexander_n and_o his_o beneficence_n to_o the_o church_n king_n david_n tax_v of_o profusion_n his_o magnificence_n vindicate_v from_o these_o aspersion_n an._n 1159._o buch._n l._n 7._o the_o fault_n of_o person_n ought_v not_o to_o be_v cast_v on_o thing_n abuse_v whence_o the_o superflous_a enrich_n of_o abbey_n proceed_v buch._n l._n 7._o bishop_n robert_n die_v richardus_fw-la de_fw-la sancto_fw-la victore_fw-la with_o david_n a_o presbyter_n he_o cit_v the_o scottish_a clergy_n to_o norham_n the_o clergy_n by_o some_o delegate_n appeal_v to_o rome_n to_o the_o pope_n pope_n alexander_n the_o three_o give_v sentence_n for_o scotland_n angelramus_n elect_a bishop_n of_o glasgow_n king_n malcolm_z the_o four_o his_o death_n a_o bishop_n place_v at_o carlisle_n by_o the_o archbishop_n of_o york_n buch._n l._n 7._o an._n 1165._o both_o l._n 13._o buch._n l._n 7._o king_n william_n seck_v to_o have_v northumberland_n restore_v king_n william_n surprise_v at_o anwick_n both_o l._n 13._o hollinshed_n history_n of_o scotland_n an._n 1175._o buch._n l._n 16._o 7._o sa._n daniel_n a_o meeting_n of_o the_o scotish_n clergy_n at_o northampton_n gilbertus_n canonicus_n his_o reply_n to_o the_o legate_n both_o ibidem_fw-la scon._n l._n 8._o c._n 16._o both_o l._n 13._o an._n 1178._o scon._n l._n 8._o the_o archdeacon_n of_o s._n andrews_n elect_v bishop_n the_o king_n displease_v make_v his_o chaplain_n to_o be_v choose_v of_o new_a the_o archdeacon_n appeal_v to_o rome_n his_o journey_n thither_o pope_n lucius_n his_o letter_n to_o the_o king_n the_o pope_n purpose_v to_o interdict_v the_o realm_n be_v stay_v by_o the_o entreaty_n of_o the_o archdeacon_n the_o bishop_n of_o dunkeld_n die_v and_o the_o bishopric_n offer_v by_o the_o king_n to_o the_o archdeacon_n an._n 1188._o the_o archbishop_n accept_v dunkeld_n bishop_n hugo_n die_v the_o king_n of_o england_n and_o france_n prepare_v to_o recover_v the_o holy_a land_n sa._n daniel_n buchan_n l._n 7._o sa._n daniel_n lesl._n l._n 6._o king_n of_o scot_n his_o kindness_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n both_o l._n 13._o the_o abbey_n of_o lundor_n found_v king_n william_n go_v to_o england_n to_o congratulate_v king_n richard_n his_o return_n the_o bishop_n of_o cathnes_n cruel_o use_v by_o the_o earl_n of_o the_o country_n the_o king_n punish_v it_o severe_o buchan_n l._n 7._o pope_n innocent_a the_o three_o his_o thanks_o to_o the_o king_n for_o the_o justice_n of_o execution_n a_o convocation_n of_o the_o clergy_n at_o perth_n both_o l._n 13._o lesl._n l._n 8._o saturday_n from_o 12._o of_o the_o clock_n to_o be_v keep_v as_o holy_a an._n 1189._o bishop_n roger_n succee_v to_o hugo_n after_o his_o death_n roger_n consecrate_v in_o the_o year_n 1198._o die_v in_o july_n 1202._o william_n malvoisin_n translate_v from_o glasgow_n to_o s._n andrew_n scon._n l._n 8._o pasl_n l._n 6._o c._n 27._o king_n william_n die_v his_o pious_a devotion_n both_o l._n 13._o buchan_n l._n 7._o an._n 1214._o king_n alexander_n the_o second_o crown_v at_o scone_n both_o l._n 7._o buchan_n l._n 13._o the_o kingdom_n interdict_v by_o the_o pope_n legate_n scon._n l._n c._n 33._o the_o privilege_n of_o the_o white_a monk_n suspend_v peace_n conclude_v betwixt_o the_o king_n and_o henry_n the_o three_o of_o england_n the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n absolve_v from_o the_o interdiction_n both_o l._n 13._o buchan_n l._n 7._o the_o course_n take_v with_o the_o inferior_a churchman_n scon._n l._n 9_o c._n 32._o the_o scot_n clergy_n complain_v of_o the_o legate_n extortion_n an._n 1219._o buchan_n l._n 7._o scon._n ibideâ_fw-la the_o king_n offend_v with_o the_o contribution_n of_o rome_n the_o pope_n legate_n discharge_v from_o enter_v into_o scotland_n order_n of_o s._n dominick_n and_o francis_n bring_v into_o scotland_n scon._n l._n 10._o c._n â_o foundation_n of_o religious_a house_n gilbert_n earl_n of_o stratherne_n his_o donation_n to_o the_o church_n scon._n l._n 8._o c._n 73._o an._n 1238._o david_n the_o king_n chamberlain_n elect_a bishop_n upon_o malvoisin_n his_o death_n king_n alexander_n the_o second_o bury_v at_o melrosse_n his_o epitaph_n king_n alexander_n the_o three_o crown_v sa_o daniel_n in_o the_o life_n of_o henry_n the_o three_o scon_n l._n 10._o c._n 8._o able_a archdeacon_n of_o s._n andrews_n elect_v bishop_n after_o david_n abel_n his_o rigour_n exercise_v upon_o the_o canon_n an._n 1255._o gamelinus_n elect_a bishop_n upon_o abel_n death_n pasl_n l._n 6._o both_o l._n 13._o buch._n l._n 7._o the_o court_n displease_v with_o the_o bishop_n a_o legate_n send_v from_o rome_n scon._n l._n 2._o c._n 24._o both_o l._n 13._o buch._n l._n 7._o both_o l._n 13._o the_o carmelite_n friar_n receive_v in_o scotland_n crosse-church_n at_o peblis_n erect_v both_o l._n 13._o scon._n l._n 30._o an._n 1271._o william_n wishart_n elect_a bishop_n upon_o gamelinus_n his_o death_n scon._n l._n 10._o c._n 30._o pasl_n l._n 6._o bishop_n attend_v a_o rome_n for_o consecration_n a_o council_n at_o lion_n scon._n l._n 10._o c._n 34._o a_o supply_n for_o the_o holy_a war_n the_o act_n of_o the_o council_n all_o the_o act_n overturn_v by_o dispensation_n scon._n l._n 10._o c._n 35._o an._n 1279._o bishop_n wishart_n die_v scon._n l._n 10._o c._n 31._o michael_n scot_n and_o tho._n lermouth_n buchan_n l._n 13._o lesl._n l._n 6._o both_o l._n 13._o william_n fraser_n elect_a bishop_n after_o wishart_n buchan_n l._n 7._o the_o death_n of_o of_o king_n alexander_n the_o three_o and_o his_o child_n two_o knight_n of_o fife_n direct_v to_o the_o maid_n of_o norway_n who_o they_o find_v dead_a both_o l._n 14._o buchan_n l._n 8._o competitor_n for_o the_o crown_n scon._n l._n 11._o c._n 2._o king_n edward_n his_o speech_n at_o the_o meeting_n in_o norham_n robert_n bishop_n of_o glasgow_n his_o reply_n scon._n l._n 11._o c._n 10._o the_o right_a of_o the_o crown_n find_v to_o lie_v betwixt_o balliol_n and_o bruce_n buchan_n l._n 8._o a_o meeting_n at_o berwick_n for_o determinate_v the_o right_n sa._n daniel_n both_o l._n 14._o bruce_n refuse_v the_o offer_n which_o balliol_n embrace_v balliol_n hate_v for_o swear_v subjection_n to_o the_o king_n of_o england_n buchan_n l._n 8._o balliol_n break_v with_o england_n ambassador_n from_o france_n and_o england_n both_o l._n 14._o scon._n l._n 11._o c._n 18._o balliol_n cite_v to_o newcastle_n scotland_n invade_v by_o king_n edward_n buchan_n l._n 8._o both_o l._n 14._o the_o bishop_n of_o glasgow_n and_o isles_n send_v prisoner_n to_o london_n a_o message_n send_v to_o the_o pope_n from_o the_o clergy_n scon._n l._n 11._o c._n 36._o the_o pope_n
letter_n to_o king_n edward_n and_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n an._n 1300._o king_n edward_n his_o answer_n william_n wallace_n s._n daniel_n both_o l._n 14._o buch._n l._n 8._o a_o parliament_n s._n andrews_n king_n edward_n his_o course_n for_o extirpate_v the_o scot_n scon._n catal._n episc._n s._n andreâ_n pasl_n l._n â_o william_n lamberton_n prefer_v to_o s._n andrew_n upon_o the_o death_n of_o fraser_n pasl_n l._n 6._o c._n 2._o the_o culdee_n and_o canon_n strife_n the_o dissolution_n of_o the_o templar_n paulus_n emilius_n plessis_n b._n lamberton_n lose_v k._n edward_n favour_n buchan_n l._n 8._o lesl._n l._n 7._o boâth_n l._n 14._o the_o bishop_n commit_v to_o prison_n robert_n bruce_n crown_v king_n both_o l._n 14._o buchan_n l._n 8._o the_o pope_n legate_n send_v to_o dissuade_v the_o king_n from_o trouble_v england_n both_o l._n 14._o the_o king_n his_o answer_n to_o the_o legate_n the_o kingdom_n interdict_v buch._n l._n 8._o a_o letter_n send_v by_o the_o noble_n and_o baron_n of_o scotland_n to_o the_o pope_n scon._n l._n 13._o c._n 1._o the_o interdiction_n release_v the_o english_a sue_v for_o peace_n the_o condition_n of_o the_o peace_n an._n 1328._o king_n robert_n bruce_n die_v b._n lamberton_n his_o death_n and_o virtue_n scon._n l._n in_o catalogo_fw-la episc_fw-la s._n andreae_n io._n duns_n bal._n cent_n 14._o lesl._n l._n 7._o camd._n brit._n duns_n prove_v to_o be_v a_o scottish_a man_n bear_v an._n 1341._o sir_n james_n bane_n elect_v in_o lambertons_n place_n scon._n l._n in_o catal_a episc_fw-la s._n andr._n the_o bishop_n die_v at_o bruges_n in_o flanders_n the_o see_v of_o s._n andrews_n void_a nine_o year_n william_n landel_n choose_v bishop_n the_o bishop_n obtain_v liberty_n to_o dispose_v of_o their_o good_n by_o testament_n stephen_n choose_a bishop_n of_o s._n andrews_n he_o die_v at_o anwick_n walter_n traill_n elect_v in_o his_o stead_n scon._n l._n in_o catal._n episc_fw-la s._n andr._n an._n 1401._o his_o virtue_n and_o quality_n thomas_n stewart_n son_n to_o robert_n the_o second_o elect_a bishop_n scon._n li._n in_o catalogo_fw-la episc_n s._n andreae_n henry_n wardlaw_n provide_v by_o pope_n benedict_n the_o 13._o to_o the_o bishopric_n a_o schism_n in_o the_o church_n martin_n the_o 5._o choose_a pope_n by_o the_o council_n of_o constance_n the_o abbot_n of_o pontiniac_a direct_v to_o intimate_v the_o election_n harding_n a_o minorite_n persuade_v the_o scot_n to_o continue_v in_o the_o obedience_n of_o benedict_n john_n fogo_n a_o monk_n of_o melross_n refuse_v harding_n oration_n the_o schism_n make_v way_n to_o the_o reformation_n john_n wickliffi_n hus_n and_o jerome_n of_o prague_n james_n resby_n martyr_n paul_n craw_n martyr_n the_o bishop_n his_o quality_n an._n 1412._o the_o university_n of_o s._n andrews_n found_v in_o the_o year_n 1412._o both_o 1._o 16._o king_n james_n the_o first_o a_o great_a favourer_n of_o the_o university_n bucban_n l._n 10._o the_o king_n his_o admonition_fw-la to_o the_o churchman_n buchan_n l._n 10._o both_o l._n 17._o bishop_n wardlaw_n die_v aâââ_n 1444._o bishop_n james_n kennedy_n translate_v from_o dunkeld_n to_o s._n andrews_n buchan_n l._n 12._o kennedy_n his_o just_a praise_n an._n 1466._o bishop_n kennedy_n his_o death_n the_o year_n 1466._o patrick_n grahame_n choose_v to_o succeed_v the_o see_v of_o s._n andrew_n erect_v in_o a_o archbishopric_n the_o bull_n of_o legation_n and_o primacy_n publish_v buchan_n l._n 12._o the_o king_n inhibit_v the_o exercise_n of_o his_o legation_n an._n 1444._o william_n shevez_fw-fr recommend_v to_o the_o archdeaconry_n of_o s._n andrews_n the_o bishop_n reject_v he_o as_o insufficient_a shevez_n conspire_v with_o the_o rector_n the_o bishop_n contemn_v the_o censure_n have_v his_o good_n confiscate_v the_o schop_n take_v in_o favour_n buchan_n l._n 12._o the_o bishop_n of_o new_a trouble_v by_o the_o banker_n of_o rome_n the_o bishop_n fall_v in_o some_o distraction_n be_v commit_v to_o shevez_n buchâ_n n._n l._n 12._o the_o bishop_n condemn_v to_o lose_v his_o dignity_n shevez_n provide_v to_o the_o archbishopric_n patrick_n grahame_n die_v at_o lochleven_n an._n 1478._o the_o church_n altogether_o in_o disorder_n shevez_n receive_v the_o pall_n and_o be_v invest_v anno_fw-la 1478._o lese_n l._n 8._o archbishop_n of_o s._n andrew_n and_o glasgow_n at_o diffension_n the_o history_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n an._n 1513._o the_o disperser_n of_o these_o article_n cite_v before_o the_o council_n james_n stewart_n brother_n to_o king_n james_n the_o four_o elect_a bishop_n anno_fw-la 1503._o b._n alexander_n stewart_n succee_v a_o competition_n for_o the_o archbishop_n buchan_n l._n 3._o lest._n l._n 3._o the_o bishop_n of_o dunkeld_n quit_v his_o interest_n an._n 1522._o the_o duke_n of_o albany_n pacifi_v the_o competitor_n lesl._n l._n 9_o james_n beaton_n translate_v from_o glasgow_n to_o s._n andrews_n lesl._n l._n 9_o buchan_n l._n 14._o mr._n patrick_n hamilton_n abbot_n of_o ferm_n martyr_n buchan_n l._n 14._o history_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 21._o an._n 1527._o article_n wherewith_o the_o abbot_n be_v charge_v manuscript_n process_n which_o be_v extant_a under_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o theologue_n the_o subscriver_n of_o the_o sentence_n the_o manner_n of_o his_o execution_n and_o speech_n at_o his_o die_a history_n of_o the_o church_n his_o appeal_n of_o friar_n campbell_n friar_n campbell_n die_v of_o a_o frenzy_n history_n of_o the_o church_n p._n 23._o number_n bring_v to_o the_o knowledge_n of_o the_o truth_n by_o his_o suffering_n buchan_n l._n 14._o friar_n seaton_n suspect_v of_o heresy_n history_n of_o the_o church_n friar_n seaton_n call_v before_o the_o bishop_n the_o friar_n fly_v to_o berwick_n and_o from_o thence_o write_v to_o the_o king_n he_o become_v chaplain_n to_o the_o duke_n of_o suffolk_n act_n of_o martyr_n henry_n forrest_n martyr_n divers_a cite_v to_o appear_v at_o halirudhouse_n an._n 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