Biographia Scoticana Or A Brief Historical Account Of The Most Eminent Scots Worthies Noblemen Etc

Download or read book Biographia Scoticana, Or a Brief Historical Account of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies written by John Howie and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-29 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Biographia Scoticana, or a Brief Historical Account of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies: Noblemen, Gentlemen, Ministers, and Others, Who Testified or Suffered for the Cause of Reformation in Scotland, From the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century, to the Year 1688 Upon the whole, the present will be found in a great mea. Sure, a new work. It contains upwards of twelve biographical sketches to be found in no previous edition, and with the other enlargements, consists in its present form, of much more letter-press than has ever appeared under the same title. What errors the Editor has discovered he has noted in the errata. From the very nature of his labours, he is sensible that there must be many instances in which amendment will be necessary. Of important mistakes he is not conscious, and those of a less considerable kind shall be carefully corrected in every future reprint. He commits it, with all its imperfections, to the perusal and patronage of an indulgent public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.