In 1553 the Italian physician Gerolamo Cardano cured him of a disease that had left him speechless and was thought incurable. The diplomat Thomas Randolph recorded the "merry tales" rumoured about his methods still current in Edinburgh nine years later.[2] Cardano himself wrote that the Archbishop had been short of breath for ten years, and after the cure was effected by his assistant, he was paid 1,400 gold crowns.[3] While the Archbishop was unwell, his brother was persuaded to give up the Regency of Scotland to Mary of Guise.[4]
He made vigorous efforts to stay the growth of Protestantism, but with one or two exceptions persecution was not the policy of Archbishop Hamilton, and in the interests of the Roman Catholic religion a catechism called Hamilton's Catechism (published with an introduction by TG Law in 1884) was drawn up and printed, possibly at his instigation.
Having incurred the displeasure of the Protestants, now the dominant party in Scotland, the Archbishop was imprisoned in 1563. After his release he was an active partisan of Mary, Queen of Scots; he baptised her son, the future King James VI, and pronounced the divorce of the queen from Bothwell. He was present at the Battle of Langside.
The castle fell to a surprise night attack, led by Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill, and Archbishop Hamilton was captured. Concerned lest the English should seek to have the Archbishop spared, the leaders of the King's party had Hamilton speedily tried and convicted of art and part in the murder of the Regent Moray and King Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley. At 6 pm on 6 April 1571, three days after his capture, he was hanged beside the Mercat Cross of Stirling.[6]
Children
Archbishop Hamilton had six children by his mistress, Grizzel Sempill, the daughter of Robert Sempill, 3rd Lord Sempill. Two of his children were legitimated on 22 January 1547 and 24 September 1548 respectively.
^Bain 1898, p. 592: "There is a merry tale that Cardanus the Italian took upon him to cure the Bishop of St. Andrews of a disease judged by all incurable. He practised on him divers strange inventions hung him certains hours a day by the heels ... "
^Cardanus, Gerolamo, De Propria Vita Liber: His Own Life, Amsterdam, (1654), pp.136–7, (Latin)
^Melville, James, Memoirs of his own life, Brookman, (1833), 21, 73
^Protocol book of James Foulis, SRS (1926), nos. 85, 145.
^Dawson, Janes E. A., Scotland Reformed, pp. 275–276.
Bain, Joseph, ed. (1898), Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland and Mary, Queen of Scots 1547–1603, vol. 1, Edinburgh: H M General Register House
Rainer Haas, Allerlei Protestanten – Christus-Zeugen aus der Tudor-Zeit, darin: 5. John Hamilton – war der spätere Erzbischof von St.Andrews 1527 als Student in Marburg an der Lahn?, Nordhausen, 2010
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John Hamilton 3 February 1512 6 April 1571 Scottish prelate and politician was an illegitimate son of The 1st Earl of Arran in the Peerage of Scotland 1 The Most ReverendJohn HamiltonArchbishop of St AndrewsPrimate of ScotlandChurchRoman CatholicArchdioceseSt AndrewsAppointed28 November 1547In office1547 1571PredecessorDavid BeatonSuccessorGavin HamiltonOrdersConsecration22 August 1546Personal detailsBorn3 February 1512Died6 April 1571 aged 59 Stirling ScotlandNationalityScottishParentsJames Hamilton 1st Earl of Arran amp Mrs Boyd citation needed PartnerGrizzel SempillChildren6Previous post s Bishop of Dunkeld 1544 1546 Contents 1 Brother of the Regent 2 Assassination of Regent Moray 3 Children 4 Notes and references 5 External linksBrother of the Regent EditAt a very early age Hamilton became a monk and Abbot of Paisley After studying in Paris he returned to Scotland where he soon rose to a position of power and influence under his half brother The 2nd Earl of Arran who was serving as Regent He was made Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland in 1543 and bishop of Dunkeld two years later in 1546 he followed Cardinal Beaton as Archbishop of St Andrews and about the same time he became treasurer of the kingdom In 1553 the Italian physician Gerolamo Cardano cured him of a disease that had left him speechless and was thought incurable The diplomat Thomas Randolph recorded the merry tales rumoured about his methods still current in Edinburgh nine years later 2 Cardano himself wrote that the Archbishop had been short of breath for ten years and after the cure was effected by his assistant he was paid 1 400 gold crowns 3 While the Archbishop was unwell his brother was persuaded to give up the Regency of Scotland to Mary of Guise 4 He made vigorous efforts to stay the growth of Protestantism but with one or two exceptions persecution was not the policy of Archbishop Hamilton and in the interests of the Roman Catholic religion a catechism called Hamilton s Catechism published with an introduction by TG Law in 1884 was drawn up and printed possibly at his instigation Having incurred the displeasure of the Protestants now the dominant party in Scotland the Archbishop was imprisoned in 1563 After his release he was an active partisan of Mary Queen of Scots he baptised her son the future King James VI and pronounced the divorce of the queen from Bothwell He was present at the Battle of Langside Assassination of Regent Moray Edit Grave of Archbishop John HamiltonJohn Hamilton with his brother James acquired a house on the south side of Linlithgow High Street in 1550 5 In 1570 from this house his nephew or close kinsman James Hamilton of Bothwellhaugh assassinated James Stuart Earl of Moray the Regent of Scotland During the aftermath John Hamilton later took refuge in Dumbarton Castle The castle fell to a surprise night attack led by Thomas Crawford of Jordanhill and Archbishop Hamilton was captured Concerned lest the English should seek to have the Archbishop spared the leaders of the King s party had Hamilton speedily tried and convicted of art and part in the murder of the Regent Moray and King Henry Stuart Lord Darnley At 6 pm on 6 April 1571 three days after his capture he was hanged beside the Mercat Cross of Stirling 6 Children EditArchbishop Hamilton had six children by his mistress Grizzel Sempill the daughter of Robert Sempill 3rd Lord Sempill Two of his children were legitimated on 22 January 1547 and 24 September 1548 respectively Notes and references Edit John Hamilton Catholic Encyclopedia Retrieved 18 February 2007 Bain 1898 p 592 There is a merry tale that Cardanus the Italian took upon him to cure the Bishop of St Andrews of a disease judged by all incurable He practised on him divers strange inventions hung him certains hours a day by the heels Cardanus Gerolamo De Propria Vita Liber His Own Life Amsterdam 1654 pp 136 7 Latin Melville James Memoirs of his own life Brookman 1833 21 73 Protocol book of James Foulis SRS 1926 nos 85 145 Dawson Janes E A Scotland Reformed pp 275 276 Bain Joseph ed 1898 Calendar of the State Papers Relating to Scotland and Mary Queen of Scots 1547 1603 vol 1 Edinburgh H M General Register House Rainer Haas Allerlei Protestanten Christus Zeugen aus der Tudor Zeit darin 5 John Hamilton war der spatere Erzbischof von St Andrews 1527 als Student in Marburg an der Lahn Nordhausen 2010 Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Hamilton John Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 12 11th ed Cambridge University Press This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain Herbermann Charles ed 1910 John Hamilton Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 7 New York Robert Appleton Company Stephen Leslie Lee Sidney eds 1890 Hamilton John 1511 1571 Dictionary of National Biography Vol 24 London Smith Elder amp Co External links EditHoroscope of John Hamilton by Gerolamo Cardano In Cl Ptolemaei de Astrorum Indiciis Basel 1554 Documentation create purge Documentation create purge Documentation create purge Documentation create purge Documentation create purge Political officesPreceded byDavid Beaton Keeper of the Privy Seal of Scotland1542 1547 Succeeded byLord RuthvenReligious titlesPreceded byRobert Shaw Commendator Abbot of Paisley1525 1553 Succeeded byClaud HamiltonPreceded byGeorge Crichton Bishop of Dunkeld1544 1546 1547 Succeeded byRobert CrichtonPreceded byDavid Beaton Archbishop of St Andrews1547 1549 1571 Succeeded byGavin HamiltonAcademic officesPreceded byDavid Beaton Chancellor of the University of St Andrews1547 1571 Succeeded byJohn Douglas Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Hamilton archbishop of St Andrews amp oldid 1152158567, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
