hundred marks in money, two chalders of wheat, six chalders of bear, [barley] and four chalders of oats. This favour is said to be granted on account of Mr Knox's long and fruitful travels in the kirk, and for the education and support of his wife and children. One of these daughters was married to Mr John Welsh, minister at Air; and another to Mr James Fleming, also a minister, and grandfather by another wife to the excellent Mr Robert Fleming. An account of his WRITINGS.

"1. A faithful Admonition to the true Professors of the Gospel of Christ within the kingdom of England, 1554. It was reprinted at the end of his history in 1644 and 1732. 2. A Letter to Mary, Q. Regent of Scotland, 1556. printed with additions in 1558; and again at the end of his history. 3. The Appellation of John Knox, from the cruel and unjust Sentence pronounced against him by the false Bishops and Clergy of Scotland; with a Supplication and Exhortation to the Nobility, Estates, and Commonality of the same Realm, 1558; and again at the end of his history, where is subjoined, An Admonition to England and Scotland, to call them to Repentance, by Anthony Gilbie; as also Mr Knox's Advertisement, concerning the Second Blast of the Trumpet. 4. The First Blast of the Trumpet against the monstrous Regiment of Women, 1558, 8vo. reprinted with his history in 1732, fol. 5. A brief Exhortation to England for the speedy embracing of Christ's Gospel, heretofore by the Tyranny of Mary suppressed and banished, 1559; and again, with his history in 1644 and 1732. 6. An Answer to a great Number of blasphemous Cavillations written by an Anabaptist, and Adversary of GOD's eternal Predestination, by John Knox, Minister of GOD's Word in Scotland, Geneva, 1560. 7. The Confession of Faith, ratified by the Parliament of Scotland, 1560; as also the First Book of Discipline, the Form and Order for admitting Superintendants and Ministers, and of Excommunication and Fasting, all approved in the G. Assembly, were composed chiefly by our Author. 8. A Reply to the Abbot of Crosrag-well's [or Crossregal] Faith, or Catechism; as also an Account of his Conference with that Abbot in 1562. A Sermon before the King [Henry Darnley] on Isaiah xxvi. 13-17. in 1566. 9. An Answer to a Letter written by James Tyria, a Jesuit, Edinburgh, 1563. Mr Knox's Answer was published in 1571. These were published in our Author's life-time."

After

After Mr Knox's death came out his famous History of the Reformation of Religion within the Realm of Scotland, &c. probably first printed in London, 1586, 8vo; again at London in 1644, fol. and the same year at Edinburgh, in 4to, and a fourth time at Edinburgh, 1732, fol. This edition is printed from a MS. in the library of the college at Glasgow, an account of which, and of three others is given by the editor, in our Author's life prefixed to it. Besides his printed works, there were also, in 1732, some MSS. of his in the hands of Mr Robert Woodrow, minister of Eastwood, and others are preserved in Mr David Calderwood's large history of the church of Scotland. Those in the hands of Mr Woodrow are;

I. A volume in folio, in an old hand fairly written, and seems to have been copied by John Gray, scribe to the G. Assembly, for the use of Margaret Stewart, Mr Knox's widow, both their names being written upon it. The contents of it are, A Preparation to Prayer, four sheets. 2. The sixth Psalm of David godly expounded, ten sheets, written in 1553, when our Author was leaving England 3. The Epistle sent to several Congregations in England, shawand the Plaigs, which sall schortlie cum upon that Realm, for refusing God's Worde, and imbrassing Idolatrie, John Knox. 4. To the Faithful in London, Newcastle, and Berwick.

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II. A volume in 4to, containing 518 pages. Upon the title-page is written, The Epistles of Mr John Knox, worthy to be read, &c. And in another hand are the following words: This book belonged some time to Margaret Stewart, widow to Mr Knox, afterwards married to the Knight of Fadounside, sister she was to James earl of ArThe contents are, 1. Mr Knox's Confession before the Bishop of Durham, April 4, 1550. 2. His Declaration in a sum concerning the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 3. A Declaration what true Prayer is, by John Knox. This is distinct from the treatise in the other volume, and consists of four sheets. 4. The Exposition upon the sixth Psalm, the same with that in the other volume. 5. John Knox to the Faithful in London, &c. ibid. 6. Knox's Admonition to the Professors in England. This is printed. 7. Certain Epistles and Letters of the Servant of GOD, John Knox, to and from divers Places to his Friends in Jesus Christ. These epistles are forty-six in number, written from the year 1553 to 1557.

HENRY BULLINGER.

THIS HIS excellent divine was born the eighteenth of July, 1504, at Bremgarten, a small town on the frontiers of the canton of Zurick, in Switzerland. His father was a man of considerable fortune; but brought up his children as if he had been in indigent circumstances. He sent this son, at twelve years of age, to a good school at Emmeric, in the duchy of Cleves, where he studied the classics under Mosellanus. His father only gave him a suit of clothes, when he sent him to this school, where he continued three years, and maintained himself by what he got in singing from door to door. He was put to such straits by his father, to make him one day more sensible of the prayers of the poor.

Bullinger had a mind to turn Carthusian when he went to Emmeric. Teissier says, he resolved to turn Carthusian, when he had made an end of his studies. He would have been of that order, but his clder brother dissuaded him from it.

At fifteen years of age he was sent to Cologne, where he applied himself more earnestly to classical learning, because he began to perceive the barbarous manner in which philosophy was then taught. In 1520, he even wrote five dialogues against the school-divines. The two first attacked those divines directly: The two following were an apology for Reuchlin against Pipericorne, a converted Jew: And the title of the fifth was Promorotes: But they were not printed.

Ballinger continued at Cologne till 1522, and the na ture of his studies there disposed him to forsake the Romish communion, as soon as occasion offered. He is said to have been converted by the writings of Melancthon. In 1523, he passed some months at his father's house, and was invited by the abbot of Cappel to teach in his convent. It was an abbey of the Cistercian order near Zurick; and that order was founded, in 1098, by Robert, abbot of Citeaux in France. Bullinger discharged his duty with great reputation, till 1527, at this convent, when he became the chief instrument of establishing the reformation

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