SEARCH RESULTS Sort by : Article Name Oldest Article Newest Article Votes Rating  Alexander Linn Alexander LinnA martyr for the Presbyterian cause The 1680’s saw a very tragic episode in the long and bitter struggle between Presbyterians and Episcopalians.  Like monarchs before him, King Charles II declared himself king not only of his nation but also of the Church.  He sought then to impose Episcopal doctrine on every congregation in Scotland. A century earlier, John Knox, a Scottish disciple of the Reformer John Calvin, had taught the supremacy of Christ over the Church for... Category People Visitor Rating (2)  The Heir of Linne The Heir of Linne An Ancient Scottish Ballad Introduction by Loretta Lynn Layman   This ancient, popular Scottish ballad, first preserved in print by Thomas Percy in 1765 and reprinted many times thereafter, has often been associated with the Lords of Lynn in Ayrshire but in fact relates to the Lords of Lyne in Peeblesshire.  The book in which Percy published the ballad was devoted chiefly to English poetry, and he there described this ballad as being... Category Scottish Poetry Visitor Rating (1)