A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Scotsmen, Volume 1Robert Chambers Blackie, 1853 - Scotland |
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... learned profession , he was kept at the parish school till he was thought fit to come forward as a bursar , at the university of Aberdeen . He made this attempt , but failed , and was requested by the judges to go back and study for ...
... learned profession , he was kept at the parish school till he was thought fit to come forward as a bursar , at the university of Aberdeen . He made this attempt , but failed , and was requested by the judges to go back and study for ...
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... learned prelate , while preaching before Elizabeth , assured her Majesty , that the many people who were dying daily , in spite of all the aid of leechcraft , were thus brought to their end by spells and incantations . While this was ...
... learned prelate , while preaching before Elizabeth , assured her Majesty , that the many people who were dying daily , in spite of all the aid of leechcraft , were thus brought to their end by spells and incantations . While this was ...
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... learned and able ministers to supply the pulpits of those who were to be displaced . But , not content with this , he endeavoured to bring the kirk of Scotland into dis- credit with the foreign Reformed churches of France , Geneva , and ...
... learned and able ministers to supply the pulpits of those who were to be displaced . But , not content with this , he endeavoured to bring the kirk of Scotland into dis- credit with the foreign Reformed churches of France , Geneva , and ...
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... , That they were both learned men , but that the prelate's lectures were conned and prepared , while Melville had a great and ready store of all kinds of learning E within him ; and that his spirit and courage were PATRICK ADAMSON . 33.
... , That they were both learned men , but that the prelate's lectures were conned and prepared , while Melville had a great and ready store of all kinds of learning E within him ; and that his spirit and courage were PATRICK ADAMSON . 33.
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... learned monk of their order , was forthwith sent to Northumbria . But the savage manners of the people appalled him , their inability to compre- hend his instructions disgusted him , so that , despairing of their conversion , he ...
... learned monk of their order , was forthwith sent to Northumbria . But the savage manners of the people appalled him , their inability to compre- hend his instructions disgusted him , so that , despairing of their conversion , he ...
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Abercromby Aberdeen Adamson afterwards Alexander Anderson Andrew Melville appears appointed Archbishop Archbishop of Glasgow Arran Assembly attention Baillie Balfour Baliol Bannatyne Barclay Beaton became Bishop Bissat Blacklock Blair born Boswell Cardinal celebrated character Christian church Church of Scotland commenced court daughter death died distinguished divinity Dr Johnson duties Earl Edinburgh edition elegant eminent England English entitled Essay father favour Fettercairn France French friends genius George Bannatyne Glasgow honour James John John Baliol king labours learned letter literary London Lord manner memoir ment mind minister native never occasion parish Patrick Adamson period person poem poet possessed preached presbytery principal profession professor published received Regent religion remarkable returned Robert royal says Scotland Scots Scottish sermons soon St Andrews style taste tion took university of Edinburgh University of Glasgow volume whole writings Zachary Boyd