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Covenanters
Covenanters , in Scottish history, groups of Presbyterians bound by oath to sustain each other in the defense of their religion. The first formal Covenant was signed in 1557, signaling the beginning of the Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland. It was renewed thereafter at times of crisis, mo... Read more
Covenanters
Covenanters , in Scottish history, groups of Presbyterians bound by oath to sustain each other in the defense of their religion. The first formal Covenant was signed in 1557, signaling the beginning of the Protestant effort to seize power in Scotland. It was renewed thereafter at times of crisis, mo... Read more
Robert Leighton
Robert Leighton 1611-84, Scottish prelate and classical scholar. After several years in France, where he seems to have developed an admiration for the Jansenists, he became (1641) a Presbyterian minister in Midlothian and signed the Covenant in 1643 (see Covenanters ). A noted preacher, he was mad... Read more
James Sharp
James Sharp 1613-79, Scottish prelate. As a Presbyterian minister, Sharp became (1650) a leader of the moderate wing of the Scottish church called the Resolutioners. He was captured (1651) by Oliver Cromwell's forces and imprisoned until 1652. Sent (1657) to London to represent the interests of the... Read more
Donald Cargill
Donald Cargill 1619?-1681, Scottish Covenanter . He was a minister in Glasgow from c.1655 until 1662, when he was expelled for denouncing the Restoration and resisting the establishment of the episcopacy in Scotland. After escaping wounded from the battle of Bothwell Bridge (1679), he joined Richa... Read more
Stranraer
Stranraer , town (1991 pop. 10,766), Dumfries and Galloway, SW Scotland, at the head of Loch Ryan. A fishing port, it has a prosperous trade with Northern Ireland. Food processing is an industry. Viscount Dundee occupied the 15th-century castle while suppressing Covenanters in Galloway in 1682. Nort... Read more
Richard Cameron
Richard Cameron kăm´eren , 1648-1680, Scottish leader of the Cameronians, an extreme group of Covenanters . In 1672, under the influence of the open-air preacher John Welch, he became a Covenanter preacher and was known for his eloquence. Strongly opposing the measures aimed at reestabl... Read more
John Graham of Claverhouse Dundee, 1st Viscount
John Graham of Claverhouse Dundee, 1st Viscount , 1649?-1689, Scottish soldier, known as Bonnie Dundee. After service abroad under William of Orange (later William III of England), he returned (1678) to Scotland to help in the suppression of the Covenanters , a task to which he devoted himself for ... Read more
Alexander Leslie Leven, 1st earl of
Alexander Leslie Leven, 1st earl of , 1580?-1661, Scottish general. He served in the Swedish army some 30 years, being knighted by Gustavus II and fighting in the Thirty Years War. Returning to Scotland in 1638, he led the army of the Covenanters in the Bishops' Wars . Charles I made him earl in ... Read more
Dundee
Dundee city (1991 pop. 172,294) and council area, E central Scotland, on the Firth of Tay. It is a port and manufacturing city. Dundee is historically known for its manufacture and processing of jute. Its marmalade is also famous. Textiles, including canvas, linen, rope, and carpet, remain economic... Read more

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Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st marquis of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...and succeeded to the earldom in 1638. His subsequent conduct was erratic, even granted the confused situation. A violent covenanter in 1639–40, he made terms with Charles I in 1641 and was advanced to the marquisate. He then rejoined the covenanting...
Donald Cargill
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Donald Cargill 1619?-1681, Scottish Covenanter . He was a minister in Glasgow from c.1655 until 1662, when he was expelled for denouncing the Restoration and resisting the...
Archibald Campbell Argyll, 8th earl of and 1st marquess of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Argyll represented the Covenanters in negotiating (1643) the alliance with the English parliamentarians. He commanded the Covenanter army against the earl of Montrose and was repeatedly defeated (1644-45). In 1646, Argyll negotiated with both the defeated...
Old Mortality
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature ...is arrested by the dragoons of John Grahame of Claverhouse for having harboured an old friend of his father, the fanatical Covenanter, John Balfour of Burley. Morton narrowly escapes execution, and spurred by this injustice, joins the insurgent Covenanters...
Richard Cameron
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Cameronians, an extreme group of Covenanters . In 1672, under the influence of the open-air preacher John Welch, he became a Covenanter preacher and was known for his eloquence. Strongly opposing the measures aimed at reestablishing the Episcopal Church in...
prophecies
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...Colum Cille and in the other to the 13th‐century Scottish poet Thomas the Rhymer and the 17th‐century Covenanter Alexander Peden, circulated among both Catholics and Presbyterians, with the encouragement of the United Irishmen . The...
Covenanters
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...Presbyterianism in England and Ireland. The Scots changed sides when this promise was broken, but were defeated by Oliver Cromwell . Covenanter revolts against Charles II were suppressed, but Presbyterianism was restored in Scotland in 1688.
Gerould, Katharine Fullerton
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...Among the novels are A Change of Air (1917); Lost Valley (1922), set in New England; Conquistador (1923), the story of a Scottish covenanter in Mexico during the time of Pancho Villa; and The Light That Never Was (1931).

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Covenanter
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Covenanter Originally a Scot who opposed the ecclesiastical innovations of Charles I of England. Drawn from all parts of Scotland and all...
Montrose, James Graham, 1st Marquess of
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...War and, commanding a small army of Irish and Scottish irregulars, inflicted a dramatic series of defeats on the stronger Covenanter forces in the north (1644–45) before being defeated at Philiphaugh. After several years in exile, he returned...
Argyll, Archibald Campbell, 1st marquis of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...enormous estates at the age of 12, and succeeded to the earldom in 1638. His subsequent conduct was erratic. A violent covenanter in 1639–40, he made terms with Charles I in 1641 and was advanced to the marquisate. He then rejoined the covenanting...

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Congregation is gone, but time hasn't changed at Covenanter Church in Vernon
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 10/13/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...county Highway ES, stands the pristine Covenanter Church. Established 150 years ago by...grandfather, Peter McKenzie, was a covenanter. But not a particularly good one...couldn't vote in public elections. Covenanter John Baird was suspended from membership...
Covenanter Church sets annual service
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 10/18/2002; 329 words ; The 41th annual meeting and worship service at the historic Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church is planned for 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The Rev. John L. Ferguson, pastor emeritus of Unionville Presbyterian...
Scotland's Covenanter martyrs who shaped faith of firebrand Ian Paisley
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/29/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...faith. Margaret McLachlan, 63, and Margaret Wilson, 18, stood firm, bound to stakes. The widow and the teenager were Covenanter sympathisers, a cause Northern Ireland's First Minister last night revealed had shaped his ideology. Speaking at the opening...
Man not a covenanter, say museum experts
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 9/27/2000; 401 words ; CLAIMS that the Cambusnethan bog man was a 17th century Covenanter have been refuted by scientific tests . While the area where he was found is known to be the scene of many skirmishes between the...
GRIM END FOR A COVENANTER MADE OF STEEL STORY 7: DAVID STEEL
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 1/16/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...certain similarities with his namesake, such as a determination to see justice and democracy. The Steel who was murdered was a Covenanter and as such "stood for the rule of the people against the domination of an arbitrary prince. It was democracy against tyranny...
Foundation plans to restore Presbyterian church built in 1754
Newspaper article from: Lancaster New Era Lancaster, PA; 9/4/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the subject of this column. Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church stands north of...Dating to 1754, it is the oldest Covenanter church in North America, established...John Cuthbertson, America's first Covenanter minister. The United Presbyterians...
The stuff of Fife; Postcard home
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 5/6/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...drouthy. I enquired at the bar of The Covenanter Hotel in nearby Falkland if I could...session in full swing somewhere. The Covenanter Hotel is making a name for itself on...happy indeed Further information The Covenanter Hotel Falkland, Howe of Fife 01337...
Physicians' covenants not to compete are enforceable.(Hospital Law Case of the Month)
Newspaper article from: Hospital Law's Regan Report; 1/1/2006; 700+ words ; ...not so broad as to be oppressive to the covenanter or the public. If ordering the covenanter to honor his contractual obligation would...the covenant. However, if ordering the covenanter to honor his agreement will merely inconvenience...
Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind., On the Menu Column.
Newspaper article from: Herald-Times (Bloomington, Indiana) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News); 9/12/2002; 700+ words ; ...owners of the Limestone Grille, 2920 E. Covenanter Drive., want patrons to know there...north from Moores Pike, and take it to Covenanter Drive, coming around to the Limestone...interior road network and work your way to Covenanter via Auto Mall Road. Wednesday is...
Presbyterians present Kirkin' o' th' Tartans
Newspaper article from: Intelligencer Journal Lancaster, PA; 10/18/2003; 595 words ; ...worship service of historic Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church will be held at...held as part of the service. The name Covenanter springs from a group of Scot Presbyterians...participate in the ceremony. Octorara Covenanter Presbyterian Church was built in 1754...