Church of Scotland Ministers 1560-1949

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The Succession of Ministers on the Church of Scotland from the Reformation was compiled by Hew Scott, D.D. . The work was revised and continued up to 1949 under the Superintendence of a Committee appointed by the General Assembly.

As quoted in the book, the design of the present work is to present a comprehensive account of the Succession of Ministers of the Church of Scotland since the period of the Reformation. An attempt is made to give some additional interest by furnishing incidental notices of their lives, writings and families, which may prove useful to the Biographer, the Genealogist, and the Historian.

The collection holds the following titles:

  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 1 Lothian and Tweeddale
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 2 Merse, Teviotdale, Dumfries & Galloway
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 3 Glasgow & Ayr
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 4 Argyll, Perth & Stirling
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 5 Fife, Angus & Mearns
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 6 Aberdeen & Moray
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 7 Ross, Sutherland, Caithness, Glenelg, Orkney, Shetland, Ireland, Overseas
  • Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae: The Succession Of Ministers In The Church Of Scotland From The Reformation, Volume 8

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