Scotichronicon Volume 1; comprising Bishop Keith's Catalogue of Scottish Bishop, enlarged with Reeves' and Goodall's Treatises on the Culdees. By J. F. S. Gordon

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1867 Excerpt: ...be made of men." The several Synods met after the Parliament was up. The following Account of the Synod of Fife, which met at Dysart, 18th August, 1607, is given by Calderwood, about receiving Bishop Gladstanes as Moderator:--The Kings Commissioners to place Bishop Gladstanes Moderator wer, Lord Lindsay, Lord Hallyroodhouse, Lord Scoon, Lord Collector Mr. John Preston. The Lords and the Bishop had designed Mr. John Mitchelson, minister at Burntisland, to preach, but Mr. William Cranstoun, Minister at Kettle, Moderator to the last Synod, was ready, and when walking in the session house at his meditation, he found himself troubled with the closnes of the air; he went out of the session house to the pulpit, partly for more open air, and partly that his affections might be stirred up with singing the psalms, not knowing that any other was appointed by the Commissioners to preach. While he was sitting in the pulpit, a messenger was sent unto him with a letter: he received it and put it up in his pocket, not having laziour for other thoughts to read it. In a litle while another messenger is sent in the Lord Commissioners name to bid him come down. He answered him to that place, in the name of a greater Lord, whose message he had not yet discharged, and with that named a psalm to be sung, because he saw the people to be somwhat amazed. Then one of the bailays came and rounded in his ear that he was commanded by the Lords to desire him to come down. He answered, I command you in the name of the Lord to sit down in your own seat and hear what God will say to you by me. The bailay obeyed at last. When he was entering upon his prayer, the Conservator of the priviledges of the Merchants in the Low Countrys, being a Counsellor at that time, went to him, and rounded...