speak ingßodinas, that is excessiuely, to extoll the dignitie of the mater they haue in hand (which is not Rare in this Author) or simplie. Thus the Text it self is to be considered, that it that preceadeth, being conferred with it that followeth, the mynde and sentence of the Author, may be knowen perfytlie. Not that I will hereby damne yong men, who ether excluded by tyme, or els lacking bookes, muste giue credite to good authorities, but in this man who will seme to be an other Anacharses Inter Sordidos Scythas, it is intollerable, who is sequestrate frome the common societie of men, and trauell in the common wealth, hauing not els to do, but that he hath inioyned to him self, that is to ly by a pleasing bray, and cast in stones to trouble the faire and cleare rinning watter." Fol. 18, b. 19, a.

* The Greek word is inserted with a pen. See above, p. 811.

INDEX.

ABERDEEN, a celebrated grammar school in, i. 4, 5.
Greek early taught in, i. 342.

Adamson, Patrick, joins the reformed preachers, i. 322. Ap-
pointed successor to Buchanan as Principal of St. Leonard's
college, i. 345.

Aless, Alexander, embraces the reformed sentiments, and is ob-
liged to leave Scotland, i. 31. Made professor at Leipsic,
i. 356-7. Verses on, ii. 438.

Alexander, Robert, advocate, an early favourer of the reforma-
tion, i. 35. Writes the testament of the Earl of Errol in Scots
metre, i. 362.

Anabaptists, their extravagant principles, i. 208-10. Knox's
warning against, i. 210-13.
Andrews, St. Knox educated at, i. 3. Knox teaches philosophy
at, i. 12. Reformed opinions spread privately in University of,
i. 37. Knox retires from, i. 38. Knox's first sermon at, i.
60. Knox, during his imprisonment in the galleys, expresses his
confident hope of again preaching in, i. 69-70. Archbishop
Hamilton threatens to oppose Knox's preaching at, i. 267.
ii. 382-3. Knox preaches at, i. 267. Demolition of monas-
teries at, i. 269. General Assembly refuse a petition for Knox's
translation to, ii. 139. Knox retires from Edinburgh to, ii.
190. Meets with opposition at, ii. 192-5. His exhortation
to the students at, ii. 206-7. Knox leaves, ii. 212. Further
particulars of Knox during his residence at, ii. 343-4.
Knox's last will made at, ii. 398.

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Castle of, seized by the conspirators against Cardi-
nal Beaton, i. 44. Retained by them, i. 46. Knox takes re-
fuge in, i. 49. Sacrament of the Supper first dispensed in the
Protestant form in, i. 65-6. Besieged and taken, i. 66-7.
Prior of. See Stewart, Lord James.

Annan, Dean John, his dispute with Knox and Rough, i. 58.
Arbugkill, a friar, his unsuccessful attempt to defend the popish
ceremonies against Knox, i. 63-4.

Arbuthnot, Alexander, appointed by the General Assembly to
revise a suspicious book, ii. 351.

Argyle, Countess of, conversation between Knox and the Queen
respecting her, ii. 81. Her public repentance, ii. 314.
Argyle, old Earl of, Knox preaches in his house, i. 189. Takes
John Douglas under his protection, i. 231. Correspondence
between archbishop Hamilton and, i. 232-3.

Argyle, young Earl of, attends Knox's sermons at Calder-house,
i. 178. Joins the Congregation, i. 263-4. Knox employed in
removing a variance between him and his lady, iì. 47. Var-
iance between him and Murray, ii. 163. -

Arran, Earl of, is suspected by the clergy, i. 36. Made regent
of Scotland, i. 39. Favours. the Reformation, ib. Abjures
it, ib. Resigns the regency to the queen dowager, i. 169-70.
Is made Duke of Chastelherault, ib. See Chastelherault.
Arran, Earl of, son to the former, comes to Scotland, and persuades
his father to join the Congregation, i. 297. English ministers
wish him raised to the Scottish throne, and married to Elizabeth,
1.444-5. Knox employed in removing a feud between him
and Bothwell, ii. 47. His lunacy, ib.

Articles of religion, English, Knox employed in revising, i. 88.
Assembly, Classical. See Presbytery.

Assembly, General, what, ii. 8, 9. The first, ii. 18. Moderator
of, when introduced, ii. 19. Approve of Knox's conduct, ii. 108.
Employ Knox in drawing up public papers, ii. 139-40. Their
recommendation of Knox, ii. 148. Give a commission to him,
ii. 160. Order the murderer of the Regent Murray to be excom-
municated in all the churches of the kingdom, ii. 177-8. Their
protestation against hierarchical titles, ii. 199-200. Knox's
letter to, ii. 200-1. His last letter to, ii. 209. Their attention
to the widow and daughters of Knox, ii. 268-9. Order of pro-
cedure in, ii. 300-1.

Athole, Duke of, his reason for voting against the protestant Con-
fession, i. 333.

Augustine, influence of his writings on Knox, i. 13.
Aylmer, John, answers Knox's Blast, i. 222.

Character of his
work, i. 224-7. His address to the bishops, i. 386. His in-
vective against the King of France, i. 401-2. His sentiments
respecting the English constitution i. 419-21. His commenda-
tion of Knox, ii. 239.

B

Baillie, Alexander, his calumnies against Knox and other reform-
ers, ii. 323.

Bale, Bishop, dedicates a book to Knox, i. 239.

Balfour, James, his conversation with Knox in the French gal-
leys, i. 69-70. Accessory to the murder of Darnly, ii. 338.
Balcanquhal, Walter, defends Knox, ii. 242.

Balnaves, Henry, of Halhill, an early favourer of the reforma-
tion, i. 35. His learning and reputation i. 51. Takes refuge in
the castle of St. Andrews, ib. Urges Knox to become a preach-
er, i. 52. Composes a book on justification in the French prison
i. 72. Extracts from Knox's dedication to it, i. 73-5. Extracts
from his book i. 375-9.

Ballates, Gude and godlie, i. 364, Similar compositions in other
countries, i. 365-6.

Bancroft, Dr. the first episcopalian writer who wrote disrespect-
fully of Knox, ii. 241. Davidson's answer to, ib.

Bannatyne, Richard, Secretary to Knox, discovers a MS. of
Balnaves, i. 72. Knox's request to, at the beginning of his
last illness, ii. 219. His character of Knox, ii. 237-8. His
petition to the general assembly, ii. 354.

Barron, James, i. 198. ii. 384.

Bassinden, Thomas, general assembly order a book printed by
him to be called in, ii, 351.

Beatoun, Cardinal, appoints assassins to kill Knox, i. 38. De-
feats the proposed marriage between Queen Mary and Edward
VI. i. 39. His cruelties to the Reformers, i. 43. His assas-
sination, i. 43-4. Knox's opinion of this, i. 47-9.

Beatoun, James, archbishop of St Andrews, puts Patrick Ha-
milton to death, i. 29-30.

Beatoun, Archbishop of Glasgow, his character of Knox, i. 182.
Reconciliation between Archbishop Hamilton and, i. 250-1..
Berwick, Knox sent to preach at, i. 80. His success in, i. 81.
Knox visits, i. 288.

Beveridge, suffers martyrdom, i. 31. Account of, i. 354.
Beza, congratulates Knox on removing episcopacy, ii. 203-4.
Epistolary correspondence between Knox and, ii. 303.
Bible, in the English language, imported into Scotland, i. 32.
authorised by Parliament, i. 40 Circulation of, i. 40, 360.
Geneva, Knox one of the translators of, i. 216.

Blast, First, of the Trumpet, reasons of its publication, i. 218-21.
Knox's explanation to Queen Mary respecting, ii. 33-4. See
Aytmer, and Government, Female.

Bodlih, Mr. ii. 396.

Boece, principal of the university of Aberdeen, i. 3, 5.

Bonner, Bishop, puts John Rough to death, i. 67. Barbarity of,
i. 139. Lenity with which he was treated by Elizabeth, i. 240.
Bothwell, Earl of, Knox employed to remove a feud between him
and young Earl of Arran, ii. 47. Disagreeable issue of this af-
fair, ib. Murders the king, ii. 152. Marries the Queen, ii. 153-4.
Borthwick, Lord, his reasons for voting against the protestant
Confession, i. 333.

Borthwick, Sir John, his opinion of the Reformation of Henry
VIII. i. 45-6.

Bowes, Mrs Elizabeth, favourable to the marriage between Knox
and her daughter, i. 89. Letters from Knox to, i. 175, 183.—
ii. 369, 376, 379. Loses her husband, i. 189, 284. Accom-
panies Knox to Geneva, i. 189-90. Arrives in Scotland, i. 284.
Her death, ii. 208.

Bowes, Miss Marjory, Knox makes proposals of marriage to, i.
89. Aversion of her father to the connection, ib. Their
marriage delayed, ib. Solemnized, i. 115. Fruitless attempts
to reconcile her father, ib. Knox's sensibility on this occa-
sion, i. 115-18. Knox's letters to, intercepted, i. 119. Accom-
panies her husband to Geneva i, 189-90. Joins her husband in
Scotland, i. 283-4. Her death, ii. 19. Knox's letters to, ii.
374, 376.
Bowes, Sir Robert, painful interview of Knox with, i. 117.
Boyd, Lord, joins the Congregation, i. 264. Craves 'Knox's
pardon on his death-bed, ii. 225.

Brabner, John, verses on, ii. 443.
Braid. See Fairley, laird of.

Buchanan, George, studied under Major about same time with
Knox, i. 7. Similarity of their sentiments, ib. 8, 10. Knox's
commendation of him, i. 11. Embraces the reformed senti-
ments, and is obliged to leave the kingdom, i. 31. His re-
turn to Scotland, and reception, ii. 16-17. His tribute to the
Regent Murray's memory, ii. 177. Sat in the general assem-
bly as a doctor, ii. 282. Accounts of his release from impri-
sonment in Portugal, ii. 294-7. Calumnies of the popish writ-
ers against, ii. 325.

Burne, Nicol, his calumnies against Knox, ii. 322. Against the
foreign reformers, ii. 324.

C

Cairns, John, a Reader in Edinburgh, ii. 52, 147, 308-9.
Caithness, the bishop of, visits Knox on his deatb-bed, ii. 226.
Calvin, John, high reputation of, i. 135. Respect of English re-
formers for, i. 136. Knox forms an intimate friendship with,
ib. Knox goes to Frankfort by advice of, i. 144. Character of
the English liturgy by, i. 147. Is displeased with Knox's treat-
ment at Frankfort, i. 161. Advises Knox to comply with the
invitation from protestant nobles of Scotland, i. 199. Difficul-
ties which he had met with in establishing ecclesiastical disci-
pline, ii. 3. Knox's correspondence with, ii. 20, 301-2. Com-
parison between Knox and, ii. 260-1.

Campbell, of Kineancleugh, accompanies Knox to Ayrshire, i.
179. To Castle Campbell, i. 189. Attends Knox in his last ill-