BOOKS AND AUTHORITIES AS, FROM THEIR MORE FREQUENT OCCURRENCE, ARE
QUOTED IN AN ABRIDGED FORM.
_D. O._--Diurnal of Remarkable Occurrents in Scotland, 1513-1575.
(Maitland Club.) 4to. 1833
_Cal._--History of the Kirk of Scotland. By Mr David Calderwood.
(Wodrow Society.) 8 vols. 1842
_Pit._--Criminal Trials in Scotland, from 1488 to 1624, with
Historical Notes and Illustrations. By Robert
Pitcairn, Esq. 3 vols. 4to. Edin. 1833
_Knox._--History of the Reformation in Scotland. By John Knox. From
MS. Edited by David Laing. 2 vols. (Wodrow Society.)
Edin. 1846
_C. F._--Chronicle of Fortingall [a composition of the sixteenth
century, preserved in the charter-chest of the Marquis
of Breadalbane, and printed in the same volume with
the Black Book of Taymouth, Edinburgh, 4to. 1855]
_P. C. R._--Privy Council Record, MS. in General Register House,
Edinburgh.
_Mar._--Annales of Scotland from the year 1513 to the year 1591.
By George Marioreybanks, burges of Edinburghe. From MS.
8vo. 1814
_Bir._--Diary of Robert Birrel, burges of Edinburghe, from 1532
to 1605. Dalyell’s Fragments of Scottish History.
From MS. 4to. Edin. 1798
_E. C. R._--Edinburgh Council Record, MS. in Council Chamber,
Edinburgh.
_H. K. J._--Historie of King James the Sext. 4to. Edin. 1825
_C. C. R._--Canongate Council Record [extracts printed in Maitland
Club
Miscellany, vol. ii.]
_Ban._--Journal of the Transactions in Scotland, 1570, 1571, 1572,
1573. By Richard Bannatyne, Secretary to John Knox.
From MS. 8vo. Edin. 1806
_Ken._--Historical Account of the Name of Kennedy. From MS. With
Notes by Robert Pitcairn. 4to. 1830
_Ja. Mel._--Autobiography and Diary of Mr James Melville,
1556-1610. From MS. Edited by Robert Pitcairn.
(Wodrow Society.) 8vo. 1842
_Bal._--Annales of Scotland, 1057-1603. By Sir James Balfour.
From MS. 4 vols. 8vo. Edin. 1824
_Spot._--History of the Church of Scotland. By the Right Rev. John
Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews. 3 vols. 8vo. 1847
_Howes._--Chronicle of England. By Edmond Howes. Fol. 1615
_H. of G._--History of the House of Douglas. By Mr David Hume of
Godscroft. 2 vols. 1748
_Jo. R. B. Hist._--Historia Rerum Britannicarum, &c. Auctore
Roberto Johnstono. Fol. Amstel. 1655
_R. G. K. E._--Register of the General Kirk of Edinburgh,
1574-1575. Maitland Club Miscellany, vol. i.
_B. U. K._--Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland.
(Bannatyne Club.) 3 vols. 4to. Edin. 1839-40
_Chr. Aber._--Chronicle of Aberdeen, 1491-1595.
(Spalding Club Miscellany.)
_Hist. Acc. Fam. Innes._--Historical Account of the Origine
and Succession of the Family of Innes, &c. From orig.
MS. Edin. 1820
_M. of S.--Mem. Som._--The Memorie of the Somervilles, &c.
2 vols. 8vo. 1815
_Moy._--Memoirs of the Affairs of Scotland, 1577-1603. By David
Moysie. From MS. (Maitland Club.) 4to. 1830
_Moy. R._--Idem, Ruddiman’s edition. 12mo. 1755
_Ab. C. R._--Extracts from the Council Register of the Burgh of
Aberdeen, 1570-1625. (Spalding Club.) 1848
_Row._--Row’s History of the Kirk of Scotland. (Wodrow Society.) 1842
_Pa. And._--History of Scotland. By Patrick Anderson. MS.
Advocates’ Library.
_M. of G._--Memorabilia of the City of Glasgow, selected from
the Minute-books of the Burgh. Glasgow, printed for
private circulation. 1835
_C. K. Sc._--Chronicle of the Kings of Scotland. From MS.
(Maitland Club.) 1830
_Jo. Hist._--Johnston’s History of Scotland. MS. Advocates’ Library.
_Chron. Perth._--The Chronicle of Perth, &c., from 1210 to 1668.
(Maitland Club.) 4to. Edin. 1831
_G. H. S._--Genealogical History of the Earldom of Sutherland.
By Sir Robert Gordon, Bart. Fol. Edin. 1813
_Stag. State._--The Staggering State of Scots Statesmen from 1550
to 1650. By Sir John Scot of Scotstarvet. From MS.
12mo. Edin. 1754
_S. A._--Acts of Parliament made by King James I., and his Royal
Successors. 3 vols. 1682
Acts of the Parliament of Scotland. 11 vols. fol.
_P. K. S. R._--Perth Kirk-Session Records. Spottiswoode Club
Miscellany.
_A. K. S. R._--Aberdeen Kirk-Session Records. (Spalding Club.)
Aber. 1846
_A. P. R._--Aberdeen Presbytery Records. (Spalding Club.) Aber. 1846
_M. S. P._--State Papers, &c., of Thomas Earl of Melrose.
(Abbotsford Club.) 2 vols. 4to. Edin. 1837
_An. Scot._--Analecta Scotica: Collections illustrative of the
Civil, Ecclesiastical, and Literary History of
Scotland. Edited by James Maidment. 2 vols. Edin. 1834-38
_R. P. L._--Selections from the Registers of the Presbytery
of Lanark, 1623-1709. 4to. Edin. 1839
_Foun. Hist. Ob._--Historical Observes, &c. By Sir John Lauder
of Fountainhall. 4to. Edin. 1840
_Foun. Dec._--Fountainhall’s Decisions of the Court of Session.
2 vols. fol. Edin. 1759
_Fount._--Historical Notices of Scottish Affairs, from the MSS.
of Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall. 2 vols. 4to. Edin. 1848
_W. A._--Analecta, or Materials for a History of Remarkable
Providences, &c. By the Rev. Robert Wodrow. 4 vols.
(Maitland Club.) Edin. 1842
_Stev. Hist. C. of Scot._--History of the Church of Scotland.
By Andrew Stevenson, writer in Edinburgh.
2d ed. Edin. 1844
_B. A._--Book of Adjournal. MS. Advocates’ Library.
_Gillies._--Historical Collections relating to Remarkable Periods
of the Success of the Gospel, &c. By John Gillies.
2 vols. Glas. 1754
_Spal._--Memorials of the Troubles in Scotland and England,
A.D. 1624-A.D. 1645. By John Spalding. 2 vols. 4to.
(Spalding Club.) Aber. 1850
_Ab. Re._--A Little yet True Rehearsal of Several Passages of
Affairs that did occur from the year 1633 till this
present year 1655. Collected by a friend of
Dr Alexander’s at Aberdeen. Sir Lewis Stewart’s
Collections. MS. Advocates’ Library.
_Pa. Gordon._--A Short Abridgment of Britanes Distemper, from
the year of God 1639 to 1649. By Patrick Gordon of
Ruthven. (Spalding Club.) 1844
_Carlyle._--Oliver Cromwell’s Letters and Speeches, with
Elucidations by Thomas Carlyle. 2 vols. 1845
_Lam._--Diary of Mr John Lamont of Newton, 1649-1671. Edin. 1830
_C. P. H._--Collections by a Private Hand at Edinburgh, 1650-1661.
Stevenson, Edin. 1832
_Nic._--Diary of Public Transactions and other Occurrences,
chiefly in Scotland. By John Nicoll. 4to. Edin. 1836
_R. C. E._--Register of the Committee of Estates. MS. General
Register House, Edinburgh.
_Spreull._--Some Remarkable Passages of the Lord’s Providence
towards Mr John Spreull, Town-clerk of Glasgow,
1635-1664. Stevenson, Edin. 1832
_Law._--Memorials; or Memorable Things, &c., from 1638 to 1684.
By the Rev. Robert Law. From MS. Edin. 1818
_Bail._--Letters and Journals of Robert Baillie, A.M., Principal
of the University of Glasgow. From MS. 3 vols. Edin. 1841
_Kir._--Secret and True History of the Church of Scotland, from
the Restoration to the year 1678. By the Rev. James
Kirkton. 4to. Edin. 1817
_Pat. Walker._--Biographia Presbyteriana. [Lives of Alexander
Peden, &c., by Patrick Walker.] 2 vols. Edin. 1827
[Illustration: Edinburgh Castle, _restored_ as in 1573.]