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| aps | Acts of the Parliaments of Scotland 1124â1707. 12 vols. Edited by Thomas Thomson and Cosmo Innes. Edinburgh, 1844â1875 (see also rps below). |
| arg | Archiv für Reformationsgeschichte |
| Balfour, Practicks | The Practicks of Sir James Balfour of Pittendreich, Reproduced from the Printed Edition of 1754. Edited by Peter G.B. McNeill. 3 vols in 2. Stair Society, 21â22. Edinburgh, 1962â1963. |
| bco | Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland (see also Sprott below) |
| buk | Acts and Proceedings of the General Assemblies of the Kirk of Scotland, from the Year mdlx [â1618] Collected from the Most Authentic Manuscripts. [Title in text:] The Booke of the Universall Kirk of Scotland ⦠3 vols. [Edited by Thomas Thomson]. Maitland Club, 49 / Bannatyne Club, 8. Edinburgh, 1839â1845 (see also apga above). |
| Calderwood 1 | The True History of the Church of Scotland, From the Beginning of the Reformation, unto the End of the Reigne of King James vi ⦠Written by Mr David Calderwood. [Edited by John Carstairs and Robert McWard]. Rotterdam, 1679. |
| Calderwood 2 | The History of the Kirk of Scotland. By Mr David Calderwood, Some Time Minister of Crailing. Edited from the Original Manuscript Preserved in the British Museum, by the Rev. Thomas Thomson. 8 vols [vol. 8 edited by David Laing: Appendices and General Index]. Wodrow Society, 7. Edinburgh, 1842â1849. |
| Cath. Tract. | Catholic Tractates of the Sixteenth Century, 1573â1600: Tyrieâs Refutation, 1573; Hayâs Demandes, 1580; Hamiltonâs Catholik Traictise, 1581; Burneâs Disputation, 1581; Canisiusâ Catechism, 1588; Hamiltonâs Facile Traictise, 1600; Ane Schort Catholik Confession, ms. Edited by Thomas G. Law. sts os, 45. Edinburgh, 1901. |
| csp Scot. | Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland, and Mary, Queen of Scots 1547â1603. 13 vols. Edited by Joseph Bain et al. Edinburgh, 1868â1969. |
| dib | Dictionary of Irish Biography. Online ed. Cambridge, 2009â. |
Delitiae poetarum Scotorum huius aevi illustrium. 2 vols. Edited by Arthur Johnston and John Scot of Scotstarvit. Amsterdam, 1637. |
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| dscht | Dictionary of Scottish Church History & Theology. Edited by Nigel de S. Cameron, David F. Wright, David Lachman, Donald Meek and John Durkan. Edinburgh, 1993. |
| ehr | The English Historical Review |
| Fasti 1 | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae medii aevi ad annum 1638. Edited by D.E.R. Watt and A.L. Murray. Rev. edn. srs ns, 25. Edinburgh, 2003. |
| Fasti 2 | Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae. The Succession of Ministers in the Church of Scotland from the Reformation. Edited by Hew Scott et al. Edinburgh, 1915â. |
| fbd | The First Book of Discipline. With Introduction and Commentary. Edited by James Kerr Cameron. Edinburgh, 1972. |
| Foxe, Actes | John Foxe, The Unabridged Acts and Monuments Online or tamo hri Online Publications. Sheffield, 2011: Variorum edition 1563, 1570, 1576, 1583. Website: |
| gb | [Geneva Bible] The Bible and Holy Scriptures conteyned in the Olde and Newe Testament ⦠With moste profitable annotations upon all the hard places. Geneva, 1560. |
| ggb2 | The Gude and Godlie Ballatis (new edition). Edited by Alasdair A. MacDonald. sts 5th series, 14. Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2014. |
| Ham. Cat. 1 | The Catechism Set Forth by Archbishop Hamilton Printed at Saint Andrews, 1551 Together with The Two-Penny Faith 1559 with Preface by Rev. Professor [Alexander Ferrier] Mitchell. Facsimile reprint Edinburgh, 1882. |
| Ham. Cat. 2 | The Catechism of John Hamilton, Archbishop of St. Andrews, 1552. Edited by Thomas Graves Law. Oxford, 1884. |
| ir | Innes Review |
| irss | International Review of Scottish Studies [formerly Scottish Tradition] |
| jeh | The Journal of Ecclesiastical History |
| jlss | Journal of the Law Society of Scotland |
| jshs | Journal of Scottish Historical Studies |
| Keith, History | Keith, Robert. History of the Affairs of the Church and State in Scotland. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1844â1850. |
| Kennedy, Tracts | Quintin Kennedy (1520â1564): Two Eucharistic Tracts. A Critical Edition. Edited by Cornelis Henricus Kuipers. Nijmegen, 1964. |
| Knox, History | John Knoxâs History of the Reformation in Scotland. 2 vols. Edited by William Croft Dickinson. London, 1949. |
The Works of John Knox. 6 vols. Edited by David Laing. Wodrow Society, 12 (vols 1â2); Bannatyne Club, 112 (vols 3â6). Edinburgh, 1864â1894. |
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| Leslie, History | The Historie of Scotland Wryttten first in Latin [1578] by ⦠Jhone Leslie Bishop of Rosse and Translated in Scottish by Father James Dalrymple. 4 vols. Edited by E.G. Cody, completed by William Murison. sts 1st series, 5, 14, 19, 34. Edinburgh, 1888â1895. |
| Lindsay, Works | The Works of Sir David Lindsay of the Mount, 1490â1555. 4 vols. Edited by Douglas Hamer. sts 3rd series, 1, 4, 6, 8. Edinburgh, 1931â1936. |
| lw | Lutherâs Works. American Edition. Gen. eds: Jaroslav Pelikan and Helmut Lehmann. 79 vols. Philadelphia and St Louis, Mo, 1955â1986. |
| Melville, Diary | The Autobiography and Diary of Mr James Melvill, Minister in Kilrenny, Fife, and Professor of Theology in the University of St Andrews. With a Continuation of the Diary. 2 vols in one. Edited by Robert Pitcairn. Wodrow Society, 3. Edinburgh, 1842. |
| nbdsw | The New Biographical Dictionary of Scottish Women. Edited by Elizabeth Ewan, Rose Pipes, Jane Rendall, and Siân Reynolds. Edinburgh, 2018. |
| nls | National Library of Scotland / Leabharlann NÃ iseanta na hâAlba |
| nrs | National Records of Scotland / Clà ran Nà iseanta na hâAlba |
| odnb | Oxford Dictionary of National Bibliography. Online ed. Oxford, 2004â |
| psas | Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland |
| rb | Reformierte Bekenntnisschriften. Vol. 1â. Edited by Heiner Faulenbach, Eberhard Busch et al. Neukirchen-Vluyn, then Göttingen, then Leiden, 2002â. |
| rms | Registrum magni sigilli regum Scotorum. The Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, A.D. 1306â1668. 11 vols. Edited by John Maitland Thomson et al. Edinburgh, 1882â1914. |
| Row, Historie | The Historie of the Kirk of Scotland. Edited by P. Botfield. 2 parts. Maitland Club, 57. Edinburgh, 1842. |
| Row, History | The History of the Kirk of Scotland, from the Year 1558 to August 1637. By John Row, with a Continuation to July 1639, by his Son, John Row. [Edited by David Laing]. Wodrow Society, 4. Edinburgh, 1842. |
| rpc | The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland [1545â1689]. 38 vols. Edited by John H. Burton et al. Edinburgh, 1877â1970. |
| rps | The Records of the Parliaments of Scotland to 1707. Online ed: Directed by Keith Brown. Edited by Gillian H. MacIntosh, Alastair J. Mann, Pamela E. Ritchie, and Roland J. Tanner. St Andrews, 2007â. |
| rschs | Records of the Scottish Church History Society [from 2019, vol. 48, renamed as Scottish Church History] |
Registrum secreti sigilli regum Scotorum. The Register of the Privy Seal of Scotland. 8 vols. Edited by Matthew Livingstone. Edinburgh, 1908â1982. |
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| sbd | The Second Book of Discipline. Edited by James Kirk. Edinburgh, 1980. |
| sbrs | Scottish Burgh Records Society |
| sch | Studies in Church History |
| scj | The Sixteenth Century Journal |
| sgts | Scottish Gaelic Texts Society |
| shr | Scottish Historical Review |
| shs | Scottish History Society |
| sjt | Scottish Journal of Theology |
| sla | Scottish Latin Authors in Print up to 1700. A ShortâTitle List. Edited by R.P.H. Green, P.H. Burton, and D.J. Ford with the help of G. Tournoy. Supplementa Humanistica Lovaniensia, xxx. Leuven, 2012. |
| Spottiswoode, Hist. | History of the Church of Scotland, Beginning the Year of our Lord 203, and Continued to the End of the Reign of King James vi. by the Right Rev. John Spottiswoode. 3 vols. Edited by Michael Russell [and Mark Napier]. Bannatyne Club, 93. Edinburgh, 1847â1851. |
| Sprott, bco | The Book of Common Order of the Church of Scotland, commonly known as, John Knox's Liturgy. Edited by George Washington Sprott. Edinburgh, 1901. |
| Sprott, bcp | Scottish Liturgies of the Reign of James vi. The Booke of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments. Edited by George Washington Sprott. Edinburgh, 1871. Rev. edn. 1901. |
| St And. Regist. | Register of the Minister, Elders and Deacons of the Christian Congregation of St Andrews. Comprising Documents of the Kirk Session and of the Court of the Superintendent of Fife, Fothrik and Strathearn, 1559â1600. 2 vols. Edited by David Hay Fleming. shs 1st series, 4, 7. Edinburgh, 1889â1890. |
| srs | Scottish Record Society |
| Statutes | Statutes of the Scottish Church, 1225â1559. Being a Translation of Concilia Scotiae: Ecclesiae scoticanae statuta tam provincialia quam synodalia quae supersunt [1866 ed.]. Trans. and ed. by David Patrick. shs 1st series, 54. Edinburgh, 1907. |
| ssl | Studies in Scottish Literature |
| sts | Scottish Text Society |
| tna | The National Archives (UK) |
| trhs | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society |
D. Martin Luthers Werke. Weimarer Ausgabe. 121 vols. 1883â2009. |
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| Wariston, Diary | Archibald Johnston. Diary of Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston, 1632â1639. Fragment + 3 vols. Edited by George M. Paul, David Hay Fleming, and James D. Ogilvie. shs 1st series, 26 (Fragment), 61; 2nd series, 18; 3rd series, 34. Edinburgh, 1896; 1911â1940. |
| Winzet, Tractates | Certaine Tractates. Together with the Book of Four Score Three Questions and a Translation of Vincentius Lirinensis. By Ninian Winzet. 2 vols. Edited by James King Hewison. sts 1st series, 15, 22. Edinburgh, 1888â1890. |
| Wodrow Misc. | The Miscellany of the Wodrow Society: Containing Tracts and Original Letters, chiefly Relating to the Ecclesiastical Affairs of Scotland during the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. Edited by David Laing. Vol. 1. Wodrow Society, 11. Edinburgh, 1844. |