  Arran, Earl of, besieges St Andrews, 29. Balneaves, Henry, at St Andrews, 28. —— sent to Henry VIII., 30. —— a prisoner in France, 42. Beaton, murder of Cardinal, 20-25. Bothwell accused of murdering Darnley, 84. —— carries off Mary, 85. —— marries Mary, 89. —— retreats to Borthwick Castle, 89. —— at Carberry, 90. —— pursued by Kirkcaldy, 94. Caithness, Bishop of, writes to Wharton, 56. Carberry Hill, 90. Carmichael, one of Beaton’s murderers, 24. —— a prisoner in France, 42. Darnley, marriage of, 82. —— murdered, 84. Evers, Lord, Governor of Berwick, 53. Evers, Ralph, meets Kirkcaldy in single combat, 54. Grange, the, 9. Guise, Mary of, attempts to check the Reformation, 63. —— enters Perth, 67. —— death of, 79. Hamilton, James, a hostage at St Andrews, 27. Henry VIII. negotiates with James V., 11. —— at war with James V., 15. —— sends help to St Andrews, 30. James V., 11. —— and the Treasurer, 12. —— threatens the Prelates, 12. —— rejects alliance with England, 15. —— defeated at Solway Moss, 16. —— at Halyards, 16. ——, death of, 17. Jewels, the Queen’s claimed, 149. Kirkcaldy, James, 13. —— marries Helen Leslie, 18. —— his brother’s agent, 144. —— betrayed by his wife, 144. —— executed, 153. Kirkcaldy, John, a prisoner in England, 53. —— attacked by Durie, 118. Kirkcaldy, Sir George de, 10. Kirkcaldy, Sir James, 10. —— appointed Treasurer, 10. —— opposed to Beaton, 10. —— arrests Sir James Hamilton, 11. —— negotiates with Henry VIII., 11. —— accused of Heresy, 12. —— denounces the Prelates, 12. —— plot against him, 13. —— plots against Beaton, 21. Kirkcaldy, Sir James, at St Andrews, 28. —— a prisoner in France, 42. ——, death of, 53. Kirkcaldy, Sir William de, 10. Kirkcaldy, Sir William, birth of, 18. —— with James V., 16. —— at the King’s death, 18. —— educated in France, 20. —— at the murder of Beaton, 22. —— sent to Henry VIII., 30. —— returns to St Andrews, 32. —— a prisoner in France, 42. —— escapes from Mt. St. Michel, 45. —— returns to Scotland, 47. —— secret agent in France, 48. —— serves under Henry II., 48. —— offers his services to Mary Tudor, 51. —— returns to Scotland, 52. —— meets Evers in single combat, 54. —— negotiates with Wharton, 56. —— his interview with Knox, 67. —— writes to Sir H. Percy, 68. —— sets forth the Policy of the Congregation, 69. —— declares himself with the Protestants, 72. —— at the siege of Leith, 73. —— his house destroyed, 76. —— harasses the French in Fife, 77. —— reported to be wounded, 78. —— Knox’s praise of, 78. —— besieges Castle Semple, 80. —— nearly captures Huntly, 81. —— opposes the marriage with Darnley, 81. Kirkcaldy, Sir William, in the Round About Raid, 82. —— escapes to England, 83. —— returns to Scotland, 83. —— writes to Cecil concerning Darnley’s murder, 85. —— pursues Mary and Bothwell, 89. —— at Carberry, 90. —— protests against the treatment of Mary, 92. —— pursues Bothwell, 94. —— Governor of Edinburgh Castle, 97. —— at Langside, 99. —— disapproves of Murray’s policy, 100. —— challenges Morton, 103. —— rescues Maitland, 105. —— his intentions suspected, 108. —— justifies his conduct, 109. —— his attitude towards Lennox, 115. —— forcibly rescues a prisoner, 119. —— denounced by Knox, 120. —— prepares for a siege, 125. —— writes a ballad, 126. —— his challenge, 127. —— justifies his conduct, 128. —— his challenge taken up, 133. —— surrenders to Drury, 148. —— his appeal to Burghley, 150. —— appeal to Morton, 152. —— his execution, 153. —— his character, 153. Knox, John, at St Andrews, 28. —— a prisoner in France, 41. —— returns to England, 47. —— preaches in Perth, 65. —— urges an appeal to England, 67. —— denounces Kirkcaldy, 120. —— his death, 141. Langside, battle of, 99. Leith besieged by the Congregation, 73. —— siege of, raised, 74. Lennox appointed Regent, 115. —— his death, 135. Lesley, John, one of Beaton’s murderers, 24. Lesley, Norman, one of Beaton’s murderers, 21. —— a prisoner in France, 42. —— death of, 49. Leslie, Helen, 13. —— married to James Kirkcaldy, 18. —— betrays her husband. Lindsay, Sir David, at St Andrews, 28. Maitland of Lethington joins the Congregation, 73. —— impeached, 102. —— finds refuge in Edinburgh Castle, 105. —— during the siege, 144. —— appeals to Burghley, 151. —— his death, 152. Mar appointed Regent, 136. —— his death, 141. Mary Stuart returns to Scotland, 81. —— marries Darnley, 82. —— pursues the malcontents, 82. —— carried off by Bothwell, 85. —— marries Bothwell, 89. —— retreats to Borthwick Castle, 89. Mary Stuart at Carberry, 90. —— escapes from Lochleven, 97. —— takes the field against Murray, 98. —— at Langside, 99. Morton appointed Regent, 141. Murray appointed Regent, 97. —— takes the field against Mary, 98. —— at Langside, 99. —— death of, 106. Perth, religious riots in, 66. —— the Congregation departs from, 67. —— Mary of Guise enters, 67. Pittenweem, Prior of, 14. Rizzio murdered, 84. Round About Raid, 82. Semple, poetical appeal to Kirkcaldy, 116. —— his description of Kirkcaldy’s surrender, 149. Sinclair, Master of, Kirkcaldy’s comrade, 76. St Andrews, Castle of, besieged, 26-40. Stirling, the Raid of, 134. Strozzi at the siege of St Andrews, 37. Wharton negotiates with Kirkcaldy, 58. FAMOUS SCOTS SERIES The following Volumes are in preparation:— GEORGE BUCHANAN. By Robert Wallace, M.P. JEFFREY AND THE EDINBURGH REVIEWERS. By Sir Hugh Gilzean Reid. ADAM SMITH. By Hector C. Macpherson. MUNGO PARK. By T. Banks Maclachlan. ROBERT FERGUSSON. By A. B. Grosart. JAMES THOMSON. By William Bayne. DAVID HUME. By Professor Calderwood. THOMAS REID. By Professor Campbell Fraser. OPINIONS OF THE PRESS ON THE “FAMOUS SCOTS” SERIES. Of SIR WALTER SCOTT, by George Saintsbury, The Pall Mall Gazette says:— “Mr Saintsbury’s miniature is a gem of its kind.... Mr Saintsbury’s critique of the Waverley Novels will, I venture to think, despite all that has been written upon them, discover fresh beauties for their admirers.” Of THOMAS CARLYLE, by H. C. Macpherson, The Literary World says:— “One of the very best little books on Carlyle yet written, far out-weighing in value some more pretentious works with which we are familiar.” Of ALLAN RAMSAY, by Oliphant Smeaton, The Scotsman says:— “It is not a patchwork picture, but one in which the writer, taking genuine interest in his subject, and bestowing conscientious pains on his task, has his materials well in hand, and has used them to produce a portrait that is both lifelike and well balanced.” Of HUGH MILLER, by W. Keith Leask, The Expository Times says:— “It is a right good book and a right true biography.... There is a very fine sense of Hugh Miller’s greatness as a man and a Scotsman; there is also a fine choice of language in making it ours.” Of JOHN KNOX, by A. Taylor Innes, Mr Hay Fleming in the Bookman says:— “A masterly delineation of those stirring times in Scotland, and of that famous Scot who helped so much to shape them.” Of ROBERT BURNS, by Gabriel Setoun, The New Age says:— “It is the best thing on Burns we have yet had, almost as good as Carlyle’s Essay and the pamphlet published by Dr Nichol of Glasgow.” Of THE BALLADISTS, by John Geddie, The Spectator says:— “The author has certainly made a contribution of remarkable value to the literary history of Scotland. We do not know of a book in which the subject has been treated with deeper sympathy or out of a fuller knowledge.” Of RICHARD CAMERON, by Professor Herkless, The Dundee Courier says:— “In selecting Professor Herkless to prepare this addition to the ‘Famous Scots Series’ of books, the publishers have made an excellent choice. The vigorous, manly style adopted is exactly suited to the subject, and Richard Cameron is presented to the reader in a manner as interesting as it is impressive.... Professor Herkless has done remarkably well, and the portrait he has so cleverly delineated of one of Scotland’s most cherished heroes is one that will never fade.” Of SIR JAMES YOUNG SIMPSON, by Eve Blantyre Simpson, The Daily Chronicle says:— “It is indeed long since we have read such a charmingly-written biography as this little Life of the most typical and ‘Famous Scot’ that his countrymen have been proud of since the time of Sir Walter.... There is not a dull, irrelevant, or superfluous page in all Miss Simpson’s booklet, and she has performed the biographer’s chief duty—that of selection—with consummate skill and judgment.” Of THOMAS CHALMERS, by W. Garden Blaikie, The Spectator says:— “The most notable feature of Professor Blaikie’s book—and none could be more commendable—is its perfect balance and proportion. In other words, justice is done equally to the private and to the public life of Chalmers, if possible greater justice than has been done by Mrs. Oliphant.” Of JAMES BOSWELL, by W. Keith Leask, The Morning Leader says:— “Mr W. K. Leask has approached the biographer of Johnson in the only possible way by which a really interesting book could have been arrived at—by way of the open mind.... The defence of Boswell in the concluding chapter of his delightful study is one of the finest and most convincing passages that have recently appeared in the field of British biography.” Of TOBIAS SMOLLETT, by Oliphant Smeaton, The Weekly Scotsman says:— “The book is written in a crisp and lively style.... The picture of the great novelist is complete and lifelike. Not only does Mr Smeaton give a scholarly sketch and estimate of Smollett’s literary career, he constantly keeps the reader in conscious touch and sympathy with his personality, and produces a portrait of the man as a man which is not likely to be readily forgotten.” Of FLETCHER OF SALTOUN, by W. G. T. Omond, The Leeds Mercury says:— “Unmistakably the most interesting and complete story of the life of Fletcher of Saltoun that has yet appeared. Mr Omond has had many facilities placed at his disposal, and of these he has made excellent use.” Of THE BLACKWOOD GROUP, by Sir George Douglas, The Weekly Citizen says:— “It need not be said that to everyone interested in the literature of the first half of the century, and especially to every Scotsman so interested, ‘The Blackwood Group’ is a phrase abounding in promise. And really Sir George Douglas fulfils the promise he tacitly makes in his title. He is intimately acquainted not only with the books of the different members of the ‘group,’ but also with their environment, social and otherwise. Besides, he writes with sympathy as well as knowledge.” Of NORMAN MACLEOD, by John Wellwood, The Star says:— “A worthy addition to the ‘Famous Scots Series’ is that of Norman Macleod, the renowned minister of the Barony in Glasgow, and a man as typical of everything generous and broadminded in the State Church in Scotland as Thomas Guthrie was in the Free Churches. The biography is the work of John Wellwood, who has approached it with proper appreciation of the robustness of the subject.” |
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