John Davidson of Prestonpans
CONTENTS

PREFACE 9
I THE PERIOD IN WHICH DAVIDSON LIVED AND WORKED 11
II EARLY LIFE AND LITERARY EFFORTS 30
III DAVIDSON AT LIBERTON (1579-1584) 54
IV ACTIVITIES FROM 1584 TO SETTLEMENT AT CANONGATE IN 1590 80
V ACTIVITIES FROM 1591 TO THE CALL TO PRESTONPANS IN 1595 107
VI MINISTRY AT PRESTONPANS (1596-1604) 132
VII THE REVIVAL OF 1596 147
VIII THE KING'S NEW SCHEME FOR ESTABLISHING PRELACY 167
IX LATER PUBLICATIONS
(A) POEM ON TWO WORTHY CHRISTIANS
(B) DAVIDSON'S CATECHISM

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210
X LAST DAYS 228
XI CHARACTER AND INFLUENCE 239




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