Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ... The Crypt and its Ministers "Proud of her Past, wlierefrom her Present grew" The most prominent name associated with the Crypt in the seventeenth century is that of Mr. Zacharias Boyd, a man of real genius, great industry, and ardent piety. He belonged to an old Ayrshire family--the Boyds of Pinkill and Trochrigg, descended from Lord Boyd, the Chamberlain of Scotland in the early part of the reign of James iii. We find him in 1611 one of the Regents of the College of Saumur in France, having previously graduated in the University of Glasgow. In France he remained sixteen years. Religious persecutions, which dispersed the French Protestants, forced him to return to Scotland; and in 1625 he was ordained minister of the Barony Parish, which he served until his death in 1653. The heading of the presentation is given in the next page, as an illustration of the curious jumble of Prelacy and Presbytery which marked the period. The parish to which Zachary Boyd was appointed was then measured as five and a half miles in length and three in breadth. He must have ministered to a large congregation, for more than twelve hundred communicants are reported on. "Mr. Zacharias," as he is frequently called, was an outstanding man, both as a scholar and a divine. He was thrice Lord Rector of the University, and in 1643 was Vice-Chancellor. To the University he was a most liberal contributor. The full extent of his gifts cannot be ascertained, since there are hints in the Woodrow mss. of benefactions other than those specified in his will. But formally he A Presentation For Ye Barony Kirk Of Glasgow Mr. zacharias boyd, Minister, Subscribed By Ye Archbishop Of Glasgow, Dean, Chaptour And Consentary Within Written. February 2nd 1623. resentation In Presence...
