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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