. Miscellany of the Scottish History Society . s, vol. pp. lxiv-lxix) has printed from Burnets correspondence with Arch-bishop Sheldon several documents illustrative of the situation. See also Mac-kenzie and Wodrow. Burnets was the first protest on the part of the Episcopalclergy against the abuse of the Royal supremacy. This abuse roused evenArchbishop Sharps opposition. He had in the first sermon preached to thisParliament, and upon the very next Sabbath after that [the Archbishop of]Glasgow was confined, stated three pretenders to supremacy,—the Pope, theKing, and the General As
. Miscellany of the Scottish History Society . s, vol. pp. lxiv-lxix) has printed from Burnets correspondence with Arch-bishop Sheldon several documents illustrative of the situation. See also Mac-kenzie and Wodrow. Burnets was the first protest on the part of the Episcopalclergy against the abuse of the Royal supremacy. This abuse roused evenArchbishop Sharps opposition. He had in the first sermon preached to thisParliament, and upon the very next Sabbath after that [the Archbishop of]Glasgow was confined, stated three pretenders to supremacy,—the Pope, theKing, and the General Assembly of the Presbyterians, and had, in a long dis-course, disproved all their several pretences. For which it was thought hehad been turned off if the Archbishop of Glasgow had not suffered so lately(Mackenzie, Memoirs, p. 159). The See of Glasgow was not immediately filled,but Leighton administered it as commendator. 2 Strictly speaking Dunblane was not vacant, but Leighton was only too XIV LAUDERDALE TO SHARP Whitehall,, 29 August 1671] WITH ARCHBISHOP SHARP 267 formally filled. As for the lies,1 when I was in Scotland youdesired it might vake ; and when I was desired St. Leonards 2might have the past vacancie, I wold doe nothing till I heardfrom you. Now Edr is voyd,3 and it is the most important Bishoprickin Scotland. By yor brother I desired that yr Gr. wold haveyor thoghts on it. Now I hope to heare from you. I can saynothing as to the man, but in generall I thinke it not fittat all that any presbitir should be at first dash preferd toEdr. It wold looke like ane injurie to the rest of the pleasd therfor to let me know what Bp you thinke fittestfor Edr and whom you wold have for that vacancie. Let mealso have a copie of a patent for Edr and that other, and youshall see it shall not lye long at my Doore. If there be aformall Chapter I think it should be by conge oVelire^ In thisalso let me have yor speedy direction. It hath pleased hisMajtie to declare
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