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James Sharp (bishop), the Glossary

James Sharp, or Sharpe, (4 May 1618 – 3 May 1679) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, or kirk, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews from 1661 to 1679.^[1]

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Members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1667
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Members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663
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People assassinated in the 17th century
People from Banffshire
Scottish Restoration bishops

Act of Classes

The Act of Classes was passed by the Parliament of Scotland on 23 January 1649.

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Bishop Alexander Burnet (1615–1684) was a Scottish clergyman. James Sharp (bishop) and Alexander Burnet are Archbishops of St Andrews, Chancellors of the University of St Andrews, members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1667, members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1678, members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663, members of the Parliament of Scotland 1669–1674 and Scottish Restoration bishops.

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Andrew Honeyman

Andrew Honeyman or Honyman (1619–1676) was a Scottish priest: he was Bishop of Orkney from 1664 until 1676. James Sharp (bishop) and Andrew Honeyman are members of the Convention of the Estates of Scotland 1665, members of the Parliament of Scotland 1669–1674 and Scottish Restoration bishops.

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Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652)

The Anglo-Scottish war (1650–1652), also known as the Third Civil War, was the final conflict in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between shifting alliances of religious and political factions in England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Archbishop of St Andrews

The Bishop of St. James Sharp (bishop) and Archbishop of St Andrews are Archbishops of St Andrews.

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Banff Castle

Banff Castle is a ruined former royal castle near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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Bass Rock

The Bass Rock, or simply the Bass, (Creag nam Bathais or Am Bas) is an island in the outer part of the Firth of Forth in the east of Scotland.

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Battle of Bothwell Bridge

The Battle of Bothwell Bridge, or Bothwell Brig' took place on 22 June 1679.

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Battle of Drumclog

The Battle of Drumclog was fought on 1 June 1679, between a group of Covenanters and the forces of John Graham of Claverhouse, at Drumclog, in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Battle of Rullion Green

The Battle of Rullion Green took place on 28 November 1666, near the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland.

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Battle of Worcester

The Battle of Worcester took place on 3 September 1651 in and around the city of Worcester, England and was the last major battle of the 1642 to 1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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Bethune baronets

There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Bethune, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Breda

Breda is a city and municipality in the southern part of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant.

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Chancellor of the University of St Andrews

The Chancellor of the University of St Andrews is the titular head of the University of St Andrews. James Sharp (bishop) and Chancellor of the University of St Andrews are Chancellors of the University of St Andrews.

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685.

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Church of England

The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.

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Church of Scotland

The Church of Scotland (The Kirk o Scotland; Eaglais na h-Alba) is a Presbyterian denomination of Christianity that holds the status of the national church in Scotland.

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Conventicle

A conventicle originally meant "an assembly" and was frequently used by ancient writers to mean "a church." At a semantic level, conventicle is a Latinized synonym of the Greek word for church, and references Jesus' promise in Matthew 18:20, "Where two or three are met together in my name." Over time, the term became linked to meetings of religious associations, particularly private gatherings for worship.

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Covenanters

Covenanters were members of a 17th-century Scottish religious and political movement, who claimed to have a "Covenant", or agreement with God.

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Crail

Crail (Cathair Aile) is a former royal burgh, parish and community council area (Royal Burgh of Crail and District) in the East Neuk of Fife, Scotland.

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Cupar

Cupar (Cùbar) is a town, former royal burgh and parish in Fife, Scotland.

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David Hackston

David Hackston or Halkerstone (died 30 July 1680), was a militant Scottish Covenanter, remembered mainly for his part in the murder of Archbishop James Sharp of St. Andrews in 1679 and his involvement in the events of 1680 which led to his capture and execution.

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Doctrine

Doctrine (from doctrina, meaning "teaching, instruction") is a codification of beliefs or a body of teachings or instructions, taught principles or positions, as the essence of teachings in a given branch of knowledge or in a belief system.

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Earl of Seafield

Earl of Seafield is a title in the Peerage of Scotland.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Elder (Christianity)

In Christianity, an elder is a person who is valued for wisdom and holds a position of responsibility and authority in a Christian group.

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Engagers

The Engagers were a faction of the Scottish Covenanters, who made "The Engagement" with King Charles I in December 1647 while he was imprisoned in Carisbrooke Castle by the English Parliamentarians after his defeat in the First Civil War.

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Episcopal polity

An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops.

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Fife

Fife (Fìobha,; Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.

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First English Civil War

The First English Civil War took place in England and Wales from 1642 to 1646, and forms part of the 1639 to 1653 Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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General Assembly of the Church of Scotland

The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland is the sovereign and highest court of the Church of Scotland, and is thus the Church's governing body.

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George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle

George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle KG PC JP (6 December 1608 – 3 January 1670) was an English soldier, who fought on both sides during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.

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George Morley (bishop)

George Morley, (27 February 1598 - 29 October 1684) was a senior member of the Church of England from London, who served as Bishop of Worcester from 1660 to 1662, and of Winchester from 1662 to 1684.

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Gilbert Sheldon

Gilbert Sheldon (19 June 1598 – 9 November 1677) was an English religious leader who served as the Archbishop of Canterbury from 1663 until his death.

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Glorious Revolution in Scotland

The Glorious Revolution in Scotland refers to the Scottish element of the 1688 Glorious Revolution, in which James VII was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her husband William III as joint monarchs of Scotland and England.

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Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

Holy Trinity Church is a Church of Scotland parish church in St Andrews, Fife.

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James II of England

James VII and II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685.

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James Mitchell (Covenanter)

James Mitchell or James Mitchel, (d. 18 January 1678), was a religious covenanter who tried to assassinate Archbishop James Sharp.

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John Balfour of Kinloch

John Balfour of Kinloch was the principal actor in the assassination of Archbishop Sharp in 1679.

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John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun

John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun (1598 – March 1662) was a Scottish politician and Covenanter. James Sharp (bishop) and John Campbell, 1st Earl of Loudoun are Chancellors of the University of St Andrews.

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John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale

John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale, KG, PC (24 May 1616 – 24 August 1682) was a Scottish statesman and peer. James Sharp (bishop) and John Maitland, 1st Duke of Lauderdale are members of the Privy Council of Scotland.

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John Spottiswoode

John Spottiswoode (Spottiswood, Spotiswood, Spotiswoode or Spotswood) (1565 – 26 November 1639) was an Archbishop of St Andrews, Primate of All Scotland, Lord Chancellor, and historian of Scotland. James Sharp (bishop) and John Spottiswoode are Archbishops of St Andrews and Chancellors of the University of St Andrews.

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Lord Chancellor of Scotland

The Lord Chancellor of Scotland, formally the Lord High Chancellor, was a Great Officer of State in the Kingdom of Scotland. James Sharp (bishop) and Lord Chancellor of Scotland are members of the Privy Council of Scotland.

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National Covenant

The National Covenant was an agreement signed by many people of Scotland during 1638, opposing the proposed reforms of the Church of Scotland (also known as the Kirk) by King Charles I. The king's efforts to impose changes on the church in the 1630s caused widespread protests across Scotland, leading to the organisation of committees to coordinate opposition to the king.

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Presbyterian polity

Presbyterian (or presbyteral) polity is a method of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") typified by the rule of assemblies of presbyters, or elders.

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Privy Council of Scotland

The Privy Council of Scotland (— 1 May 1708) was a body that advised the Scottish monarch.

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Property manager

A property manager or estate manager is a person or firm charged with operating a real estate property for a fee.

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Reformation

The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.

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Reformed Christianity

Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.

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Rescissory Act 1661

The Rescissory Act 1661 or Act rescinding and annulling the pretended parliaments in the years 1640, 1641 etc. was added to the Scottish Parliamentary register on the 28 March 1661.

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Robert Leighton (bishop)

Robert Leighton (1611 – 25 June 1684) was a Scottish prelate and scholar, best known as a church minister, Bishop of Dunblane, Archbishop of Glasgow, and Principal of the University of Edinburgh from 1653 to 1662. James Sharp (bishop) and Robert Leighton (bishop) are members of the Parliament of Scotland 1661–1663, members of the Parliament of Scotland 1669–1674 and Scottish Restoration bishops.

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Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery

Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, 25 April 1621 to 16 October 1679, was an Anglo-Irish soldier and politician. James Sharp (bishop) and Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery are 1679 deaths.

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Royal Mile

The Royal Mile (Scots: Ryal Mile) is a succession of streets forming the main thoroughfare of the Old Town of the city of Edinburgh in Scotland.

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Scottish Episcopal Church

The Scottish Episcopal Church (Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.

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Second Protectorate Parliament

The Second Protectorate Parliament in England sat for two sessions from 17 September 1656 until 4 February 1658, with Thomas Widdrington as the Speaker of the House of Commons.

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Secretary of State (Kingdom of Scotland)

The Secretary of Scotland or Lord Secretary was a senior post in the government of the Kingdom of Scotland.

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Strathkinness

Strathkinness is a small village located 3 miles to the west of St Andrews in North East Fife.

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Stuart Restoration

The Stuart Restoration was the re-instatement in May 1660 of the Stuart monarchy in England, Scotland, and Ireland.

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The Protectorate

The Protectorate, officially the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland, was the English form of government lasting from 16 December 1653 to 25 May 1659, under which the kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, with their associated territories were joined together in the Commonwealth of England, governed by a Lord Protector.

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University of Aberdeen

The University of Aberdeen (abbreviated Aberd. in post-nominals; Oilthigh Obar Dheathain) is a public research university in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a collegiate research university in Oxford, England.

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University of St Andrews

The University of St Andrews (Oilthigh Chill Rìmhinn; abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland.

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Wars of the Three Kingdoms

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, sometimes known as the British Civil Wars, were a series of intertwined conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in the kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities united in a personal union under Charles I. They include the 1639 to 1640 Bishops' Wars, the First and Second English Civil Wars, the Irish Confederate Wars, the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland and the Anglo-Scottish War of 1650–1652.

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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London, England.

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