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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

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 be●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