John Lauder (born c1488, died between 1551 - 1556) was Scotland's Public Accuser of Heretics. // Events February 3 - Bartolomeu Dias of Portugal lands in Mossel Bay after rounding the Cape of Good Hope, at the tip of Africa becoming the first known European to travel this far south. ... Events Russia, Reforming Synod of the metropolite Macaire, Orthodoxy: introduction of a calendar of the saints and an ecclesiastical law code ( Stoglav ) Major outbreak of the sweating sickness in England. ... Events January 16 - Abdication of Emperor Charles V. His son, Philip II becomes King of Spain, while his brother Ferdinand becomes Holy Roman Emperor January 23 - The Shaanxi earthquake, the deadliest earthquake in history, occurs with its epicenter in Shaanxi province, China. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the Catholic or Orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ...

In The Great Seal of Scotland, (number 1136 dated at Edinburgh on 15th February 1532) - "the King grants Letters of Legitimacy for John Lauder, bastard son of Sir Robert Lauder of The Bass" knight, (who died before February 1508). These Letters were subsequently confirmed by Pope Clement VII. The Great Seal of Scotland allows the monarch to authorise official documents without having to sign each document individually. ... SIR ROBERT LAUDER OF THE BASS, (born before 1440 - died before February 1508), Knight, Scottish Governor of the Castle at Berwick-upon-Tweed, he held the feudal barony of The Bass, (the caput of which was the castle on the Bass Rock), East Lothian, Edrington Castle and lands in the... For the antipope (1378-1394) see Antipope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII Clement VII, né Giulio di Giuliano de Medici (1478 – September 25, 1534) was pope from 1523 to 1534. ...

John Lauder was a licentiate 'in Pedagogio' (the Science of Learning) at St Andrew's University in 1508, and in a Decree Arbitral, dated at St Andrews on 16th October 1518, he thus designates himself: "Ego sacris Apostolica et Imperiali auctoritatibus notarius, ac in officio Scriptori archivii Romane Curie matriculatus ac descriptus." Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. ... The University of St Andrews was founded between 1410-1413 and is the oldest university in Scotland and the third oldest in the anglophone world. ... Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ... (Redirected from 16th October) October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Events A plague of tropical fire ants devastates crops on Hispaniola. ...

He was subsequently ordained and became at different stages of his career Archdeacon of Tweeddale, and of Teviotdale. Later he famously became Scotland's Public Accuser of Heretics; he was at the same time Secretary to Cardinal David Beaton, and after him, Archbishop Hamilton. An archdeacon is a senior position in some Christian churches, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. ... Tweeddale is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the Tweed River, this area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area to the south and east, was bounded by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed, and to the north... A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Heresy, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, is a theological or religious opinion or doctrine maintained in opposition, or held to be contrary, to the ‘catholic’ or orthodox doctrine of the Christian Church, or, by extension, to that of any church, creed, or religious system, considered as orthodox. ... Cardinal David Beaton Archbishop David Cardinal Beaton (c. ... John Hamilton (c. ...

In the Treasurer's Accounts we find that he was frequently employed in ecclesiastical negotiations and in 1533 was sent to Rome "in the Kingis erandis". In the National Archives of Scotland (CH7/53B) are Letters of Pope Clement VII addressed to King James V acknowledging that John Lauder had delivered to him in the city of Marseilles the King's letter (dated at Stirling 10 June 1533) together with the process raised by the bishop of Whithorn and the abbot of the monastery of Holyrood against James, Archbishop of St. Andrews. Although the cause had been committed to Laurence, Cardinal Campegio, he, nevertheless, resolved to despatch a special nuncio to Scotland to settle it, the archbishop until his arrival being detained in custody without prejudice to his spiritual jurisdiction. Dated at Marseilles, 31st October, 1533. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... Based in Edinburgh, the National Archives of Scotland (NAS) claims to have one of the most varied collection of archives in the British Isles. ... For the antipope (1378-1394) see Antipope Clement VII. Pope Clement VII Clement VII, né Giulio di Giuliano de Medici (1478 – September 25, 1534) was pope from 1523 to 1534. ... James V (April 10, 1512 - December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 - December 14, 1542). ... Marseilles redirects here. ... Broad St at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area called Top of the Town by locals on a rare snowy day Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy who, in certain Christian churches, holds a position of authority. ... Whithorn is a small burgh in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, about ten miles south of Wigtown. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Monastery of St. ... The name Holyrood may refer to: the official seat of the Scottish Parliament, or the Scottish Parliament Building Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh Holyrood Park near Edinburgh, facing the palace one of the areas of Edinburgh Holyrood is an anglicisation of the Scots haly ruid (holy cross). ... James Beaton, or Bethune (1473-1539), was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton. ... From the ancient Latin Nuntius, meaning any envoy. ... In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. ... Marseilles redirects here. ...

King James V had sent John Lauder to Rome again the following year, with a letter, dated 5th November 1534, to congratulate Pope Paul III on his election, and "to testify to James's zeal and regard for the papacy." James V (April 10, 1512 - December 14, 1542) was king of Scotland (September 9, 1513 - December 14, 1542). ... City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Area  - City Proper  1285 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,553,873 almost 4,300,000 1. ... Pope Paul III, (1543) portrait by Titian (Tiziano Vecelli), Museo Nazionale di Capodimonte, Naples Paul III, né Alessandro Farnese (February 29, 1468 - November 10, 1549) was pope from 1534 to 1549. ...

John Lauder is quoted in a transcript of Forrest's trial (see below). In addition he successfully prosecuted as heretics Norman Gourlay and David Strattoun who were both burnt at the stake in August 1534. Partial transcripts of their trials are also extant. The word Forrest occurs in a number of names of places, persons, or locations. ... Burning of two sodomites at the stake (execution of individuals by fire. ...

Patrick Fraser Tytler chronicled the trial of Thomas Forrest, the martyr, in 1539: Dean Thomas Forrest had been Vicar of Dollar, and a Canon Regular of the monastery of St.Colm's, Inch. He was tried along with two black friars - Keillor and John Beveridge - plus a notary in Stirling by the name of Forrester, before a council held by Cardinal Beaton and William Chisholm, Bishop of Dunblane. Bishop Crichton of Dunkeld was also present. John Lauder was prosecuting. During Forrest's own defence "his bible was plucked from his hand by Lauder, who denounced as heretical the conclusions he had drawn from it, and Forrest and his companions were condemned to the stake". The sentence was executed on the Castle Hill of Edinburgh on the last day of February, 1539. Patrick Fraser Tytler (August 30, 1791 - December 14, 1849) Scottish historian, son of Lord Woodhouselee, was born at Edinburgh. ... Historically, a martyr is a person who dies for their convictions or religious faith, such as during the persecution of early Christians in the Roman Empire. ... The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... A canon (from the Latin form canonicus of tyhe greek kanonikos, regular) is a priest who is a member of certain bodies of the Christian clergy subject to a rule (canon) secular canons A member of the chapter of priests who are responsible for administering a cathedral or certain other... Mid-19th century tool for converting between different standards of the inch An inch is an Imperial and U.S. customary unit of length. ... Notary can refer to either of the following two professions: Notary public. ... Broad St at the heart of Stirlings Old Town area called Top of the Town by locals on a rare snowy day Stirling Castle (Southwest aspect) The main courtyard inside Stirling Castle. ... Dunblane is a small town in Perthshire, Scotland, near Stirling. ... Dunkeld (Dùn Chailleann in Scottish Gaelic) is a small town in Strathtay, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately 15 miles north of Perth on the A9 road into the Scottish Highlands and on the opposite (north) side of the River Tay from the Victorian village of Birnam. ... Castle Hill is a name that is used in many places: Castle Hill, Stirling is where James I of Scotland was crowned. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ...

The prosecution of Norman Gourlay, (sometime spelt Gowrlay or Galloway, also described as Vicar of Dollar, in Perthshire, David Stratton, a brother of the Laird of Lowrinstoun, both of whom were burnt at the stake in August 1539, was also carried out by John Lauder. The dollar (represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ... Perthshire (Siorrachd Pheairt in Gaelic) is a traditional county in central Scotland, which extends from Strathmore in the east, to the Pass of Drumochter in the north, Rannoch Moor and Ben Lui in the west, and Aberfoyle in the south. ...

In a Feu Charter granted by David Cardinal Beaton dated 6th October 1539 (RH6/1210), one of the witnesses was "John Lauder, Archdeacon of Tweeddale, the Cardinal's Secretary". Tweeddale is the traditional name for the area drained by the upper reaches of the Tweed River, this area was considered to end before the Yarrow Water flowed into the Tweed, so the area to the south and east, was bounded by the Yarrow/Tweed watershed, and to the north...

John Lauder, Archdeacon of Teviotdale, had a personal armorial seal, noted from a document in 1539 as: a shield bearing arms:- 1st & 4th:Three piles (charged with as many annulets?). 2nd & 3rd: A griffin segreant contourne. A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ... The word arms may refer to: The arm is anatomically the part of the body extending from the shoulder to the elbow. ... An annulet is a ring. ... The Griffin (Greek gryphos, Persian شیردال‌ shirdal lion-eagle) (also spelled gryphon and, less commonly, gryphen, griffon, griffen, or gryphin) is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle. ...

In the National Archives of Scotland (GD111/6/2) is a Papal Confirmation by John Lauder, archdeacon of Teviotdale, and John Coldane, Provost of Methven, and John Guillermi, Provost of Seton, of a Feu Charter by Andrew, abbot of Melrose, to Arthur Sinclare of the lands of Lessudwyne except the lands of Newtoun, Elistoun, Maxpeffill, Cammestoun and Plewland, with the mill of Newtoun and thirlage of Newtoun, Lessudwyne, Eliston, Cammestone, Maxpoffill, Murehouslaw and Plewland except the fishings on the Tuede (Tweed) belonging to said lands of Lessudwyne, dated 26th February 1541. A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ... Methven is a town in the Canterbury region of the South Island of New Zealand. ... A seton or seton stitch is a medical term for a procedure used to aid the healing of fistulae. ... Melrose(Am Maol Ros in Gaelic) is a small, historic town in the Scottish Borders. ... Tweed is a type of fabric using the twill weave. ...

In 1541 John Lauder, Archdeacon of Teviotdale, paid the third rental for the Parsonage and Vicarage of Morebattle, in Roxburghshire, amounting to £73/15/7. It is mentioned that this formed the prebend of the Archdeacon of Teviotdale, which post was held by John Lauder 1534 - 1551. His successor was John Hepburn, who held the post from 1544 to 1564. [John Hepburn was later Bishop of Brechin, and brother to the wife of the Archdeacon's half-brother, Robert Lauder of Bass]. Roxburghshire (Siorrachd Rosbroig in Gaelic) is a traditional county of Scotland. ... John Hepburn was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 1st Lord of Hailes. ... The Royal Burgh of Brechin is a burgh in Angus, Scotland. ...

On the 5th January 1542 we find him as "the Cardinal's Secretary" representing Cardinal David Beaton at the reconsecration of the restored and ancient St Baldred's chapel on The Bass Rock, his father's stronghold. Cardinal David Beaton Archbishop David Cardinal Beaton (c. ... Bass Rock from North Berwick. ...

In the Calendar of Writs preserved at Yester House there is an Instrument upon the receipt by Robert Lawder of Bass of £80 Scots in redemption of the lands of Kylpallet, constabulary of Haddington and shire of Edinburgh, wadset to him by John Lord Hay of Yester; Done at the instance of the said Lord's procurator, Mr.Thomas Hay, provost of Bothanis Abbey St Bathans, place of Beil, 2 p.m., 21st March 1542. Witnesses: John Lawder, natural son of the laird of Bass, John Lawder in Stentoune and Thomas Wait. John Manderstoun is the Notary Public. (Seal of Robert Lauder appended in fair condition.) Haddington is a burgh in East Lothian, Scotland. ... Edinburgh (pronounced ), Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic, is the second-largest city in Scotland and its capital city. ...

John Knox also wrote a lot about this John Lauder, and referred to him as "a monstere, full of the Popis thunder, so spytfull that the ignorant people dreded least the earth then wold have swallowed them up." John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 – 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner. ...

Knox on Lauder is also quoted by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, in an almost complete transcript of the trial, on 1st March,1546, of the martyr George Wishart, whom John Lauder "laidin full off curssingis written in paper.....cruellie accussit him and condemnit him to death." Cardinal Beaton presided over the execution of Wishart, with his faithful secretary and prosecutor, John Lauder, at his side, in front of the Cardinal's Castle of St Andrews. George Wishart George Wishart (c. ... Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ...

John Lauder, Archdeacon of Teviotdale, Cardinal's Secretary, is a witness to a Charter by David Betoun, Cardinal Archbishop of St Andrews, dated at St Andrews 15th March 1545-6. This charter gives a lot of detail on the family of the Cardinal.(Laing). Named after Saint Andrew the Apostle, the Royal Burgh of St Andrews is a town on the east coast of Fife, Scotland, and the home of golf. ...

Master John Lauder was one of the auditors of the Chamberlain's Accounts for the Archbishopric of St.Andrews from 1540 to 1549, wherein he is styled Archdeacon of Teviotdale. Calderwood mentions too the "Trial of Adam Wallace, 1550.........at the farther end of the chancellarie wall (in the church of the Blacke Friars in Edinburgh), in the pulpit, was placed Mr.Johne Lawder, Parson of Marbottle Morebattle - see note above. This fell within his remit as Archdeacon of Teviotdale, accuser, cled in a surplice, and a reid hood." Foxe also gave an account of this trial. A river of the Scottish Borders, the River Teviot rises in the western foothills of Comb Hill on the border of Dumfries and Galloway. ...

Cardinal David Beaton was himself finally murdered by the reformists not long after Wishart's execution, and subsequently John Lauder is noted in February 1551 as a Notary Public of St.Andrews, and "Secretarius" to Archbishop Hamilton, Beaton's successor, who was also later hanged by the mob, in 1571. Cardinal David Beaton Archbishop David Cardinal Beaton (c. ... Reformism (also called revisionism or revisionist theory) is the belief that gradual changes in a society can ultimately change its fundamental structures. ... An Embossed Notary Seal A notary public is an officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. ...

John Lauder's fate is unknown.

References

• "The Works of John Knox", Wodrow Society, Edinburgh, 1846.

• "The History of Scotland" by Patrick Fraser Tytler, Edinburgh, 1866.

• "Calderwood's History of the Kirk of Scotland", Wodrow Society, volume 1, p.263

• "The Historie and Cronicles of Scotland" by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, (edited by A.E.J.G.Mackay, Sheriff of Fife and Kinross), Edinburgh, 1899, vol.1, p.438, and vol. 2).

• "Calendar of the Laing Charters 854 - 1837" edited by Rev.John Anderson, Edinburgh, 1899, number 512 pps.134-5.

• "Scottish Armorial Seals" by W.R.MacDonald, Edinburgh, 1904, no.1565, p197.

• " Calendar of Writs preserved at Yester House" Scottish Record Society. (Number 606).

• "Essays on the Scottish Reformation 1513 - 1625", edited by David McRoberts, Glasgow, 1962, p.68, - chapter dealing with Legislation against heretics and the heresy trials.

• "The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices - Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation" edited by James Kirk, Oxford, 1995, pps: 214/5.