Project Gutenberg 2009-03-07 Public domain in the USA. 111 Howie, John 1735 1793 Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. E-text prepared by Nigel Blower, Jordan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) "Biographia Scoticana" by John Howie is a historical account written in the late 18th century. The work provides a detailed compilation of the lives, characters, and notable actions of eminent Scottish figures known as the "Scots Worthies," covering a period of nearly two hundred years, from early martyrs like Patrick Hamilton to more contemporary figures like James Renwick. The book aims to celebrate the faith, suffering, and virtues of these individuals in their religious and political contexts during times of persecution. The opening of "Biographia Scoticana" sets up the author's intent to shed light on the contributions and sacrifices of significant Scots who remained steadfast in their religious beliefs amidst adversity. In the Preface, Howie expresses his motivations for compiling these accounts, highlighting the need for the current generation to learn from the exemplary lives of their forebears. He acknowledges the deficiencies in historical records but insists on the utility of these biographies for edification and inspiration. The Preface also details some of the worthies featured, like Patrick Hamilton, the first Scottish martyr of the Reformation, and provides insights into the nature of their suffering for faith, framing their stories as lessons for both personal conduct and collective memory in Scotland. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Church of Scotland -- Biography Scotland -- Biography BX CT Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - British Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 1914696 1914537 2024-10-12T08:28:57.562402 2023-09-12T11:19:05.579153 text/html text/html 1936934 2009-03-19T21:45:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 687967 2009-03-19T21:47:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 814218 2024-10-12T08:29:29.991261 application/epub+zip 835723 2024-10-12T08:29:07.278360 application/epub+zip 800360 2024-10-12T08:29:03.050414 application/epub+zip 1429543 2024-10-12T08:29:44.813158 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1295113 2024-10-12T08:29:24.056275 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1168025 2022-09-13T08:01:49.148799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1757062 1756956 2024-10-12T08:28:54.315489 2023-09-12T11:19:02.703083 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1756917 2009-03-19T21:46:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 654737 2009-03-19T21:47:45 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1756971 2009-03-19T21:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 654695 2009-03-19T21:47:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21968 2024-10-12T08:29:45.059165 application/rdf+xml 13767 2024-10-12T08:29:03.719383 image/jpeg 3099 2024-10-12T08:29:03.389378 image/jpeg 773580 2024-10-12T08:28:57.717435 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog