Scotland

of poor parents, early in the six. century, was educated at St. Andrew's and in where he adopted Luther an principles, his return to Scotland he took up the profe ion law, and the regent Arran made him secretary state. In 1543 he was imprisoned for his Pro- He now openly joined the reformer, supposed to be privy to the murder of Cardinal and in 1547 took refuge in the castle of St. He was captured and sent to Rouen, in 1554 Mary of Guise recalled him, and he was of the commi ioners to revise Zhe Book of Ue died in 1579, and his book, The of Faith, was published posthumously.