Scottish Liturgies of the Reign of James VE. The Booke OF Common Prayer AND Administration of the Sacraments WITH OTHER RITES AND CEREMONIES OF THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND AS IT WAS SETT DOWNE AT FIRST, BEFORE THE CHANGE THEREOF MADE BY YE ARCHB. OF CANTERBURIE, AND SENT BACK TO SCOTLAND (From a MS. in the British Museum) ALSO AN EARLIER DRAFT PREPARED BEFORE THE TROUBLES CAUSED BY THE ARTICLES OF PERTH, 1618 PREFACE. THE MS. of the principal Liturgy in this volume was discovered in the British Museum by the Rev. Alexander Irwin, and was described by him and partially printed in the British Magazine for 1845-6. The earlier draft, printed from the Wodrow MSS., has not been previously noticed, fo far as I am aware. Their place in the hiftory of the Church is stated in the Introduction, where the account of the liturgical movement thus begun, is continued till the publication of the Prayer Book of 1637, and letters shedding light upon the preparation of that Book are now printed for the first time. Thefe documents contribute fomething to the hiftory of an important period, and are fitted to correct some common misapprehenfions. There are points connected with that history which are still doubtful; but among the MSS. in the great Libraries, there are probably papers, the publication of which may yet remove remaining difficulties. I have had to make inquiries in various quarters, and to put friends to much trouble, and I have now to exprefs my great obligations to those from whom I have received affiftance. After examining the MS. in the Museum, I wrote to Mr. Irwin, who is now Precentor of Armagh Cathedral and Chaplain to the Archbishop, and from his moft kind and obliging reply, I give a sentence or two :-" I had to give up |