A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Volume 1Robert Chambers Blackie, 1853 - Scotland |
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... ADAMSON , HENRY , a poet of the seventeenth century , and probably a rela- tive of the subject of the following article , was the son of James Adamson , who was dean ... ADAMSON , PATRICK , Archbishop of St Andrews . This 20 HENRY ADAMSON .
... ADAMSON , HENRY , a poet of the seventeenth century , and probably a rela- tive of the subject of the following article , was the son of James Adamson , who was dean ... ADAMSON , PATRICK , Archbishop of St Andrews . This 20 HENRY ADAMSON .
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Robert Chambers. ADAMSON , PATRICK , Archbishop of St Andrews . This prelate , whose name occupies so remarkable a place in the history of the Scottish Reformation , was born of humble parents , in the town of Perth ... PATRICK ADAMSON . 21.
Robert Chambers. ADAMSON , PATRICK , Archbishop of St Andrews . This prelate , whose name occupies so remarkable a place in the history of the Scottish Reformation , was born of humble parents , in the town of Perth ... PATRICK ADAMSON . 21.
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... Adamson repaired with his pupil to Bourges , where both entered themselves as students of law , a science which the Scottish ministers of the day frequently added to that of theology . Even here , however , he was not ... PATRICK ADAMSON .
... Adamson repaired with his pupil to Bourges , where both entered themselves as students of law , a science which the Scottish ministers of the day frequently added to that of theology . Even here , however , he was not ... PATRICK ADAMSON .
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... Adamson on this occasion was long after remembered when he would have wished it to be forgot . The week after the induction , and when the greatest concourse of people was expected , he ascended the pulpit and ... PATRICK ADAMSON . 23.
... Adamson on this occasion was long after remembered when he would have wished it to be forgot . The week after the induction , and when the greatest concourse of people was expected , he ascended the pulpit and ... PATRICK ADAMSON . 23.
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... Adamson's entering into the archbishopric was such an act of contravention to the authority of the church , the Assembly , at one of its meetings in 1577 , resolved to institute proceedings against the offender . But ... PATRICK ADAMSON .
... Adamson's entering into the archbishopric was such an act of contravention to the authority of the church , the Assembly , at one of its meetings in 1577 , resolved to institute proceedings against the offender . But ... PATRICK ADAMSON .
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