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and received Mr. Lindsay, upon the king's nomination and pre-
sentation, bishop of Edinburgh, and Mr. Sydserf was consecrated
bishop of Brechin in his room. Upon the Sabbath before this
the English liturgy was read in the chappell royall, and worship
was performed, and the whole service conducted according to
the English rites, all the bishops being present, and the two to
be received for bishops of Edinburgh and Brechin with them."
Lindsay now lived in " ane hous in the palice " of Holyrood.
He took a very active part in the consultations concerning the
introduction of the ill-starred prayer book of 1637, having previously
enjoined the observance of the feasts, &c, of the church on his
presbyters. Everyone knows the history of the attempt to read
service from the new book in the cathedral of Edinburgh, on 23rd
July, 1637. The bishop was then "in the great kirk to assist the
dean." In the afternoon of that day, notwithstanding the tumult,
the bishop preached. When returning home "ther arose a great
clamour in the streets," stones were thrown, some of which " hitt
the bishop in the coach, so that with great difficulty he got to
his lodgings." The " rascal multitude " had risen to protest, in
their ancient and accustomed manner, against order and decency
in the public worship of God. It appears that bishop Lindsay
did not immediately retire to or from the country, as others
did at this unfortunate juncture. He remained in Edinburgh
for about a year. The last writing under his hand which I have
seen referred to is dated there — at Holyrood, 9th October, 1638
— in which, amid all his troubles, ecclesiastical and personal, he
beseeches his " well-beloved brethren of the exercise of Edin-
burgh " to join with him in " doing that which shall be found
most expedient for the honnour of God, the peace of the church,
and the quietness of our own conscience at the gloriouse ap-
pearing of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus, who shall render unto
every one according to that which he hath done in the body,
whether it be good or evil, to whose grace your very loving
brother Da. Edinb. commends " them.
The next scene is the tumultuous one of the Glasgow as-
sembly, when, amid scenes of excitement and gross irreverence,
our bishop and the other fathers of the church were "deposed
and excommunicate " for upholding the principles of apostolic
order so dear to them and us. Having declined the jurisdiction
of the pretended, "assembly," Lindsay was considered by the
and received Mr. Lindsay, upon the king's nomination and pre-
sentation, bishop of Edinburgh, and Mr. Sydserf was consecrated
bishop of Brechin in his room. Upon the Sabbath before this
the English liturgy was read in the chappell royall, and worship
was performed, and the whole service conducted according to
the English rites, all the bishops being present, and the two to
be received for bishops of Edinburgh and Brechin with them."
Lindsay now lived in " ane hous in the palice " of Holyrood.
He took a very active part in the consultations concerning the
introduction of the ill-starred prayer book of 1637, having previously
enjoined the observance of the feasts, &c, of the church on his
presbyters. Everyone knows the history of the attempt to read
service from the new book in the cathedral of Edinburgh, on 23rd
July, 1637. The bishop was then "in the great kirk to assist the
dean." In the afternoon of that day, notwithstanding the tumult,
the bishop preached. When returning home "ther arose a great
clamour in the streets," stones were thrown, some of which " hitt
the bishop in the coach, so that with great difficulty he got to
his lodgings." The " rascal multitude " had risen to protest, in
their ancient and accustomed manner, against order and decency
in the public worship of God. It appears that bishop Lindsay
did not immediately retire to or from the country, as others
did at this unfortunate juncture. He remained in Edinburgh
for about a year. The last writing under his hand which I have
seen referred to is dated there — at Holyrood, 9th October, 1638
— in which, amid all his troubles, ecclesiastical and personal, he
beseeches his " well-beloved brethren of the exercise of Edin-
burgh " to join with him in " doing that which shall be found
most expedient for the honnour of God, the peace of the church,
and the quietness of our own conscience at the gloriouse ap-
pearing of our Saviour, the Lord Jesus, who shall render unto
every one according to that which he hath done in the body,
whether it be good or evil, to whose grace your very loving
brother Da. Edinb. commends " them.
The next scene is the tumultuous one of the Glasgow as-
sembly, when, amid scenes of excitement and gross irreverence,
our bishop and the other fathers of the church were "deposed
and excommunicate " for upholding the principles of apostolic
order so dear to them and us. Having declined the jurisdiction
of the pretended, "assembly," Lindsay was considered by the
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