Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed during persecutions against Protestant religious reformers for their religious denomination during the reigns of James V (1513–1542) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567). The excesses of this period were recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Order Of Death. | Name | Nationality/Residence | Description | Date of execution | Place of execution | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | John Resby | English | priest | 1407/1422 | Perth | [1] [2] |
2. | Pavel Kravař (Paul Crawar) | Bohemian | Hussite physician | 23 July 1433 | St Andrews | [3] [4] |
3. | Patrick Hamilton | Kincavil, West Lothian | priest - precentor of St Andrews Cathedral | 29 February 1528 | St Andrews | [5] [6] [7] |
4. | Henry Forrest | Linlithgow, West Lothian | monk - Benedictine | 1532 or 1533 | St Andrews | [8] [9] [10] [11] |
5. | Norman Gourlay | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9] [12] [13] |
6. | David Stratton | Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire | brother of the Laird of Lauriston | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9] [12] [13] |
7. | Thomas Forret | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] [17] [18] |
8. | Duncan Simpson | Stirling, Stirlingshire | priest | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
9. | John Keillor | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
10. | John Beveridge | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15](Christian name not given) [16] |
11. | Robert Forster | Stirling, Stirlingshire | notary | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
12. | Jerome Russell | Taken at Dumfries | friar - Franciscan | 1539 | Glasgow | [14] [19] |
13. | Alexander Kennedy | "who passed not 18 years of age, one of excellent genius in Scottish poesy" | 1539 | Glasgow | [19] [20](Christian name not given) [21] | |
14. | William Anderson | Perth | maltman | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
15. | James Finlayson | Perth | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] | |
16. | James Hunter | Perth | flesher | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
17. | Robert Lamb | Perth | merchant | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
18. | James Raveleson | Perth | skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
19. | Helen Stark | Perth | wife of James Raveleson, skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
20. | George Wishart | Taken at Ormiston in East Lothian | schoolmaster and itinerant preacher | 1 March 1546 | St Andrews | [24] [25] |
21. | Adam Wallace | Fayle, Kyle, Ayrshire | "simple poor man" | 1550 | Edinburgh | [26] [27] [28] |
22. | Walter Milne | Lunan, Angus | priest of the parish of Lunan | April 1558 | St Andrews | [29] [30] |
Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed during persecutions against Protestant religious reformers for their religious denomination during the reigns of James V (1513–1542) and Mary, Queen of Scots (1542–1567). The excesses of this period were recorded in Foxe's Book of Martyrs.
Order Of Death. | Name | Nationality/Residence | Description | Date of execution | Place of execution | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | John Resby | English | priest | 1407/1422 | Perth | [1] [2] |
2. | Pavel Kravař (Paul Crawar) | Bohemian | Hussite physician | 23 July 1433 | St Andrews | [3] [4] |
3. | Patrick Hamilton | Kincavil, West Lothian | priest - precentor of St Andrews Cathedral | 29 February 1528 | St Andrews | [5] [6] [7] |
4. | Henry Forrest | Linlithgow, West Lothian | monk - Benedictine | 1532 or 1533 | St Andrews | [8] [9] [10] [11] |
5. | Norman Gourlay | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9] [12] [13] |
6. | David Stratton | Lauriston Castle, Aberdeenshire | brother of the Laird of Lauriston | 26 August 1534 | Cross of Greenside, near Edinburgh | [9] [12] [13] |
7. | Thomas Forret | Dollar, Clackmannanshire | priest - Vicar of Dollar | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] [17] [18] |
8. | Duncan Simpson | Stirling, Stirlingshire | priest | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
9. | John Keillor | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
10. | John Beveridge | Stirling, Stirlingshire | friar - Dominican (blackfriar) | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15](Christian name not given) [16] |
11. | Robert Forster | Stirling, Stirlingshire | notary | 28 February/1 March 1539 [14] | Castle Hill, Edinburgh | [15] [16] |
12. | Jerome Russell | Taken at Dumfries | friar - Franciscan | 1539 | Glasgow | [14] [19] |
13. | Alexander Kennedy | "who passed not 18 years of age, one of excellent genius in Scottish poesy" | 1539 | Glasgow | [19] [20](Christian name not given) [21] | |
14. | William Anderson | Perth | maltman | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
15. | James Finlayson | Perth | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] | |
16. | James Hunter | Perth | flesher | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
17. | Robert Lamb | Perth | merchant | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
18. | James Raveleson | Perth | skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
19. | Helen Stark | Perth | wife of James Raveleson, skinner | 1544 (tried on 25 January) | Perth | [15] [22] [23] |
20. | George Wishart | Taken at Ormiston in East Lothian | schoolmaster and itinerant preacher | 1 March 1546 | St Andrews | [24] [25] |
21. | Adam Wallace | Fayle, Kyle, Ayrshire | "simple poor man" | 1550 | Edinburgh | [26] [27] [28] |
22. | Walter Milne | Lunan, Angus | priest of the parish of Lunan | April 1558 | St Andrews | [29] [30] |