The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . OTLAND. The sixteen conspirators, joined by one hundredand fifty others, succeeded for more than a year inholding the castle of St. Andrews against the April, 1547, John Knox joined the garrison, andin May he assumed the functions of a preacher. Acongregation was formed in the city, to whom heministered, and a number of the citizens embracedthe reformed doctrines. After the siege had lastedseveral months, the besiegers saw that they could nottake the place without investing it by sea as wellas by land, and, owi
The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . OTLAND. The sixteen conspirators, joined by one hundredand fifty others, succeeded for more than a year inholding the castle of St. Andrews against the April, 1547, John Knox joined the garrison, andin May he assumed the functions of a preacher. Acongregation was formed in the city, to whom heministered, and a number of the citizens embracedthe reformed doctrines. After the siege had lastedseveral months, the besiegers saw that they could nottake the place without investing it by sea as wellas by land, and, owing to the presence of the Englishships, this was impossible. In the end of June, I547>however, a number of French galleys appeared insight, and the attack was renewed from the seawardside. This soon brought the defenders to garrison surrendered to the French commander,and were conveyed to France. Some of the chiefmen were imprisoned ; the others, amongst whomwere John Knox and James Balfour and his twobrothers, were condemned to work as PORTRAIT ANT) AUTOGRAPH OF JOHN KNOX.{From the eiigraving in Bezas Icones) SOMERSET S INVASION. ^25 In 1549 Knox obtained his liberty, came to England,and preached in Berwick and Newcastle. He wasappointed one of King Edwards chaplains in March, 1554, he left England and passed toGeneva. Henry VIII. died in January, 1547, while thecastle of St. Andrews was still untaken, but hispolicy was continued. Lord Hertford, now Duke ofSomerset, carried on the invasion of Scotland. TheScots were reduced to great extremities. Theircrowning blow seemed to have come in a disastrousdefeat at Pinkie in the autumn of 1547. Nextyear, however, a French army of seven thousand menarrived to assist them ; the young queen was sent toFrance, and thus one object of the war was many severe struggles, the French and theScots drove the English out of the castles andrecovered the southern part of the kingdom. Peacewas
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