Ecclesiastical chronicle for Scotland . ht produce after the atro-cious deed had beendone, and claim theirreward. While the delibera-tions of the ProvincialCouncil were held inthe Blackfriars, theCardinal obtained in-formation that GeorgeWishart was at thattime at Ormiston inHaddingtonshire, theSeat of Sir AlexanderCockburn, who hadearly connected him-self with the preachers of the new doctrines, who was, likeWishart, paid by Henry VIII. to murder Beaton, and whose sonwas a pupil of Wishart. He had long desired to secure the manwhose preaching had been so effectual in spreading the Re-formed D
Ecclesiastical chronicle for Scotland . ht produce after the atro-cious deed had beendone, and claim theirreward. While the delibera-tions of the ProvincialCouncil were held inthe Blackfriars, theCardinal obtained in-formation that GeorgeWishart was at thattime at Ormiston inHaddingtonshire, theSeat of Sir AlexanderCockburn, who hadearly connected him-self with the preachers of the new doctrines, who was, likeWishart, paid by Henry VIII. to murder Beaton, and whose sonwas a pupil of Wishart. He had long desired to secure the manwhose preaching had been so effectual in spreading the Re-formed Doctrines. Wishart was seized at Ormiston House, atmidnight, by the Earl of Bothwell, who was Sheriff of the was delivered to the Cardinal at Elphinston Tower, four milesfrom Dalkeith, and two miles from the Village of Tranent. Theroom (very dismal) is still shown, under the great Hall, in whichWishart was temporarily incarcerated. The room is also shownin which the Cardinal slept. George Wishart was a son of James VOL. I. 2 L. Qlammis Charters. 1544. 266 AKCHBISHOPS OF THE SEE OF ST. ANDREWS. Wishart of Pitarrow in Kincardineshire, another son of whomwas Sir John Wishart, an Extraordinary Lord of Session, andfilled several important offices in the Reign of Queen Mary andJames VI. The Family were ancient and respectable, and oneof them, William Wishart, was Bishop of St. Andrews and Pri-mate of Scotland from 1272 till 1279. Tylney, one of Wishartspupils at Cambridge, describes him as of tall stature, bald-headed, of a melancholy countenance, black haired, long bearded,courteous, and lowly. In February, 1546, the Cardinal sum-moned the Prelates and other Ecclesiastical dignitaries to meetat St. Andrews for the trial of Wishart. The Archbishop ofGlasgow advised the Cardinal to apply to the Governor for thesanction of the Civil power. His authority as Legate a lateresuperseded that power, but he consented. However, the Regentlistened to the advice of David Hamilton o
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