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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 eâ—dmerus_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
of_o the_o church_n the_o cardinal_n set_v at_o liberty_n a_o convention_n of_o the_o clergy_n at_o s._n andrews_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o ambassador_n of_o england_n complain_v of_o the_o indignity_n offer_v to_o he_o the_o governors_n excuse_n buchan_n l._n 15._o war_n denounce_v by_o england_n the_o country_n go_v into_o faction_n the_o earl_n of_o lenox_n recall_v from_o france_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o earl_n of_o lenox_n welcome_v by_o the_o queen-mother_n and_o the_o cardinal_n the_o young_a queen_n remove_v to_o strivel_a the_o governor_n forsake_v his_o party_n and_o receive_v absolution_n from_o the_o cardinal_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o cardinal_n care_n to_o be_v rid_v of_o the_o earl_n of_o lenox_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o earl_n of_o lenox_n find_v himself_o abuse_v go_v to_o england_n the_o persecution_n of_o the_o professor_n in_o perth_n the_o indictment_n of_o the_o person_n delate_a they_o be_v find_v guilty_a and_o their_o behaviour_n at_o their_o suffering_n burgess_n exile_v and_o the_o lord_n ruthven_n put_v from_o his_o provostry_n kinfawn_n elect_a prove_v seek_v to_o force_v the_o town_n to_o obedience_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o lord_n grace_n invade_v perth_n be_v repulse_v the_o cardinal_n proceed_v against_o the_o professor_n in_o angus_n and_o meâ—nis_n buchan_n l._n 15._o an._n 1544._o roger_n a_o black_a friar_n imprison_v at_o saint_n andrews_n the_o history_n of_o mr._n george_n wishart_n wishart_n discharge_v from_o preach_v at_o dundy_n history_n of_o the_o church_n he_o go_v to_o the_o west_n where_o the_o archbishop_n of_o glasgow_n seek_v to_o apprehend_v he_o wishart_n return_v to_o dundy_n the_o pestilence_n theâ—e_n rage_v a_o priest_n apprehend_v that_o intend_v to_o kill_v he_o history_n of_o the_o church_n he_o visit_v montrosse_n a_o plot_n of_o the_o cardinal_n for_o his_o intercept_n and_o his_o wonderful_a escape_n his_o journey_n to_o edinburgh_n and_o what_o befall_v he_o in_o the_o way_n an._n 1545._o wishart_n preach_v at_o leith_n he_o go_v to_o east_n lothian_n and_o preach_v at_o haddington_n he_o go_v to_o ormeston_n and_o dimit_v john_n knox._n there_o he_o be_v apprehend_v and_o deliver_v to_o the_o earl_n bothwell_n upon_o promise_n history_n of_o the_o church_n the_o laird_n of_o calder_n and_o ormeston_n commit_v wishart_n carry_v to_o s._n andrews_n the_o cardinal_n send_v to_o the_o governor_n for_o a_o commission_n david_n hamilton_n of_o presson_n dissuade_v the_o governor_n buchan_n l._n 15._o the_o governor_n desire_v the_o cardinal_n to_o defer_v the_o trial_n a_o citation_n for_o his_o appearance_n history_n of_o the_o church_n at_o his_o trial_n the_o subprior_n preach_v he_o be_v accuse_v by_o master_n john_n lawder_n a_o priest_n buch._n n._n l._n 15._o his_o answer_n mr._n george_n wishart_n his_o appellation_n sentence_n of_o death_n pronounce_v against_o he_o two_o friar_n send_v to_o confess_v he_o the_o conference_n with_o the_o subprior_n he_o 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