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the_o scottish_a preacher_n that_o live_v in_o the_o province_n of_o york_n choose_v rather_o to_o forsake_v their_o benefice_n then_o admit_v the_o rite_n of_o rome_n 18_o reformation_n the_o first_o proposal_n make_v 119_o first_o artempt_v at_o perth_n 121_o the_o death_n of_o lodowick_n duke_n of_o richmond_n 546_o s_o scotland_n convert_v before_o pope_n victor_n 2_o patrick_n a_o scot_n convert_v ireland_n 8_o the_o university_n of_o pavia_n and_o paris_n found_v by_o scottish_a man_n 22_o scotus_n the_o schoolman_n claudius_n clemens_n rabanus_n maurus_n flaccus_n albinus_n al._n alcuinus_fw-la bear_v in_o scotland_n 22_o invade_v and_o subdue_v by_o edward_n i._o of_o england_n 49_o the_o king_n of_o scotland_n refuse_v to_o stand_v to_o the_o pope_n arbitration_n concern_v his_o incursion_n upon_o england_n and_o the_o title_n that_o the_o king_n of_o england_n have_v to_o scotland_n 52_o edward_n iii_o of_o england_n promise_v by_o charter_n to_o release_v the_o scot_n from_o all_o duty_n of_o subjection_n and_o homage_n 53_o divers_a prodigy_n in_o scotland_n 94_o the_o article_n of_o contract_n between_o england_n and_o scotland_n 142_o english_a ambassador_n send_v to_o mediate_v a_o peace_n in_o scotland_n 146_o a_o scottish_a prisoner_n rescue_v out_o of_o the_o castle_n of_o carlisle_n by_o a_o strange_a attempt_n 414_o the_o archbishop_n of_o canterbury_n in_o a_o letter_n acknowledge_v the_o independent_a jurisdiction_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n 527_o the_o king_n of_o northumberland_n obtain_v of_o the_o king_n of_o scot_n the_o assistance_n of_o some_o learned_a bishop_n 13_o scottish_a bishop_n preach_v the_o christian_a faith_n and_o convert_v many_o in_o england_n 15_o pope_n sixtus_n iv._o give_v sentence_n in_o favour_n of_o the_o church_n of_o scotland_n that_o the_o scot_n shall_v have_v a_o primate_n of_o their_o own_o 58_o celius_n sedulius_n prove_v that_o he_o be_v a_o native_a of_o scotland_n and_o not_o of_o ireland_n 8_o 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 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
a_o sorrow_n they_o show_v notwithstanding_o he_o have_v reign_v long_o and_o die_v be_v of_o a_o great_a age_n for_o it_o be_v the_o 74._o of_o his_o age_n and_o the_o the_o 49._o of_o his_o reign_n when_o he_o depart_v this_o life_n the_o funeral_n end_v scone_n his_o son_n alexander_n the_o second_o accompany_v with_o all_o the_o prelate_n and_o noble_n of_o the_o kingdom_n go_v to_o scone_n and_o receive_v the_o crown_n by_o the_o hand_n of_o the_o bishop_n of_o saint_n andrews_n this_o king_n do_v no_o way_n degenerate_a from_o the_o virtue_n of_o his_o predecessor_n and_o be_v a_o great_a protector_n of_o the_o church_n against_o the_o rapine_n and_o extortion_n of_o rome_n 7._o guallo_n other_o call_v he_o waldo_n a_o cardinal_n send_v legate_n into_o england_n by_o pope_n innocentius_n the_o three_o to_o assist_v king_n john_n 13._o who_o be_v then_o become_v his_o vassal_n legate_n do_v put_v the_o kingdom_n of_o scotland_n under_o interdiction_n because_o the_o king_n have_v 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