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A50800	An appendix to the history of the Church of Scotland containing the succession of the archbishops and bishops in their several sees from the reformation of the religion until the year 1676, as also the several orders of monks and friers &c. in Scotland before the Reformation : with the foundation of the universities and colledges, their benefactours, principals, professours of divinity and present masters : and an account of the government, laws and constitution of the Kingdom.	Middleton, Thomas, 17th cent.	1677 (1677)	Wing M1990; ESTC R29541	55,302	57

King's Name The present Advocate is Sir John Nubet of Dirlton The Seventh Officer is the Lord Treasurer Deputy who is assistent to the Lord High Treasurer and is a Check upon him and presides in the Exchequer in his absence This Office is executed by Sir Charles Maitland of Hatton The Eighth Officer is the Lord Justice Clerk who assists the Lord Justice general in Criminal causes The present Justice Clerk is Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie All these have the Title of Lord and the precedency of all under Noblemen and their eldest Sons The Privy Council is chiefly employed about publick Affairs and judges of Riots and any Disturbance given to the Peace of the Kingdom Anciently the Lords of the Session were the King's Council and so are still called the Lords of Council and Session but the Power of the Privy Council has been most raised since King James got the Crown of England that by reason of the King 's necessary absence from Scotland the King hath lodged much of His Power with the Privy Council Lawyers do plead the causes of Riots before them and when Sentence is given every Privy Councellour gives his Vote and the major Vote carries it Lords of His Majestie 's Privy Council John Earl of Rothes Chancellour of the Kingdom Lord President of the Privy Council James Lord Archbishop of Saint Andrews his Grace John Duke of Lauderdail his Grace Alexander Lord Archbishop of Glasgow his Grace William Marquess of Douglas John Marquess of Athol Archbald Earl of Argile John Earl of Errol George Earl Marischal William Earl of Morton Alexander Earl of Murray Charles Earl of Mar. Earl of Linlithgow John Earl of Wigton Patrick Earl of Kinghorn Alexander Earl of Kelley David Earl of Weemis James Earl of Airley William Earl of Dundonald George Lord Ross Sir Charles Maitland of Hatton Sir James Dalrymple of Stair Sir John Nisbet of Dirleton Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie Sir James Fowlis of Collington Sir William Sharp of Stainibill Sir William Scot of Ardross Sir George Kinnaird of Rossie Sir John Wachop of Nidrie Sir Gerge Monro of Culkairn Lieutenant General Thomas Dalyell The Supreme Court of Judicature about the Property of the Subject is called the Colledge of Justice or the Session which was anciently an ambulatory Court but was settled as it now is by King James the Fifth Anno Christi 1532. to consist of fourteen who are called Senatours of the Colledge of Justice or Lords of Councill and Session and a President to whom are added the Lord Chancellour and four extraordinary Lords who are of the chief Nobility The extraordinary Lords have no Salary and are not obliged to attendance but when they come they have a Vote This Court sits from the first of June till the last of July and from the first of November till Christmas-Eve and from the first of January till the last of February they sit from 9 a clock in the Morning till 12 all the days of the Week except Sunday and Monday There is an Outer House and an Inner In the Outer there is a Bench where one of the Senatours sits a Week and all of them except the President have their turns in it who hears all Causes originally and where the Case is clear he gives Sentence But if it be difficult or if either party desires it he reports it to the rest of the Senatours who either send out their Answer by him or if it be very intricate and the parties or either of them desire it do appoint it to be heard before themselves This is a Court of great dispatch But besides the Judge on the Bench there is a Side-Bar to which one of the Judges comes out weekly by turns as in the former and receives and answers all Petitions and Bills The Inner House where all the rest of the Senatours sit is a Court of great State and Order The Senatours sit in a semicircle in Robes under them sit their Clerks who write the most material heads of all that is pleaded at the Bar where the Pleadings are long and very learned When the Senatours have after all the parties are removed reconsidered their Arguments they give their Sentence and the major Vote carries it Their final Sentence determines the business there lying no Appeal from them onely the Parliament as the Supreme Court may review and repeal their Sentence and they are called Decreets from the Latin Decreta Senatours of the Colledge of Justice Sir James Dalrymple of Stair President Sir John Nubet of Dirleton Sir Thomas Wallace of Craigie Sir Charles Maitland of Hatton Sir James Fowlis of Collington Sir Robert Nairn of Strathurd Sir David Nevoy of Nevoy Sir Peter Wederburn of Gosfurd Sir John Baird of Newbyth Sir John Lockart of Castlehill Sir Richard Maitland of Pitrichie Sir David Balfour of Forret Sir Thomas Murray Sir James Fowlis of Sir David Falconar of Newton The Law of Scotland is made up of the Municipal and Civil Laws The Municipal consists either of Acts of Parliaments or of the Customes and Practicks of the Colledge of Justice which are held of no less force then Acts of Parliament and where neither of these contradicts the Civil Law the Roman Law is of force This makes our Lawyers generally great Civilians for they goe either to Leiden Poictiers or Bourges and study the Civil Law in which some are learned to a high degree The Law of Scotland is easie and regular by reason of our Registers which are so full that Titles are much more easily cleared here then can be done where those Registers are not which may appear from the following Instances No man can have a Right to any Estate but by his being seised of it which is done by the delivery of Earth and Stone upon which an Instrument is formed called a Sasine and this must be registred within 60 days otherwise it is of no force by which means all secret Conveyances are cut off for if no Sasine be passed upon them or if these be not put in the publick Registers which every one may search the Conveyance is of no force All Bonds have a Clause in them for inserting them in the publick Registers and they being registred without any farther action by a charge of six days the Debitor must make payment otherwise Writs called Letters of Horning Caption and Poynding are given out by the first of which the party is under Outlawry and Rebellion and forfeits to the King his personal Estate and if he continues a year under it the Life-rent of his real Estate in which the Creditor is to be preferred for his interest the rest goes into the Exchequer By the Letters of Caption the party is seised on and put in prison nor is his House a place of security but may be searched for him By the Letters of Poynding the Debitor's Goods may be distrained where-ever they can be found A third Instance to which I shall adde no more is that any

marrying Queen Mary to the Earl of Bothwell but was the year after restored He exchanged his Bishoprick of Orkney with Robert Stewart one of the base Sons of King James the Fifth for the Abby of Holy-rood-house by which means he became a Senatour of the Colledge of Justice and a Temporal Lord being the Ancestour of the Lord Holy-rood-house Upon this Exchange Robert Stewart became Bishop of Orkney and afterwards upon the Forfeiture of James Hepburn Earl of Bothwell and the obtaining of these Isles for a Temporal Estate sole Lord of the Country being created Earl of Orkney 1581. About the year 1606. James Law was Bishop of Orkney and translated to Glasgow 1615. To Bishop Law succeeded Andrew Grahame Bishop of Dumblane How long he sate I cannot learn George Grahame was after him preferred Bishop of Orkney This Bishop being terrified with the Censures of the Assembly of Glasgow did abjure Episcopacy and submitted to Presbyterian Government betaking himself to the charge of a particular Parish 1638. Hereupon King Charles the First did promote Robert Baron Doctour and Professour of Divinity in the Marischal Colledge of Aberdene to the Bishoprick This Learned and worthy man having incensed the Covenanters by expressing his Loyalty so publickly in the Disputes between the Doctours of Aberdene and Mr. Henderson Mr. Dickson and Mr. Cant the three great Champions for the Covenant was forced to flee to Berwick where he died shortly after before his Consecration Anno 1662. Thomas Sydserfe Bishop of Galloway the onely Bishop then alive of all those who had been outed by the Covenanters was translated to Orkney He sate but a few years and died Anno 1663. Unto whom succeeded Andrew Honniman a learned and pious man and a good Preacher This Bishop accompanying the Archbishop of Saint Andrews at Edinburgh received a wound in the Arm by Pistol-shot aimed at the Archbishop by an obscure fellow 1668. He died Anno 1676. and was buried at Kirkwall in the Cathedral-Church The Diocese of Orkney hath under its Jurisdiction all the Northern Isles of Orkney and Schetland Archbishops of GLASGOW UPon the death of Archbishop Gawin Dumbar Anno 1552. James Beaton of the House of Balfour in Fife was preferred to the See This Prelat being attainted of Treason went into France carrying with him all the Ornaments Plate and Writings of the Church of Glasgow which he put into the hands of the Carthusians in Paris to be restored when Scotland became Popish again Anno 1572. James Boyd of Trochrig was promoted to the Bishoprick a wise worthy and Religious Prelat He died 1578. and was interred in the sepulchre of Bishop Dumbar Unto whom succeeded Robert Montgomery Preacher at Striveling who being much vexed by the Kirk-men was glad for peace sake to betake himself to the Charge of a particular Parish in Kile 1587. resigning his Bishoprick in favour of William Erskine Parson of Campsey who injoyed it but a short time For Archbishop Beaton was by King James the Sixth restored He was a person honourably disposed faithfull to Queen Mary while she lived and to King James whose Embassadour he was a Lover of his Country and liberal according to his means to all his Country-men He died 1603. a full Jubilee of years from his Consecration After his death John Spotiswood Parson of Calder was preferred Archbishop of Glasgow He sate twelve years and was translated to Saint Andrews 1615. Hereupon James Law Bishop of Orkney was translated to Glasgow who dying Anno 1635. Patrick Lindsay Bishop of Ross was preferred to the See and outed by the Covenanters Anno 1638. The first Archbishop after the Restitution of the Hierarchy was Andrew Fairfoul Preacher in Dunce who sate little above a year Upon whose death Anno 1664. Alexander Burnet Bishop of Aberdene was translated to Glasgow and outed 1669. and Robert Leighton Bishop of Dumblane preferred to the See who resigning Anno 1674. Archbishop Burnet was restored and now governs the See The Cathedral of Glasgow a very magnificent Structure was built by Bishop John Achtian 1135. It oweth thanks to the memory of King James the Sixth for its preservation from utter ruine For the Ministers of Glasgow persuaded the Magistrates to pull it down and to build two or three Churches with the materials thereof the Magistrates condescending a day is appointed and workmen ready to demolish it The Crafts or Tradesmen having notice given them of this design convene in Arms and oppose the Magistrates threatning to bury the workmen under the ruines of that ancient Building Whereupon the matter is referred to the King and Council who decided the Controversie in the Tradesmens favours reproving the Magistrates very sharply The Diocese of Glasgow contains the Counties or Shires of Dumbarton Ranfrew Air Lanerick part of the Shires of Roxburgh Dumfreis Peeblis and Selkirk Bishops of GALLOWAY ABout the year 1606. Gawin Hamilton was Bishop of Galloway a very worthy person His Successour Anno 1614. was William Cowper Preacher at Perth a Learned and pious Prelat he died 1619. of whom see the former History page 540. Upon whose death Andrew Lamb Bishop of Brichen was translated to Galloway How long he sate I cannot learn After him Thomas Sydserfe was preferred to the See a learned and worthy Prelate he was outed by the Covenanters 1638. and upon the Restitution of the Episcopal Estate Anno 1662. translated to Orkney About which time James Hamilton Rectour of Cambusnethan was promoted to the Bishoprick Unto whom succeeded Anno 1674. John Paterson Dean of Edinburgh who now governs the See The Diocese of Galloway hath under its Jurisdiction the Shire of Wigton Stewartry of Kirkubright Regality of Glenluce and part of Dumfreis-shire Bishops of ARGILE AFter George Laird of Balcomie who is the last Bishop of Argile mentioned by our Reverend Authour in his Second Book I meet with some who have been Bishops before the Reformation The first was Robert Montgomery one of the Sons of Hugh the first Earl of Eglington Then one Campbell who spoiled the Benefice about the time of the Reformation After the Reformation there was one Kerswell Bishop of Argile how long he governed the See I cannot learn To him succeeded Boyd See the Addenda To whom succeeded James Fairley who was thrust out by the Covenanters 1638. and afterwards renounced his Bishoprick and accepted a private Charge Anno 1662. Fletcher Rectour of was preferred to the See who dying Anno 1665. William Scrowgie Parson of Rapban in Aberdene-shire was preferred to the place He governed the See nine years and died at Dumbritton Anno 1675. Unto him succeeded Arthur Ross Parson of Glasgow who now governs the See The Diocese of Argile contains the Countries of Argile Lorn Kintire and Lochabyr with some of the West Isles such as Lismore c. Bishops of the ISLES ABout the year 1606 Andrew Knox Rectour of Pasley was preferred to the See How long he sate I know not His Successour was John Knox Rectour of How long

Parish and so continues yet in pretty good repair The Diocese of Aberdene contains the Shire of Aberdene most part of Bamff-shire and part of Mernis Bishops of MVRRAY AFter the death of Bishop Patrick Hepburn this Benefice was conferred upon Alexander Lindsay Lord Spinie who possessed it many years so that the See continued vacant till about the year 1606 at which time Alexander Douglas Parson of Elgin was promoted to the Bishoprick How long he sate I cannot learn His Successour was John Guthry one of the Preachers in Edinburgh in whose time fell out our second Reformation Most of the Bishops left their Bishopricks having wisely withdrawn themselves into England to avoid the Storm which threatned them whereas this Bishop stay'd at home till his Bishoprick left him Being thrust from his Benefice by the Covenanters he retired to his ancient Inheritance of Guthry in Angus where he lived very contentedly and hospitably exercising his Charity amongst the Poor He died much lamented during our Civil Wars Anno 1662. Murdo Mackenzie Rectour of Elgin was preferred Bishop of Murray who now governs the See The Cathedral-Church of Elgin founded by Andrew Bishop of Murray 1230. was one of the rarest Monuments that this Kingdom afforded equal almost to Saint Paul's in London as I am informed in length but surpassing it in breadth It was demolished at the Reformation yet some of the stately Ruines are still to be seen and admired The Parish-Church dedicated to Saint Peter was as I am informed founded by George the second Earl of Huntly about the year 1490. The Diocese of Murray contains the Shires of Elgin Nairn and part of Innernes and Bamff-Shires Bishops of BRICHEN BIshop Sinclair's Successour in the See of Brichen was one Campbell Cousin to the Earl of Argile about the year 1567. How long he sate I cannot learn Anno 16 Andrew Lamb Rectour of Burnt-Island was preferred to the See and afterwards translated to Galloway then void by the death of Bishop William Cowper Upon this Translation Anno 1619. David Lindsay Parson of Dundee was promoted to the Bishoprick of Brichen he was translated to Edinburgh 1634. Unto whom succeeded Walter Whitfurd of the House of Milnton Rectour of who was outed by the Covenanters 1639. and his house plundred Anno 1662. David Straughan Parson of Fettercairn was preferred Bishop of Brichen He sate nine years and dying 1671. was buried in the Cathedral-Church His Successour was Robert Lowry Dean of Edinburgh who now governs the See The Cathedral-Church of Brichen is a pretty handsom Fabrick it hath on the South-side a small Steeple not unlike the Monument on Fish-street-hill London save that it is broader at the top then at the bottom by whom built I cannot learn The Chancel was demolished by our first Reformers The Diocese of Brichen contains part of Angus and Mernis Bishops of DVMBLANE ABout the year 1572. Andrew Grhame Uncle to the Earl of Montross was preferred Bishop of Dumblane and translated to Orkney 1615. To whom succeeded Adam Bannatyn of Kilconqhuar Rectour of Fawkirk who governed the See till Anno 1635. at which time he was translated to Aberdene then void by the death of Bishop Patrick Forbes His Successour was James Wedderburn Professour of Divinity in Saint Andrews who was thrust out by the Covenanters 1639. Anno 1662. Robert Leighton Principal of the Colledge of Edinburgh was promoted to the Bishoprick of Dumblane He was a man of singular and wonderfull Piety of great Learning and in him most of the eminent Vertues we admire in the Primitive Bishops seemed to be revived His Life was most exemplary and severe he preached constantly and seemed like one in heaven when he preached his Humility was astonishing his Meekness and Charity were extraordinary his expence on himself very small but all he had he laid out on the poor he was very tender of all the concerns of his Clergy and by his excellent deportment and heavenly discourses did much edifie and instruct them all and he studied by the most gentle methods possible to overcome the peevishness of the Schismaticks but all was in vain for they became more insolent and stubborn He was translated to Glasgow 1670. Upon which Translation James Ramsay Dean of Glasgow was preferred to the See now living 1676. The Bishop of Dumblane is always Dean of the King's Chappel Royal. The Diocese of Dumblane contains part of Perth and Striveling-shires Bishops of ROSS JOhn Leslie Doctour of the Canon Law and one of the Senatours of the Colledge of Justice before Canonist in the King's Colledge and Official of Aberdene was upon the death of Bishop Sinclair preferred to the Bishoprick of Ross 1564. He was a person of great Integrity and a faithfull servant to Queen Mary in the time of her Troubles He wrote the History of his Nation together with a Description of the Kingdom He died at Bruxels in Flanders 1596. To him succeeded Anno 1599. David Lindsay of the House of Edyell Preacher at Leith a worthy pious and learned Prelate He sate years and dying 161 was buried in the Parish-Church of Leith After his death Patrick Lindsay Parson of Saint Vigens in Angus was preferred to the See who being translated to Glasgow Anno 1635. left for his Successour John Maxwell one of the Preachers of Edinburgh a very Learned man a great Preacher and of excellent parts but was generally censured for meddling too much in Civil affairs and for being too violent which was thought a great occasion of the Troubles that followed He was thrust out by the Covenanters Anno 1639. and afterwards much prosecuted by them as an Incendiary Anno 1662. John Paterson Preacher in Aberdene was promoted to the Bishoprick of Ross who now governs the See The Cathedral of Chanonry where the Bishop of Ross his Seat is was demolished by our first Reformers some part whereof as I am informed is lately rebuilt The Diocese of Ross hath under its Jurisdiction the Shires of Tayn Cromarty and the greatest part of Innernes-shire Bishops of CATHNES AFter the death of Bishop Robert Stewart 1586. the See continued vacant till the year 1599. at which time George Gladstanes Preacher in Saint Andrews was preferred Bishop of Cathnes He was translated to Saint Andrews about the year 1606. Unto whom succeeded Alexander Forbes Rectour of Fettercairn in Mernis who was translated to Aberdene then void by the death of Bishop Peter Blackburn 1615. Upon this Translation John Abernethy was promoted to the See a Learned and worthy Prelat thrust out by the Covenanters 1639. Upon the Restitution of Hierarchy 1662. Patrick Forbes was preferred to the See now living 1676. The Diocese of Cathnes whereof Dornoch in Sutherland is the Bishop's Seat contains the Shires of Cathnes and Sutherland I can give no account of the Cathedral having neither seen it nor received any information concerning it Bishops of ORKNEY ABout the year 1565. Adam Bothwell was preferred to the Bishoprick of Orkney and deposed 1568. for