This is a short history of the life of Mary Queen of Scots, from birth to death. According to a list of other publications on the back, this was one of a series of books printed for juvenile readers, with many accompanying illustrations. The story is…
This biography tells the life and history of Alexander Peden, a renegade Presbyterian minister after the Restoration. The author focuses specifically on the many instances where Peden was reported to made a prediction or prophecy of upcoming events…
A brief biography of the famous Covenanter, Donald Cargill, including references to events in his life, his rebellion against Charles II, his ministries as an outlawed preacher, and his capture, conviction, and execution. Excerpts from his sermons…
Written in the first person, this chapbook briefly tells the story of Mansie Waunch’s life in Dalkeith. Brief vignettes offer amusing anecdotes from Mansie’s life, including his first festival, his first love, meeting and marrying his wife, attending…
Nicolas Pedrosa, a barber-surgeon, male-midwife, and secret Jew from Madrid, is pulled into the intrigues of war, politics, and the Spanish Inquisition when he has an altercation with his mule and some friars on the way to deliver the baby of the…
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