ABBOT, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the
deathbed of Queen Anne, v. 381-his
account of the execution of Sprot, 417
et seq.-letter from Jaines VI. on the
divine-right question, 430-remon-
strates against the alienation of the
lands of Arbroath Abbey, 445.
Abbots, titular, retained by the early
Church, V. 74.
Aberbrothock or Arbroath Abbey, its do-
mains conveyed to the Hamiltons, v.
445.
Abercorn, Saxon monastery at, i. 282.
Abercorn Castle, captured by James II.,
ii. 429.
Aberdeen, bishopric of, founded by David
I., i. 442-early mention of, as a burgh,
ii. 89-taken by Bruce, 256-General
Assembly called by the High party at,
V. 433-General Assembly of 1616 at,
vi. 14-the stronghold of the Cavalier
party, 206-commission sent by the
Covenanters to, 233- declaration by
the clergy against the Covenant, 234-
occupied by Montrose, 238-and again,
247-occupied by the Cavaliers, 249
-and again by the Covenanters, 252
- proceedings of Monro against the
Royalists, 321 captured by Mon-
trose, 365-Gordon's picture of, vii.
105-resistance to the Episcopalian
deprivation in, 1690, 441-strength
of Episcopacy in, 461-Episcopalian
elergy in, after 1688, 464-manufacture
of woollen stockings at, viii. 35-James
VIII. proclaimed at, 263.
Aberdeen Breviary, the, i. 264, iii. 328,
vi. 4.
Aberdeen Doctors, their declaration
against the Covenant, vi. 234 - the
king's approval of it, 235, note.
Aberdeen University, date of its founda-
tion, iii. 404- modelled on that of
Paris, 404.
Abernethy, once the Pictish capital, ii.
52-the round tower at, 104-the ab-
bey of, lay appropriation of its endow-
ments, i. 399, note.
Abjuration, Act of, 1662, the, vii. 158.
Abjuration oath, the, vii. 250-modifica-
tion of it, 1716, viii. 386.
Aboyne, the Marquis of, murdered at
Frendraught, vi. 211 et seq.
Aboyne, Lord, heads the Gordons after
his father's seizure, vi. 242, 244-forces
assigned him from those under Hamil-
ton, 244-occupies Aberdeen, 249.
Absolute power, claim of James II. to,
vii. 267.
Absolution, views of Calvin regarding it,
iv. 333.
Achaius, King of the Scots, i. 293.
Achindavy fort, i. 34, note.
Achir na Kyle, burgh at, i. 92.
Acre, capture of, by Earl David of Hun-
tingdon, ii. 128, note.
"Act of Classes" of 1649, the, vi. 414.
"Action of reduction," what, vi. 80.
Ada, sister of William the Lion, claim of
her descendants to the crown, ii. 127.
Adam, the elder, his works, viii. 542.
Adamnan, see St Adamnan.
Adamson, Archbishop of St Andrews, on
the bishops, v. 81-a member of the
Parliament of 1582, 188-proceedings
of the Presbyterian party against him,
209-sermon before the king on occa-
sion of Queen Mary's death, 261-his
fall, 297-his recantation, 298.
Admiralty, arrangements of the Union
regarding, viii. 128.
Adrian IV., subjugation of the Irish
Church by, i. 242.
Advocates, secession of, in 1678, vii. 195
-Faculty of, Jacobite medal presented
to, and its effect, viii. 243.
Eneas Sylvius (Pius II.), anecdote of, ii.
336, note-account of coal in Scotland
from, iii. 446-his account of the coun-
try, 447.
Æsir, the, or Scandinavian gods, i. 228.
Affinity, the forbidden degree of, ii. 346
et seq., iii. 314 et seq.
African Company (Darien scheme), the,
Paterson's connection with it, viii. 19
-its formation, 21-Act passed by
the Scots Parliament, 22-powers con-
ferred on the Company, 23-tracts and
other works regarding it, ib., note-
English and Scots directors, 23-first
reception in England, 26-address of
Parliament against it, ib.-answer of
the king, 27-proceedings of the Com-
mons against the English directors, ib.
-withdrawal of the English share-
holders, 28-motives of the English
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