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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

was our ingaging in a most desperate and horrible Rebellion such as former Ages could hardly parallel Like Aesop's envious Dog we would neither be at rest our selves nor suffer our Neighbours and such who continued firm in their Allegeance to His Majesty to be at quiet and live in Peace Alas we metamorphosed our plough-shares into swords the Son rose up against the Father Brother against Brother Parishes were divided Shires went into Factions yea the whole Kingdom was divided against it self sheathing the Sword in its own bowels Which way soever we look'd we saw nothing but that which might consume our eyes and grieve our hearts If towards the Church 't was rent by Schism the Bishops and many of the Reverend Clergy were thrust out imprisoned plundered and banished the House of Prayer made in the most literal sense a Den of Thieves If towards the State we saw the Anointed of the Lord imprisoned arraigned and under colour of Justice most barbarously murthered by those who slew him like the Heir in the Gospel that they might seise on his Inheritance Alas when Church and State were come to this pass the case of the poor Land must needs be deplorable We saw the Loyal Subjects under the names of Malignants Traitours and Rebels imprisoned banished and miserably butchered their Estates and Lands forfeited and sold their Houses garrisoned plundered and burnt and their Posterity almost reduced to poverty and misery Alas how quickly did our after-games of Loyalty vanish through our own Divisions Was there any possibility of prospering so long as we continued Traitours to our selves When we had almost ruined our selves by our own intestine Divisions we became a Prey to a Tyrannical Crue of Usurpers and to compleat our Miseries our Estates our Friends yea our very Consciences groaned under the grievous burthen of that insupportable Yoak which our own Sins had prepared and other mens Sins had put on Nine years did we groan under the Tyranny of these Usurpers till it pleased Almighty God to remember us in mercy and to free us from the House of bondage blessing us after so many Calamities and Miseries with Peace by the miraculous Restauration of our most Sacred Sovereign to the Throne of His Ancestours whom God long preserve for the Good of this Church and Kingdom Now the face of Affairs began to change and His Majesty that He might settle the Kingdom summoned his First Parliament to meet at Edinburgh January the first 1661. giving a Commission under the Great Seal to John Earl of Middleton to represent His Person therein In the First Session the Solemn League and Covenant was condemned as an unlawfull and wicked Oath imposed on the Subjects by a prevailing Faction contrary to Authority the pretended Triennial Parliaments from 1640. to 1649. with the Assembly of Glasgow 1638 c. were annulled the unjust Transactions at Newcastle 1646. and 1647. condemned Duke Hamilton's Ingagement 1648. approved the pretended Forfeitures of the Marquesses of Huntly and Montross the Earl of Forth Barons of Glengarey Haddo Dunerub Delgaty Harthill and others who had suffered for their Loyalty and all Acts made in prejudice of Lawfull Authority were rescinded In the Second Session the Hierarchy was restored which had suffered an Eclipse for twenty four years Dr. James Sharp Professour of Divinity at Saint Andrews who had been Professour of Philosophy in Saint Leonard's Colledge was preferred Archbishop of Saint Andrews Primate and Metropolitan of Scotland who now governs the See The present Chapter of Saint Andrews the old one being dissolved with the Priory in the time of the Reformation had its beginning Anno 1606. by Act of Parliament and consists of the persons following The Prior of Portmollock Dean The Archdeacon of Saint Andrews The Vicar of Saint Andrews Couper Craill Dysert Kircaldy Pittenweem Lewchars Kinkell Dearsie Fordun Kennoway Merkinch Abercromby Forgund Fowlis Rossie Balmerino Longforgund The Vicar of Eglisgreig and others to the number of twenty four The Cathedral which was an ancient and magnificent Fabrick was demolished with the Priory since which time the Parish-Church serves for one The Diocese of Saint Andrews contains the whole Country of Fife part of Perthshire and part of Angus and Mernis The Coat of Arms belonging to the Archiepiscopal See of Saint Andrews is Saphir a Saltier being the Cross of Saint Andrew the Apostle Pearl Bishops of EDINBVRGH THE Bishoprick of Edinburgh was founded by King CHARLES the First of glorious Memory about the year 1633. and by him amply endowed The first Bishop thereof was William Forbes Doctour of Divinity one of the Preachers in Edinburgh before Principal of the Marischal Colledge of Aberdene a very worthy Person His Works shew him to have been a man of vast Learning and sound Judgment He sate but a little while and died at Edinburgh about the year 1634. Upon his death David Lindsay Bishop of Brichen was translated to Edinburgh The Fury of the rude Multitude fell heavy upon this Bishop even to the manifest danger and hazard of his Life upon the first reading of the Book of Common-Prayer in Edinburgh July 1637. He was thrust out with the rest of the Bishops by the Covenanters 1638. George Wishart Doctour of Divinity was upon the Restitution of the Hierarchy Anno 1662. promoted to the Bishoprick of Edinburgh This worthy man was 1638. Preacher at Leith and for his Loyalty had very hard measure from the Covenanters being thrice plundered of all that he had and thrice imprisoned in a filthy stinking Gaol But being delivered from thence he went beyond Sea with the Marquess of Montross 1646. He was a person of great integrity and well seen in History Having in his time seen many Changes and Alterations from better to worse and from worse to better he had his Nunc dimittis in peace at Edinburgh Anno 1670. Upon his death Alexander Young Archdeacon of Saint Andrews was preferred to the Bishoprick of Edinburgh who now governs the See The Cathedral-Church is that of Saint Giles of old a Collegiate Church a vast and magnificent Structure It is at present divided into four Partitions three whereof are allotted to God's publick Worship The Diocese of Edinburgh containeth the Shires of Edinburgh Linlithgow and Berwick the Constabulary of Haddington and Bailiary of Lawderdail Bishops of DVNKELD AFter the death of Bishop Robert Creighton James Patton was preferred Bishop of Dunkeld Anno 1572. How long he sate I know not After whose death the Bishoprick had one or two Titulars Lay-men but I cannot recover their Names About the year 1606. James Nicolson Parson of Meigle was preferred to the See To whom succeeded Alexander Lindsay Brother to the Baron of Evelick Rectour of Saint Madoe This Bishop being threatned with the Censures of the Assembly of Glasgow did abjure Episcopacy and submitted to Presbyterian Government 1639 and betook himself to the charge of a particular Parish Anno 1662. George Halyburton Preacher at Perth was preferred to the