The History of the Kirk of Scotland, Volume 5

David Calderwood

Wodrow Society, 1844 - Presbyterianism

Contents

• Her reproachful letter to him on the occasion: 7
• Alphabet of the Ciphers used in these letters: 12
• 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
• Commission to try holders of benefices: 64
• Letter from the King to Mr R Bruce: 70
• A letter to Bancroft intercepted: 77
• Letter from Chancellor Maitland to the same: 83
• Unsatisfactory offers made to Bruce by the King and Commis: 88
• Letter from the King to Mr Bruce: 91
• Pageants on the occasion: 97
• 1591: 116
• Ilis remonstrance with the Commissioners for their injurious treat: 118
• Bothwell accused of consulting with witches and warded: 127
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 133
• Conference of John Davidson with the King: 140
• His mothers indignation at the Kings refusal of justice: 146
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 156
• The Kings speech at this Parliament: 162
• Answer to the letter by Colonel Stewart: 168
• Attempt to assassinate Lord Hamilton: 169
• Premonition of a massacre by an anonymous letter: 175
• Precautions to be adopted against the Papists: 182
• The King reproaches the Ministers for their opposition to Arran: 188
• From the Earl of Angus: 194
• From James Christison to Thomas Anderson: 200
• 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
• A convention of the nobility: 249
• Ministers displeased with its dilatoriness in proceeding against: 255
• The King alienated from him: 261
• 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
• Refuses to acknowledge an offence and is warded: 300
• A Moravian apprehended: 306
• They are not relished: 316
• The Kings complaints of the Kirk: 328
• 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
• His lenity overruled by Andrew Melvill: 358
• Graham of Halyards summoned upon the charge of: 359
• A jewel sent from the Pope to the King: 366
• Queries to be made upon the subject: 373
• James Melvill mediates between the King and Black: 379
• The Kings licence to admit the Earl to a conference: 385
• The Octavians chosen: 393
• 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
• 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
• Letter of Bothwell to the Ministers of Edinburgh: 522
• Reasons for refusing to subscribe: 530
• The Kings protestations in the Great Kirk of Edinburgh: 536
• 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 competency of the Assembly to try him called: 585
• Other Answers to the Questions: 597
• The ExtRAORDINARY General Assembly at Perth: 606
• Petitions and Articles: 621
• The Courtiers endeavour to produce dissensions among the Mini: 623
• Acts: 642
• Mr R Wallace Minister at St Andrews suspended: 648
• 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
• Birth of Princess Elizabeth: 717
• Terms upon which he submits: 723
• Graham of Halyards submits: 726
• They refuse: 729
• Endeavours to deprive him of his pension: 735
• Meeting of the Provincial Synod of Fife: 737
• Copy of the letter and articles: 744
• Discussion whether Ministers having vote in Parliament should: 755
• Andrew Melvills protest against them before the King: 761
• The Ministers ordered to rescind their act: 767
• APPENDIX: 773

Bibliographic information

• Title: The History of the Kirk of Scotland, Volume 5; Volumes 3-10 of Publications (Wodrow Society); Volumes 3-10 of Publications of the works of the fathers and early writers of the Reformed Church of Scotland; The History of the Kirk of Scotland, David Calderwood
• Author: David Calderwood
• Publisher: Wodrow Society, 1844
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Aug 14, 2007