Download or read book Fasti Ecclesiæ Scoticanæ, Vol. 3 written by Hew Scott and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, Vol. 3: The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland From the Reformation; Synod of Glasgow and Ayr The Editorial Committee regret the delay in issuing this Third Volume of the Fasti. The Volume has been in type for a year, but publishing difficulties having arisen in consequence of the enormous increase in printing expenses, the work could not be further proceeded with at the time. Volume Three, including within its scope the Presbytery of Glasgow, has entailed an unusual amount of often difficult and arduous research. Thanks must be accorded to many persons, both clerical and lay, who have helped in the preparation of this Volume. The Committee are specially indebted for much assistance to the Clerks of the various Presbyteries, and to the Rev. Andrew Burns, Fenwick; the Rev. W. S. Brownlee, Clydebank; the Rev. John Muirhead, Avendale; the Rev. Archibald Maclaren, Glasgow, and Mr Thomas Reid, M.A., Lanark. They have also to thank Mr D. A. Boyd, Saltcoats, and Mr James R. Anderson, Ayr, for placing valuable notes at their disposal. Pains have been taken to verify the information given, but the book does not claim to be immaculate. It has been found that information taken from pedigrees, and even from tombstones, is frequently contradictory and misleading. Causes of trouble nearly always occur in proper names and dates. In almost every case, however, the material now furnished has been transcribed from the Records of the Church, the Separate Registers of each Presbytery, the Public Records in H.M. Register House and elsewhere, and all the printed literature available on Parish and Family Histories, Biographies, Newspaper Sketches, etc. The Volume has been brought down to the eve of publication. 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."