Chapter XVIII: Continuation of the History of Protestantism

⭘ Intense zeal of the Reformed Clergy――Apprehension of Ker
――Execution of Graham――Policy of the King; the Catholic Earls
――Earl of Bothwell――Parliament

⭘ The Clergy and the Catholic Earls; Act of Abolition――Rebellion
of the Catholic Earls; Battle of Glenlivet; Advance of the Royal
Army; Flight of the Catholic Earls

⭘ A National Fast――General Assembly――Vice of all Ranks

⭘ Return of the Catholic Earls; alarm of the Clergy; vehement
Sermons――Black summoned before the Council; declined to recognise
its authority――A Fast proclaimed; the King’s proceedings; a
number of Citizens ordered to leave Edinburgh――A false Alarm;
great Tumult

⭘ New move of the King――The Magistrates imprisoned; tried and
convicted, and the Burgesses declared Rebels, and compelled to
pay an enormous Fine

⭘ Ideas of the Relation of Church and State――The King circulated a
series of Questions; Meetings of the General Assembly; the Court
party carried their Measures――The Catholic Earls reconciled to
the Church

⭘ The King engaged in Recasting the Polity of the Church――Churchmen
in Parliament; debate in the General Assembly――Conference at
Holyrood on the Clergy voting in Parliament

⭘ James and the Court of Session――General Assembly; a Modified
Episcopacy introduced

⭘ The Gowrie Conspiracy――Accession of James VI. to the Throne of
England

⭘ Ultimate Problem of the Reformation in Relation to the
development of Civilisation

CHAPTER XIX.

_The Social State of the People in the Sixteenth Century._

SECTION I.

_Prior to the Reformation._

⭘ Aim of the Chapter――The Crown and the Government――Court of
Session and the Privy Council――Staff of the Executive

⭘ State of the Borders and the Highlands――Modes of treating the
Inhabitants of those quarters of the Kingdom――Feuds in every part
of the country

⭘ State of Crime――Theft, Robbery, Murder, Rape――Defective Police
Organisation――Crime in the Burghs; Acts of Violence; Begging;
Harlots――Penance as a Punishment――Habits of Swearing

⭘ Deplorable Sanitary Condition――Early mode of Lighting the streets
of Edinburgh

⭘ State of the Tenants and Labourers of the Land――Efforts to
relieve the Poor

⭘ Religious feelings of the People――Altars of Churches――Processions,
Patron Saints, and Altars of the various Craftsmen

⭘ Indications of the novel Doctrines among the People prior to the
Reformation――Heresy in Aberdeen――Hanging and breaking of Images;
Ballads