The life of John Knox by Thomas M'Crie (Available from Amazon or free here) - Conclude Period 7.
While Knox is in England, Mary's affection for the king grows cold and he is murdered. Mary is imprisoned for the murder and her infant son, King James VI, is crowned with the Earl of Murray as regent.
Knox returns and Parliament ratifies all the acts which had been passed in 150 in favour of the Protestant religion.
Knox prematurely thinks his days of trouble are over but the regent is assassinated. This is a major setback and a source of great grief for Knox.
Good quote about the effect of the regent's death on Knox: 'The grief which he indulged, in consequence of this mournful event, and the confusions which followed it, preyed upon his spirits, and injured his constitution. In the month of October, he had a stroke of apoplexy, which affected his speech to a considerable degree. Upon this occasion, his enemies exulted, and circulated the most exaggerated tales. The report ran through England as well as Scotland, that John Knox would never preach nor speak more; that his face was turned into his neck; that he was become the most deformed creature ever seen; that he was actually dead; - a most unequivocal expression of the high consideration in which he was held, which our Reformer received in common with some other great men of his age.'
Interesting insight from M'Crie: if people are spreading false reports about you, it indicates their great fear of you.
Commence Period 8 by reading up to the paragraph commencing 'The General Assembly being appointed to meet at Perth on the 6th August, he too his leave of them in a letter....'
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