The history of the Church of Scotland, beginning the year of our Lord 203, and continued to the end of the reign of King James VI.

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Main Author: Spottiswood, John, 1565-1639.
Contributors: Duppa, Brian, 1588-1662, (Editor), Burnet, Gilbert, 1643-1715., Middleton, Thomas, active 17th century.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, Printed by J. Flesher for R. Royston, at the Angel in Ivie-lane, 1655.
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Table of Contents:
  • The first book containeth the planting and progress of Christian religion in this Kingdome, unto the subversion of the Picts, which fell out about the year of our Lord, 840
  • The second book containeth the succession of Bishops in the severall seas of this Kingdome, especially in the sea of S. Andrews, with other principall things that happened in their times
  • The thrid sheweth the History of the Reformation, of the Church, and how it was wrought
  • The fourth book sheweth the things that fell out after Queen Mary her coming from France into this Kingdome, unto her resignation of the Crown to King James her Sonne
  • The fifth declareth how matters passed in the State and Church, during the government of the four Regents, His Majesty being yet Minor
  • The sixth containeth the things that happened after his Majesties assuming of the government in his own person, unto his happy Succession to the Crown of England
  • The last and seventh book rehearseth the proceedings after his Majesties going into England unto his dying
  • A brief table, directing to the principall matter of this history
  • The kings of Scotland, from the first plantation of Christian religion there, mentioned in this history
  • Bishops that lived in Scotland or the adjacent Isles, before the distribution of the Kingdome into dioceses.