See also:

• CARSTARES (or CARSTAIRS), WILLIAM (1649-1715)

CARSTARES (or CARSTAIRS), See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM (1649-1715)  , Scottish clergyman, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born at See also:

• CATHCART
• CATHCART, SIR GEORGE (1794-1854)
• CATHCART, WILLIAM SCHAW CATHCART

Cathcart, near See also:

• GLASGOW

Glasgow, on the 11 th of See also:

• FEBRUARY

February 1649, the son of the Rev . See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John See also:

• CARSTARES (or CARSTAIRS), WILLIAM (1649-1715)

Carstares, a member of the extreme Covenanting party of Protestors . He was educated at the university of See also:

• EDINBURGH

Edinburgh, and then passed over to See also:

• UTRECHT
• UTRECHT, TREATY OF

Utrecht, where he commenced his lifelong friendship with the See also:

• PRINCE
• PRINCE (Lat. princeps, from primus capio, " I am the first to take "; Ital. principe, Fr. prince)

prince of See also:

• ORANGE
• ORANGE (Citrus Aurantium)
• ORANGE, HOUSE OF

Orange, and began to take an active See also:

• PART

part in the politics of his See also:

• COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country . The See also:

• GOVERNMENT
• GOVERNMENT (0. Fr. governement, mod. gouvernement, O. Fr. governer, mod. gouverner, from Lat. gubernare, to steer a ship, guide, rule; cf. Gr. xv(3epvav)

government disliked Carstares for several reasons . He was the intimate of See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William; he had been the See also:

• BEARER

bearer of messages between the disaffected in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland and See also:

• HOLLAND
• HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
• HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
• HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
• HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
• HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
• HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
• HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
• HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART

Holland; and he was believed to be concerned with See also:

• SIR

Sir See also:

• JAMES
• JAMES (Gr. 'IlrKw,l3or, the Heb. Ya`akob or Jacob)
• JAMES (JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD STUART) (1688-1766)
• JAMES, 2ND EARL OF DOUGLAS AND MAR(c. 1358–1388)
• JAMES, DAVID (1839-1893)
• JAMES, EPISTLE OF
• JAMES, GEORGE PAYNE RAINSFOP
• JAMES, HENRY (1843— )
• JAMES, JOHN ANGELL (1785-1859)
• JAMES, THOMAS (c. 1573–1629)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (1842–1910)
• JAMES, WILLIAM (d. 1827)

James See also:

• STEUART, SIR JAMES DENHAM, BART

Steuart (1635–1715) in the authorship of a pamphlet—An See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

Account of Scotland's Grievances by See also:

• REASON (Lat. ratio, through French raison)

reason of the D. of See also:

• LAUDERDALE, JOHN MAITLAND, DUKE OF (1616–1682)

Lauderdale's Ministrie, humbly tendered to his Sacred See also:

• MAJESTY (Fr. majeste; Lat. majestas, grandeur, greatness, from the base mag-, as in magnus, great, major, greater, &c.)

Majesty . Accordingly, on his return to See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, at the See also:

• CLOSE
• CLOSE (from Lat. clausum, shut)
• CLOSE, MAXWELL HENRY (1822-1903)

close of 1674, he was committed to the See also:

• TOWER (Lat. turris; Fr. tour, clocker; Ital. torre; Ger. Thurm)

Tower; the following See also:

• YEAR

year he was transferred to Edinburgh See also:

• CASTLE
• CASTLE (Lat. castellum, a fort, diminutive of castra, a camp; Fr. chateau and chdtel)

Castle, and it was not till See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1679 that he was released . After this he visited See also:

• IRELAND
• IRELAND, CHURCH
• IRELAND, CHURCH OF
• IRELAND, JOHN (1761-1842)
• IRELAND, JOHN (1838- )
• IRELAND, WILLIAM HENRY (1777-1835)

Ireland, and then became pastor to a Non-conformist See also:

• CONGREGATION (Lat. congregatio, a gathering together, from cum, with, grex, gregis, a flock, herd)

congregation at See also:

• CHESHUNT

Cheshunt . During 1682 he was in Holland, but in the following year he was again in See also:

• LONDON

London, and was implicated in the See also:

• RYE

Rye See also:

• HOUSE
• HOUSE (O. Eng. hiss, a word common to Teutonic languages, cf. Dut. huis, Ger. Haus; in Gothic it is only found in gudhiss, a temple; it may be ultimately connected with the root of " hide," conceal)

House See also:

• PLOT
• PLOT, ROBERT (164o-1696)

Plot . On its See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery he was examined before the Scottish See also:

• COUNCIL (Lat. concilium, from cum, together, and the root cal, to call)

Council; though the See also:

• TORTURE (from Lat. torquere, to twist)

torture of the thumb-See also:

• SCREW (O.E. scrue, from O. Fr. escroue, mod. ecrou; ultimate origin uncertain; the word, or a similar one, appears in Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Schraube, Dan. skrue, but Skeat, following Diaz, finds the origin in Lat. scrobs, a ditch, hole, particularl

screw was applied, he refused to utter a word till he was assured that his admissions would not be used in See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence, and in the disclosures he then made he displayed See also:

• GREAT

great discretion . On his return to Holland he was rewarded by William's still warmer friendship, and the See also:

• POST

post of See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court See also:

• CHAPLAIN

chaplain; and after the Revolution he continued to hold this See also:

• OFFICE (from Lat. officium, " duty," " service," a shortened form of opifacium, from facere, " to do," and either the stem of opes, " wealth," " aid," or opus, " work ")

office, under the See also:

• TITLE (0. Fr. title, mod. titre, from Lat. titulus)

title of royal chaplain for Scotland . He was the confidential adviser of the See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king, especially with regard to Scottish affairs, and rendered important service in promoting the Revolution See also:

• SETTLEMENT
• SETTLEMENT, ACT OF

Settlement . On the See also:

• ACCESSION (from Lat. accedere, to go to, to approach)

accession of See also:

• ANNE (1665-1714)
• ANNE (1693-1740)

Anne, Carstares retained his post as royal chaplain, but resided in Edinburgh, having been elected See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal of the university .

He was also See also:

• MINISTER (Lat. minister, servant)

minister of Greyfriars', and afterwards of St See also:

• GILES (GIL, GILLES), ST

Giles', and was four times chosen See also:

• MODERATOR (from Lat. moderare, to impose a modus, limit)

moderator of the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly . He took an important part in promoting the See also:

• UNION
• UNION (known locally as Union Hill and officially as Town of Union)

Union, and was consulted by Harley and other leading Englishmen concerning it . During Anne's reign, the See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief See also:

• OBJECT

object of his policy was to frustrate the See also:

• MEASURES

measures which were planned by See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• OXFORD
• OXFORD, EARLS OF
• OXFORD, EDWARD DE VERE, 17TH EARL
• OXFORD, JOHN DE VERE, 13TH EARL OF (1443-1513)
• OXFORD, PROVISIONS OF
• OXFORD, ROBERT DE VERE, 9TH EARL OF (1362-1392)
• OXFORD, ROBERT HARLEY, 1ST

Oxford to strengthen the Episcopalian See also:

• JACOBITES (from Lat. Jacobus, James)

Jacobites —especially a See also:

• BILL

bill for extending the privileges of the Episcopalians and the bill for replacing in the hands of the old patrons the right of patronage, which by the Revolution Settlement had been vested in the elders and the See also:

• PROTESTANT

Protestant heritors . On the ac-cession of See also:

• GEORGE
• GEORGE, 8TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (1787-1876)
• GEORGE, HENRY (1839—1897)
• GEORGE, LAKE
• GEORGE, SAINT (d. 303)

George I., Carstares was appointed, with five others, to welcome the new See also:

• DYNASTY (Gr. &vvaareta, sovereignty, the position of a hevnori7r, lord, ruler, from SuvaaBay to be able, Suvaµas, power)

dynasty in the name of the Scottish See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church . He was received graciously, and the office of royal chaplain wasagain conferred upon him . A few months after he was struck with See also:

• APOPLEXY (Gr. arov n i.a, from aroaMvvew, to strike down, to stun)

apoplexy, and died on the 28th of See also:

• DECEMBER (Lat. decent, ten)

December 1715 . See See also:

• STATE
• STATE, GREAT OFFICERS OF

State-papers and Letters addressed to William Carstares, to which is prefixed a See also:

• LIFE

Life by M'Cormick (1774); See also:

• STORY, JOHN (c. 1510-1571)
• STORY, JOSEPH (1779-1845)
• STORY, ROBERT HERBERT (1835-1907)
• STORY, WILLIAM WETMORE (1819—1895)

Story's See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

Character and Career of William Carstares (1874) ; See also:

• ANDREW (Gr. 'AvBp4as, manly)
• ANDREW, JOHN ALBION (1818-1867)

Andrew See also:

• LANG, ANDREW (1844— )
• LANG, KARL HEINRICH, RITTER VON (1764-1835)

Lang's See also:

• HISTORY

History of Scotland (1907) .