AN

ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY

OF

SCOTLAND,

FROM
THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF CHRISTIANITY

. IN THAT KINGDOM,

TO

THE PRESENT TIME.

W IT H

R E M A R S
ON THE MOST IMPORTANT OCCURRENCES,

IN A SERIES OF LETTERS TO A FRIEND.

THE REVEREND JOHN SKINNER,

A PRESBYTER OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH IN SCOTLAND,

AT LONGSIDE, ABERDEENSHIRE.

VOLUME II. .

LONDON:
PRINTED FOR T. EVANS, PATER-NOSTER ROW ;
AND Ro N. CheYNE, EDINBURGH.

MDCCLXXXVIII.

45.29506h

CONTENTS of VOL. II.

eins reneweandrews Acof the Protest

L E T Í ER XXXI.

Earl of Arran chosen Regent on the Death of James

V. - Proceedings in Parliament favourable to the

Reformation—The Popis Party alarmed persecutes

the Reformers Burning of Mr George Wisbart

Murder of Cardinal Beton, with Refleélions

New Preachers at St. Andrews -- Account

of John Knox And of John Rough; after-

wards put to Death in England.

93

L E T T E R XXXII.

Death of Henry VIII. of England Effect of it in

Scotland ---- Battle of Pinkey. A Peace conclud-

ed between the two Kingdoms, and Persecution of

the Reformers renewed-- Provincial Synods held by

the Archbishop of St. Andrews -- Account of the Coun-,

cil of Trent- And of the Affairs of the Protestants

in Germany.

32- 49

L E T T E R XXXIII.

The Reformation checked by the Death of Edward VI.

of England - State of Affairs in Scotland . La.

bours of John Knox and other Preachers Politics

of the Court favourable to the Reforming Interest
Refle&tions on that Subject.

4965

. L E T T E R XXXIV.

John Knox continues to support the Refor inersama-They

jubscribe a Bond of Union, and Sple themselves the

Congregation--Proceedings against them-- Burning of

... Walter