L I F E T H E S C Q T T I S H MA R T Y R mm Hit ‘ TRKNB L ATI ON “O F TH E HELVETTAN’ coN FES$I ON AND A; ‘ - V. A L E R L L R E C H R S DGER S , D ' ' ‘ - G P Ma QglJ-ARJES TIE" maximumAm! £<TKKE3PQ NMNQ fil m-EEK {EV 1T L O N D O N P R I N T E D F O R T H E G R A MP I A N C L U B may é P R E F A E C . A N i nquiry i nt o the life of G eorge Wish a rt present ed f ew a n . e e n he m e the of e attr ctio s B li vi g that clai d gift proph cy , n e him d ' ' M r H ill Burto d scrib es as a visiona ry . Mr F rou e f charges him w ith preachi ng witho ut auth ority and w ith e a m n the e f e o e L orime r ill gally ssu i g pri stly o fic . Pr f ssor i e e a ea m n he en e the e all g s th t, in his rly i istry, d i d doctrin of em n e a the Aton e t. Mr Tytl r § has sought to prove th t he e e m e n n a a n the e C a a int nd d urd r, by co spiri g g i st lif of rdin l h e n. a n en e on t e e n of B ato H vi g v tur d lucidatio his history, e n e a e the a e a a n him I hav i v stig t d ch rg s brought g i st , with e and m . The e w b e o n car , I trust, i partiality r sult ill f u d in n e ma mm a m e e e . e w e e n th s pag s M a hil I y su ris y d ductio s, sa the ma m the n m e and y that rtyr has, fro i quiry, co forth H e not m e w e he ea e unstai ned . did clai proph tic po rs pr ch d with canonical sanction he did not act as a pri est or ord aine d cl ergyman he taught the doctri ne of the Atone ment through e m he not n e a a n e n out his whol inistry ; did co spir g i st B ato , h he e m e and if he kn ew of t e conspiracy cond n d it . I have accompani ed the memoir of G eorge Wishart with ’ d n 1 8 1 2mo ol . 2 1 of S co land E . v . B urton s H istory t , i , 73, , iii , p 5 ’ ‘ of En and L ond. 1 8 0 vol . iv. 1 . 1 Fronde s H istory gl , , 7 , p 7 7 ' o ca S e ch of the S co sh ef o ma on L ond. 1 860. I L o rimer s H ist ri l k t tti R r ti , , ’ - d Ed n. x 86 vol. 6 f S co an . , 5 Tytler s H istory o tl , i , 9, iii , pp 3 5 374 4 PRE FACE . e his translation of the first H elvetian Confession . I hav add ed a genealogical history of the Hous e of Wishart which r w includes a m e mo ir of Sir J ohn Wishart of Pitar o . F . F or useful mat erials I have bee n much i nd ebted to Mr J . N icholls the L o the R ev. e , of City ibrary, Brist l, Dr Struth rs , mi a E s of the n e e n n and R o e R . ist r of Pr sto pa s, b rt Stod rt, q , L a e m n e e ne the own yon Offi ce . I lso r cord y i d bt d ss to t e n o e and n ee and a e eo cl rks of M o tr s Du d , to Mr W lt r Macl d , n who as e na e e the of Edi burgh , , a prof ssio l s arch r of Public R e b e e . cords, cannot too highly prais d MP O D G E F O R E ST RA IAN L H I L L S . E . G , , D ecember 1 875 . ME MO I R G E O R G E W I S H A R T. D UR I N G the e the e the t e r ign of fifth Jam s , in ol rance of o me e e e The e w e e Sc ttish church n had r ach d its h ight . cl rgy r e and a a e e h in the cru l r p cious . Th y s eiz d t e chi ef offi ces e and the eo n n m n e e e e r e . F e Stat , p pl groa d u d r th ir is ul ig in a e r e e e e e e dis g ch rity, th y p actis d avaric . Th ir liv s w r e th m The m a e m e e e e . e e the solut in xtr on st ri s, for rly sanc tuaries re o n and e e e me the n e of ligi l tt rs, had b co u hallow d n e o resorts of u blushi ng proflig acy . Divin w rship w as a thing nme n n om a nd e m e e m n a e of u a i g p p pty c r o y . S c rdotal oppressi on crush e d the natio nal energi e s ; and w ith the e a o n the e f e e o n e a to b e e d grad ti of sacr d o fic r ligi b g n d spised . o e he e w as a e e e the e e a Each c nf ssor, as aros , dr gg d b for ccl si s na m e a e ea o recanta tical tribu l , and ight sc p d th nly by a n The ma tion alike public and d egra di g. rtyrdom at St A n e in 1 2 of a a m n ne ew o f the of dr ws , 5 7 , P trick H ilto , ph Earl A a a nd a e e n an the a e f en rr n , d sc d t of roy l hous , su fici tly e a in the m a n en n e o f em the R m an prov d th t, i t a c its supr acy, o e e w h Church was d e te rmi ned to strik ev ry h ere. B ut t e d eath am a e m r n ea o f e e n s m e of this i bl a tyr, i st d r pr ssi g, ti ulat d n and n e e n e a o n n the w n o f i quiry, i duc d furth r i v stig ti i to orki g a em m n ne the a e u en e the one syst , ai tai d by s l of ind lg c s on h e e ne on the n and e t e e . ha d , uph ld by x cutio r oth r ’ me a o f Pitarrow e and n Ja s Wish rt , Cl rk of J usticiary, Ki g s I m A a e in the e a me V. e the I h dvoc t r ign of J s , arri d , prior to 3t 6 M E MOI R O F G E ORG E m n A 1 1 2 e w e e L ear o t. pril 5 , as his s cond if , Elizab th This n w L earmont B alc omie a nd ge tle o man was a daughte r of of , e o f a me L earmo nt w e nam e as a e m n sist r th t Ja s , hos a st t s a w e sh all fi nd associ ate d w ith public events in the interest o f the R e n The am w e e e en e o m the o e fo rmatio . f ily r d sc d d fr ld r o e o f L earmont E rc ildou ne o r a on in the n H us of , E rlst , cou ty e w o f w m the R m e was the m con of B r ick , hich Tho as hy r ost m s picu ou s m e ber.