Life of Patrick Hamilton, Abbot of Ferme, the First Scottish Martyr; with Discussions on the Ecclesiastical and Literary State of Scotland before the Reformation.

Edinburgh. Published by John Lothian. 1828. 1828. Hardcover. 16mo, 15cm, x,276p., appendix, printed paper over boards, front board detached, paper over spine cap mainly chipped off, title repeated in frame border on the upper cover, ads on the rear, good to very good (scds). - A convert to Lutheranism, Patrick Hamilton (1503-28) was charged with heresy and burned at the stake in Scotland. His martyrdom is noted as a major factor in extending the Reformation in Scotland. An appendix is a biography of James Beaton (1517-1603), archbishop of St. Andrew's, responsible for the burning of Hamilton and other heretics. Item #22156

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