. Historical portraits ... Our maininformation about his career is always his own * History of theReformation of Religion within the Realm of Scotland, the firstpart of which was published in 1584 and the remainder, withBuchanans glosses, sixty years later. He was acting as tutor to some young gentlemen in 1544-5-6when he made the acquaintance of Wishart the reformer, burnedfor heresy in the latter year by Cardinal Beaton, who three monthslater was murdered in revenge for this execution. The murderersheld Beatons castle of St. Andrews against a siege and were therejoined by Knox, who was calle
. Historical portraits ... Our maininformation about his career is always his own * History of theReformation of Religion within the Realm of Scotland, the firstpart of which was published in 1584 and the remainder, withBuchanans glosses, sixty years later. He was acting as tutor to some young gentlemen in 1544-5-6when he made the acquaintance of Wishart the reformer, burnedfor heresy in the latter year by Cardinal Beaton, who three monthslater was murdered in revenge for this execution. The murderersheld Beatons castle of St. Andrews against a siege and were therejoined by Knox, who was called to preach to them. In 1547 thecastle capitulated to a French siege and to the Regent of Scotland,and Knox was sent to the French galleys, where he remained foreighteen months. His labours with the oar could not have beensevere, as he was able to write letters and theological pamphlets whileon board. On being released he came to England and held forth to acongregation of the reformed faith at Berwick. In 1551 he was made. JOHN KNOX From tlie portrait in the National Portrait GalleryPainter unknown Face /. 76 JOHN KNOX 77 a royal chaplain, took part in the revision of the Prayer Book (1552)and was offered the Bishopric of Rochester, which he scrupledand finally spumed. At the end of 1553 (after six months of QueenMary) he fled to France with his wife Marjory Bowes, whom he hadmarried in the previous July. Early in 1554 he made his way toGeneva and Zurich, where he met Calvin and BuUinger. Fromone of these retreats, or from France, he issued in July 1554 his Faithful Admonition to the Professors of Gods faith in England,directed against Mary Tudors Spanish marriage. At Frankfort inthe latter half of that year he received a call to preach to acongregation of English refugees, but got into dispute with acertain Dr. Cox and was obliged to return to Geneva. In 1555 hewas again at Dieppe in France, and thence made a nine monthspreaching-tour in Scotland, where, during his absence, th
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