The History of the Kirk of Scotland, Volume 5

David Calderwood

Wodrow Society, 1844 - Presbyterianism

Contents

• Bancrofts calumnies against John Knox and the Kirk of Scotland: 6
• Alphabet of the Ciphers used in these letters: 12
• From Robert Bruce to Mons Aquirre: 19
• Material points in these letters: 27
• From Thomas Tyrie to Robert Bruce: 34
• List of Commissioners chosen to execute the act: 42
• Band for the maintenance of Religion the King and the State: 49
• Huntley Errol and Crawford assemble their forces against: 55
• King James embarks for Norway: 67
• Suspicion of an attempt to surprise the Castle of Edinburgh: 70
• A letter to Bancroft intercepted: 77
• Letter from Chancellor Maitland to the same: 83
• Letter from the King to Mr Bruce: 91
• Pageants on the occasion: 97
• Bothwell and several persons warded: 111
• An affray in the Kings presence and his consternation: 117
• He recants his errors: 124
• Bruces advice to the King in sermon: 130
• Graham of Halyards submits: 138
• Conference of John Davidson with the King: 140
• His mothers indignation at the Kings refusal of justice: 146
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 156
• Debate between him and the King in consequence: 162
• Answer to the letter by Colonel Stewart: 168
• Attempt to assassinate Lord Hamilton: 169
• Premonition of a massacre by an anonymous letter: 175
• Commissioners nominated to watch and report their proceedings: 182
• Balcanquall preaches against Arrans being received: 188
• From the Earl of Angus: 194
• From the same to William Heriot: 201
• From John Chisholm to the Bishop of Vaizon: 208
• 1593: 214
• Hume and Maxwell appear before the Presbytery: 221
• Designs of the Popish Lords and their party in Scotland: 228
• Advertisement supposed to be from Bothwell to the Ministers: 232
• Davidsons farewell to Edinburgh: 238
• Answers of the Assembly to his Articles: 244
• Advice to the King respecting the Popish Lords c: 250
• Davidsons rebuke of this Parliament from the pulpit: 256
• They excommunicate the Popish Lords: 263
• He promises to the Ministers to have no dealings with the Popish: 269
• The King discharges the barons from repairing to the trial: 275
• Interview between the King and some Ministers: 282
• Mr A Melvill rebukes the King for favouring the Papists: 288
• Murray of Powmais apprehended: 294
• Rosss examination before the King and Council: 300
• A Moravian apprehended: 306
• The superstition of the Goodmans Croft: 326
• Fray between the citizens and the Kings guard: 329
• The Ministers consult upon the execution of the sentence: 336
• His application to the Ministers in behalf of the ambassadors: 342
• The Battle of Glenrinnis: 348
• The Kings Raid in the North: 353
• 33 5 1: 357
• His lenity overruled by Andrew Melvill: 358
• A jewel sent from the Pope to the King: 365
• Commission for visitation of Colleges: 371
• A fast appointed: 376
• Letter of Bothwell to the Ministers of Edinburgh: 377
• Death of Chancellor Maitland: 383
• Royal proclamation for resisting the Spaniards: 389
• Proposal made there to call home the Popish Lords: 438
• A convention at Cupar opposes the return of the Popish Lords: 439
• Their Circular to the presbyteries on the occasion: 446
• Birth of Princess Elizabeth: 449
• The Kings answers to these grievances: 452
• Ministers sent to deal with the Queen: 459
• The Commissioners of the Assembly justify Blacks Declinature: 465
• A new Declinature to be given in by D Black: 475
• The King and Council hurry on the trial: 481
• He requires Blacks submission: 487
• Act of the Commissioners sent to the King: 493
• Form of the charge: 499
• The tumult in Edinburgh upon the 17th of December: 510
• The letter altered and sent to the King: 516
• Two proclamations against certain ministers: 520
• Reasons for refusing to subscribe: 529
• Some of the citizens of Edinburgh imprisoned: 535
• Proclamation against all communing with the four ministers: 551
• Bruce and Balcanqualls reply and apology: 560
• No conspiracy or forethought malice in the riot: 575
• Form of commission to the Commissioners of the Presbytery: 581
• The Kings complaints of the Kirk: 591
• Commission of the Assembly to try the Popish Lords: 616
• Mr R Wallace Minister at St Andrews suspended: 618
• Mr R Ponts rebuke of the nations lukewarmness in the care: 620
• Declinature of this sentence of suspension: 649
• The Popish Earls relaxed from the horn: 655
• A Parliament held: 668
• Robertson and Hewat proposed as Ministers for Edinburgh: 674
• A conference between the King and John Davidson: 680
• Davidsons opposition to the proceedings of the Assembly: 697
• Davidson prosecuted before the Presbytery of Haddington: 709
• His elders acknowledge him as their lawful Pastor: 715
• Meeting of the Provincial Synod of Fife: 737

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the Kirk of Scotland, Volume 5; The History of the Kirk of Scotland, David Calderwood; The Wodrow society ... Publication[s] of the works of the fathers and early writers of the Reformed church of Scotland [v. 3-10]
• Author: David Calderwood
• Publisher: Wodrow Society, 1844
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 14, 2007