The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . eaders had submitted to theregent. The castle of Edinburgh surrendered in theend of May. The common soldiers of the garrisonwere dismissed ; but the governor, Kirkaldy of Grange,and his brother, were hanged at the cross of Edin-burgh. Maitland of Lethington, who had in his timehatched so many plots, and attempted to play somany parts, at last saved himself from the scaffoldby committing suicide. After this Marys party inScotland were completely subdued. l62 CONFLICT TO THE UNION OF THE CROWNS. Knox had been in feeble hea
The story of Scotland from the earliest times to the present century .. . eaders had submitted to theregent. The castle of Edinburgh surrendered in theend of May. The common soldiers of the garrisonwere dismissed ; but the governor, Kirkaldy of Grange,and his brother, were hanged at the cross of Edin-burgh. Maitland of Lethington, who had in his timehatched so many plots, and attempted to play somany parts, at last saved himself from the scaffoldby committing suicide. After this Marys party inScotland were completely subdued. l62 CONFLICT TO THE UNION OF THE CROWNS. Knox had been in feeble health for some time, buthis mind continued vigorous to the last. On Sunday,the 9th of November, 1572, he officiated at theinduction of James Lawson as his colleague andsuccessor in Edinburgh. His voice was weak, andthis was the last time that he appeared in the nth he was seized with a severe cough; but hecontinued cheerful, and was surrounded by his family,and visited by many friends. He died on the 24th ofNovember, in the sixty-seventh year of his age, and II. GRAVE OF JOHN KNOX. on the 26th his remains were interred in the church-yard of St. Giles. His character is manifested in hiswork. In co-operation with his contemporaries, hebrought blessings to the people of Scotland whichthey have never forgotten. Although he was strongin assertion and firm in his own convictions, he waseven stronger in denial and negation, as he sweptoff the accumulated mass of legends, traditions, andceremonies which had enslaved the mind, and MORTON RESIGNED. EME STUART. 163 obscured the glory, the purity, and the truth ofChristianity. The Reformed clergy devoted much of their energyto the improvement of the polity of the Church,and the planting and organisation of congregationsthroughout the kingdom. Under the able leader-ship of Andrew Melville they formed and adoptedthe presbyterian form of polity which obtained a verystrong hold of the national mind, although it waspersistently opposed
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