A Reioynder to Doctor Hil concerning the Descense of Christ into Hell.
By Alexander Hume Maister of Artes. 4o.
No place of printing, printer’s name, or date, but apparently
printed at London in 1592 or 1593. Dedicated to Robert Earl of
Essex. Although this is the first work that I can find attributed
to Alexander Hume, yet there is no doubt that there must have been
a former one of which we have no record, and the title and
contents of Dr. Hill’s book would lead us to this conclusion--“The
Defence of the Article. Christ descended into Hell. With arguments
obiected against the truth of the same doctrine of one Alexander
Humes. By Adam Hyll, D of Divinity. London 1592. 4o. This little
volume consists of two parts; 1st, the original sermon preached by
Hill 28th February, 1589; 2nd, the reply to Hume. At p. 33, the
end of the sermon, is this note, “This sermon ... was answered by
one Alexander Huns, Schoolemaester of Bath, whose answere wholy
foloweth, with a replye of the author” ... At p. 33, “The reply of
Adam Hill to the answere made by Alexander Humes to a sermon,”
etc.
A Diduction of the true and Catholik meaning of our Sauiour his words,
_this is my bodie_, in the institution of his laste Supper through
the ages of the Church from Christ to our owne dayis. Whereunto is
annexed a Reply to M. William Reynolds in defence of M. Robert Bruce
his arguments on this subject: displaying M. John Hammilton’s
ignorance and contradictions: with sundry absurdities following upon
the Romane interpretation of these words. Compiled by Alexander
Hume, Maister of the high Schoole of Edinburgh. Edinburgh, Printed
by Robert Waldegrave, Printer to the King’s Maiestie, 1602. Cum
Privilegio Regis. 8o.
Prima Elementa Grammaticæ in usum juventutis Scoticæ digesta. Edinburgi,
1612. 8o.
Grammatica Nova in usum juventutis Scoticæ ad methodum revocata.
Edinburgi, 1612. 8o.
Bellum Grammaticale, ad exemplar Mri. Alexandri Humii. Edinburgi,
excud. Gideon Lithgo, Anno Dom. 1658 8o. Several later editions.
This humorous Grammatical Tragi-Comedy was not written by Hume,
but only revised by him.
King James’s Progresses, collected and Published by John Adamson
afterwards Principal of the University of Edinburgh, entitled--
ΤΑ ΤΩΝ ΜΟΥΣΩΝ ΕΙΣΟΔΙΑ:
The Muses Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince James &c. At his
Majesties happie Returne to Scotland In Anno 1617. Edinburgh 1618,
folio.
At page 1: “His Majestie came from Bervik to Dunglas the xiij day
of Maye, where was delivered this [latin] speach following by A.
Hume.”--At page 16, there is also a couple of Latin verses signed
“Alexander Humius.”
MS. in the British Museum. The present work.