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Spottiswood, John
Spottiswood, John (1565–1639). Archbishop. Spottiswood was born in 1565, and, though originally a strict presbyterian, his Erastianism led him to embrace James VI and I's policy of appointing bishops to oversee the Scottish church. He was appointed archbishop of Glasgow in 1603, and, after the General Assembly in 1610 effectively abolished presbytery by agreeing that ordination and discipline should be the prerogative of the bishops, he obtained episcopal consecration in England. In 1615 he was translated to St Andrews, which at that date included Edinburgh. Under Charles I, Spottiswood did his best to temper the king's zeal and the heavy-handedness of Archbishop Laud, and was present in St Giles in 1637 when riot ensued over attempts to impose a new liturgy. He left Scotland in 1638, and died in 1639.
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JOHN CANNON. "Spottiswood, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN CANNON. "Spottiswood, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SpottiswoodJohn.html JOHN CANNON. "Spottiswood, John." The Oxford Companion to British History. 2002. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O110-SpottiswoodJohn.html |
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Spottiswoode, John
Spottiswoode, John (1565–1639), Abp. of St Andrews and historian. Originally a strict Presbyterian, he became an adherent of the royal policy and the chief agent of James I in suppressing the political influence of the Kirk. He was consecrated Abp. of Glasgow in 1610; in 1615 he was translated to St Andrews. At the General Assembly of the Kirk in 1618 he made himself Moderator without election and imposed the Five Articles of Perth. In 1635 Charles I made him Chancellor; as such he gave reluctant support to the introduction of the BCP in Scotland. When the National Covenant was signed in 1638 he fled to Newcastle. His History of the Church of Scotland [to 1625] (1655) is well documented; it reflects the author's position.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Spottiswoode, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Spottiswoode, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SpottiswoodeJohn.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Spottiswoode, John." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-SpottiswoodeJohn.html |
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