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1559.

Iohn Knox with other are ſummoned.

The Queene regent cauſed ſummonance to be giuen vnto Iohn Knox, Iohn Wullock, & Paule Meffane, to appeare at Striuelyng the x. day of May, and for lacke of appearance they were denounced rebelles, and put to the horne. Wherevpon the ſayde Iohn Knox beyng in Perth,Images and Friethcuſes pulde downe. perſwaded the maſter of Lyndſay, the lardes of Tulibardin, Dun Pettarrow, and di|uers other beyng there aſſembled with the bur|geſſes of ye townes of S. Iohns towne & Dũ|dee, to pull downe the images and altares in all Churches, and to ſuppreſſe the houſes of Frears and other religions places, who after a Sermon made by him to that effect, the ſame .x. day of May they began in S. Iohns towne, and caſt downe the Abbay of the Charterhouſe, and the blacke & Carmelite Frears, called the Tulle|lum & reformed all other Churches there about, breaking downe the images and altars in Fife, Angus, Mernis, and other parties there nexte adioyning. The Queene regent being aduer|tiſed thereof, ſent for the Duke of Chatellerault & diuers other of the nobilitie,The Queene regent came to Perth. as the Erles of A|tholl, Argile and others, who came with hir to Perth, otherwiſe called S. Iohn towne, ha|uing with them .ij. thouſand Frenchmen, who entred the towne vpon appointment, & ſo recey|uing it, gaue it in keeping to Capitaine Iames Stewarde, and capitaine Cullane, with their bandes of men of warre.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Compare 1587 edition: 1 In the meane time the Erle of Argile, & the prior of S. Andros left the Queene in Perth,S. Andros. & went to S. Andros, ioyning themſelfes with the other, & made reformation of the Churches, caſting downe Altars, images, houſes of frears, & Abbeys in that towne and in Cowper and o|ther places thereabout:Cowper. & aſſembling a great cõ|pany of coũtrey men, came to Cowper to make reſiſtance againſt the Frenchmen that were in Falkelande with the Queene. But when they ſhould haue met on Cowper More in battayle,Twoo armies were pacified. the Duke of Chatellerault, the Erle Marſhal, and others laboured betwixte them, ſo that the battayle was ſtayed, and the Queene with the Frenchmen returned vnto Edenburgh.

You are here: 1577 > Volume 2 > Body Text: Section 2 of 2: THE HISTORIE of Scotlande.
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Compare 1587 edition: 1 The Erle of Argile, the priour of S. Andros & theyr aſſiſters came to S. Iohns towne & be|ſieged it,S. Iohns town beſieged. till it was to thẽ ſurrendred. The Erle of Huntley was ſent to them from the Queene to treat with them of ſome accord, but he profi|ted not. At the ſame time a certayne number of perſons of the townes of Dundee and Perth, came to the Abbey of Scone,Scone abbay brente. and ſpoyling the Church, brẽt it with the moſt part of the houſe, the Erle of Argile, and the priour of S. Andros beyng with them in company. After this, they wẽt to Striueling,The friers in Steruelyng deſtroyed. where they cauſed ye houſes of the black Friers, & gray Friers to be throwen downe. From thẽce they paſſed to Edenburgh, where the Queene hearyng of theyr comming, departed with the Frenchmenne vnto Dunbar,The Queene departed frõ Edenburgh. the Duke of Chatelleraut, & the Erle of Hunt|ley bring with hyr in company.

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