Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed during persecutions against Protestant religious reformers for their religious denomination during the reigns of James V (1513–1542) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567). The excesses of this period were recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
| Order Of Death. | Name | Nationality/Residence | Description | Date of execution | Place of execution | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | John Resby | English | priest | 1407/1422 | Perth | [1][2] |
| 2. | Pavel Kravař (Paul Crawar) | Bohemian | Hussite physician | 23 July 1433 | St Andrews | [3][4] |
| 3. | Patrick Hamilton | Kincavil, West Lothian | priest - precentor of St Andrews Cathedral | 29 February 1528 | St Andrews | [5][6][7] |
| 4. | Henry Forrest | Linlithgow, West Lothian | monk - Benedictine | 1532 or 1533 | St Andrews | [8][9][10][11] |
| 5. | Norman Gourlay | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9][12][13] |
| 6. | David Stratton | Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire | brother of the Laird of Lauriston | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9][12][13] |
| 7. | Thomas Forret | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 28 February/1 March 1539[14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15][16][17][18] |
| 8. | Duncan Simpson | Stirling, Stirlingshire | priest | 28 February/1 March 1539[14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15][16] |
| 9. | John Keillor | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539[14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15][16] |
| 10. | John Beveridge | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539[14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15](Christian name not given)[16] |
| 11. | Robert Forster | Stirling, Stirlingshire | notary | 28 February/1 March 1539[14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15][16] |
| 12. | Jerome Russell | Taken at Dumfries | friar - Franciscan | 1539 | Glasgow | [14][19] |
| 13. | Alexander Kennedy | "who passed not 18 years of age, one of excellent genius in Scottish poesy" | 1539 | Glasgow | [19][20](Christian name not given)[21] | |
| 14. | William Anderson | Perth | maltman | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] |
| 15. | James Finlayson | Perth | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] | |
| 16. | James Hunter | Perth | flesher | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] |
| 17. | Robert Lamb | Perth | merchant | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] |
| 18. | James Raveleson | Perth | skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] |
| 19. | Helen Stark | Perth | wife of James Raveleson, skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15][22][23] |
| 20. | George Wishart | Taken at Ormiston in East Lothian | schoolmaster and itinerant preacher | 1 March 1546 | St Andrews | [24][25] |
| 21. | Adam Wallace | Fayle, Kyle, Ayrshire | "simple poor man" | 1550 | Edinburgh | [26][27][28] |
| 22. | Walter Milne | Lunan, Angus | priest of the parish of Lunan | April 1558 | St Andrews | [29][30] |
Martyrdom locations
See also[edit]
- Patrick Hamilton (martyr)
- George Wishart
- Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
- List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation
- Saint John Ogilvie
- John Black (martyr)
- George Douglas (martyr)
- William Gibson (martyr)
- John Ingram (martyr)
- Patrick Primrose
- Hugh Barclay of Ladyland, David Graham, Laird of Fintry, Spanish blanks plot
- Alexander Cameron (priest)
Sources[edit]
- Calderwood, David (1842). Thomson, Thomas (ed.). The history of the Kirk of Scotland. Vol. I. Edinburgh: Wodrow Society.
- Foxe, John (1583). Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Vol. 8.
- Knox, John (1846). Laing, David (ed.). The works of John Knox. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club.
- Knox, John (1868). Laing, David (ed.). The works of John Knox. Vol. 6. Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club.
- M'Crie, Thomas (1849). Sketches of Scottish Church History from the Reformation to the Revolution. Vol. 1. Edinburgh: John Johnstone.
References[edit]
- ^ Knox 1846, page 5.
- ^ Knox 1846, Appendix.
- ^ Bower, Walter, Scotichronicon, ed. D.E.R. Watt, (Aberdeen University Press, 1987), viii, pp. 276/7-281/2.
- ^ Knox 1846, page 6.
- ^ Foxe 1583, page 997.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney, eds. (1890). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 24. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 201.
- ^ Torrance, Iain. "Hamilton, Patrick". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/12116. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Knox 1846, page 52.
- ^ a b c Foxe 1583, page 1006.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 2.
- ^ Kirk, James. "Forrest, Henry (d. 1533?), protestant martyr". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9887. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b Knox 1846, page 58.
- ^ a b Knox 1868, page 666.
- ^ a b c d e f Knox 1846, page 63.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Foxe 1583, page 1290.
- ^ a b c d e Calderwood 1842, page 124.
- ^ Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1889). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 9.
- ^ Kirk, James. "Forret, Thomas (d. 1540?), protestant martyr". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/9899. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ a b Calderwood 1842, page 132.
- ^ Knox 1846, page 64.
- ^ M'Crie 1849, page 26.
- ^ a b c d e f Knox 1846, page 116.
- ^ a b c d e f Calderwood 1842, page 170ff.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1900). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 248–251, 253–254.
- ^ Dotterweich, Martin Holt. "Wishart, George". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29793. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Foxe 1583, page 1296.
- ^ Knox 1846, page 237.
- ^ Knox 1846, Appendix XII, page 543.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1894). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 40. London: Smith, Elder & Co. p. 9.
- ^ Greaves, Richard L. "Mylne, Walter". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/19704. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)