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It contains, like the same writer's description of the last appearance of Knox in the pulpit, one of the most living pieces of portraiture in our literature: 'When we cam to his chalmer, we fand him sitting in his chaire, teatching his young man that servit him in his chalmer a, b, ab; e, b, eb, etc. Efter salutation, Mr. Andro sayes, "I sie, sir, yie are nocht ydle."
Andro says, 'I see, sir, ye are not idle. 'Better this, quoth he, 'nor stealing sheep or sitting idle which is as ill. Thereafter he shew us the Epistle Dedicatorie to the King, the which when Mr. Andro had read he told him that it was obscure in some places, and wanted certain words to perfeyt the sentence. Sayes he, 'I may do na mair for thinking on another matter. 'What is that? sayes Mr.
He died in London in February 1714 and was buried at St. Anne's, Soho. ANDROS, or ANDRO, an island of the Greek archipelago, the most northerly of the Cyclades, 6 m. S.E. of Euboea, and about 2 m. N. of Tenos; it forms an eparchy in the modern kingdom of Greece. It is nearly 25 m. long, and its greatest breadth is 10 m.
Certes, I wadna believe her on oath, no if she swore on the blessed banes o' Saint Andro himsel'. To the castle, man, or I'll kilt my coats and be there afore you to shame ye!" "I go, mother," said Sholto, trying vainly to stem the torrent of denunciation which poured upon him; "I came only to see that all was well with you." "And what for should a' be weel wi' me?
Andro doucht nocht abyd it, bot brak af upon the King in sa zealus, powerfull, and unresistable a maner, that whowbeit the King used his authoritie in maist crabbit and colerik maner, yit Mr.
"God and Saint Mango, Saint Romane and Saint Andro, Shield us this day from God's grace, and the foul death that Englishmen die of." And all the others would say "Amen." Thus they considered the grace of God as an evil which they were to pray to be delivered from.
On the morning of the Assembly the Melvilles were summoned by the King. The interview went on smoothly till they entered on the business for which the Assembly was called, when 'Mr. Andro brak out with his wounted humor of fredome and zeall and ther they heeled on, till all the hous, and clos bathe, hard mikle of a large houre. Melville was much too stormy a courtier for the King's purposes.
With great regret, and bearing with him a letter of commendation from Beza, in which this distinguished friend used these words 'the graittest token of affection the Kirk of Genev could schaw to Scotland is that they had suffered thamselves to be spuiled of Mr. Andro Melville, wherby the Kirk of Scotland might be inritched' he left the city where, like Knox before him, he spent his happiest days.
The first to be asked their opinion by the King were the Scottish bishops and councillors, who answered promptly and unanimously that 'they had ever damnit that Assembly. Turning from them to the eight brethren, and addressing their chief the man above all others whom James sought to entrap: "Now, Siris," sayis the King, "quhat say ye, and first Mr. Andro Melvill?"
The interview took place at Jedburgh, where the King had gone to repress some Border tumult. 'We war bot bauchlie lukit upon, says James Melville, who was one of the delegates. 'Our Assembly of Fife was bitterly inveyit against, namlie my uncle Mr. Andro and Mr.
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