Hamilton’s Appearance before the Episcopal Council--His Heresies--His Answer--Attempt of Andrew Duncan to rescue him--Hamilton confined in the Castle--The Inquisitorial Court--Hamilton in the Presence of his Judges--Debates--Insults--His Sentence--Preparation of Execution--Hamilton at the Stake--Vexed and insulted by Campbell--Hamilton’s Family and Native Land--Duration of his Sufferings--The two Hamiltons 56 CHAPTER VI. ALESIUS. (FEBRUARY 1528 TO END OF 1531.) The ‘Crowns of the Martyrs’--Various Feelings excited about the Martyr--Escape of the King from his Keepers--The Reins of Government seized by James V.--Victory of the Priests--Alesius confirmed by death of Hamilton--His discourse before Provincial Synod--His imprisonment in a Dungeon--Order of the King to liberate him--Stratagem of Prior Hepburn--Removal of Alesius to a fouler Dungeon--Plot of the Prior against his Life--Scheme of the Canons for his Escape--His Flight by Night--Pursuit by the Prior--His Flight to Germany 70 CHAPTER VII. CONFESSORS OF THE GOSPEL AND MARTYRS MULTIPLIED IN SCOTLAND. (END OF 1531 TO 1534.) Conspiracy of the Nobles against the Priests--Their Compact with Henry VIII.--Intrigues of the Romish Party--Alexander Seaton, Confessor to the King--His boldness--His Flight to England--Letter of Alesius to the King--Reply of Cochlæus--Henry Forrest--His Degradation--His Execution--David Straiton, of Lauriston--His Conversion--His Trial--And Martyrdom--Trial of Catherine Hamilton--Flight of Evangelicals from Scotland 84 CHAPTER VIII. BREACH OF THE KING OF SCOTLAND WITH ENGLAND--ALLIANCE WITH FRANCE AND THE GUISES. (1534 TO 1539.) Alliance of James V. sought by Henry VIII.--Failure--New attempts of Henry VIII.--Thomas Forrest--His fidelity--His Interview with the Bishop of Dunkeld--Discontent of the People--Negotiations at Rome--Marriage of James V. with Madeleine of Valois--Death of the young Queen--Second Marriage of the King with Mary of Lorraine 99 CHAPTER IX. INFLUENCE OF DAVID BEATOUN PREDOMINANT--REVIVAL OF PERSECUTION. (1539.)