 James had a good gift of poesie, and made diverse comedeis and tragedeis in the Scotish tongue, wherein he nipped the abusses and superstitioun of the time. He composed in forme of tragedie the beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West...  The History of the Kirk of Scotland - Page 142by David Calderwood - 1842Full view - About this book
 | John West Macmeeken - Bible - 1872 - 296 pages
...brought to its defence and propagation the invaluable gift of poesy with which they were endowed. x1x was acted at the West Port of Dundie, wherin he carped roughlie the abusses and corruptions of the Papists. He compiled the Historie of Dyonisius the Tyranne, in form of a comedie,... | |
 | Alexander Maxwell (F.S.A. Scot.) - Dundee (Scotland) - 1891 - 460 pages
...Baptist,' which was acted at the West Port of Dundee, wherein he carped roughly the abuses and corruptions of the Papists. He compiled 'The Historic of Dyonisius the Tyranne' in form of a comedy, which was acted in the playfield of the said burgh, wherein he likewise nipped the... | |
 | John Wedderburn, James Wedderburn, Robert Wedderburn - Hymns - 1897 - 512 pages
...the abusses and superstitioun of the time. He composed in forme of tragedie the beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West Port of Dundie,...compiled the Historic of Dyonisius the Tyranne, in form of a comedie, which was acted in the play-feild of the said burgh, wherin he likewise nipped the... | |
 | Alexander Dundas Ogilvy Wedderburn - Scotland - 1898 - 692 pages
...he carped roughly the abusses and corruptiouus of the Papists. He compiled the Historie of Dvonisius the Tyranne, in forme of a comedie which was acted...said burgh, wherin he likewise nipped the Papists. He couuterfooted also the conjuring of a ghaist, which was indeed practised by Frier Laing, beside Kingorne,... | |
 | George Christie - Christianity and literature - 1908 - 342 pages
...in 1 547 ; only the subjects of two remain. He composed in forme of tragedie the Beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West Port of Dundie,...which was acted in the play-feild of the said burgh, wherein he likewise nipped the Papists. The subjects are grim, and doubtless the language was unsparing.... | |
 | David Hay Fleming - Reformation - 1910 - 742 pages
...the abusses and superstitioun of the time. He composed in forme of tragedie the beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West Port of Dundie,...counterfooted also the conjuring of a ghaist, which 1 Mitchell's Oude and Godlie Battatis, Scottish Text Society, pp. xiv.-xxxii. KEILLOR 1 8 1 was indeed... | |
 | Anna Jean Mill - Drama, Medieval - 1927 - 372 pages
...the abusses and superstitioun of the time. He composed in forme of tragedie the beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West Port of Dundie,...abusses and corruptiouns of the Papists. He compiled the Historie of Dyonisius the Tyranne, in forme of a comedie, which was acted in the playfeild of the said... | |
 | Philip Butterworth - Drama - 2005 - 332 pages
...nipped the abuses and superstitioun of the time. He composed in forme of tragedie the beheading of Johne the Baptist, which was acted at the West Port of Dundie,...carped roughlie the abusses and corruptiouns of the Papists.44 What form of surmised 'decollation' took place in this account is unclear but other approaches... | |
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