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James Sharp, or Sharpe, (4 May 1618 – 3 May 1679) was a minister in the Church of Scotland, or kirk, who served as Archbishop of St Andrews from 1661 to 1679. His support for Episcopalianism , or governance by bishops, brought him into conflict with elements of the kirk who advocated Presbyterianism .
Sharp was killed whilst en route from Edinburgh to St. Andrews. Some Presbyterians regarded this as theologically defensible, regarding it as a killing rather than a murder. [2] [3] John Balfour alias "Captain Burleigh" [4] John Balfour of Kinloch was the principal actor in the assassination of Archbishop Sharp in 1679.
The year 1679 was one of continuing confrontation between the Covenanters and the authorities, culminating in the assassination of Archbishop Sharp, the so-called Rutherglen Declaration and the battles of Drumclog and Bothwell Bridge. In late July or early August, Cameron was ordained a Church of Scotland minister at the Scots Kirk in Rotterdam.
Sharp's daughter pleads for her father's life, lower right. David Hackston or Halkerstone (died 30 July 1680), was a militant Scottish Covenanter, remembered mainly for his part in the murder of Archbishop James Sharp of St. Andrews in 1679 and his involvement in the events of 1680 which led to his capture and execution.
Sharp and Parks are facing charges of attempted murder of a police officer and assault, among other charges from the Royal Avenue shooting, according to police. The third suspect in the shooting ...
Nine months later on Nov. 3, 1985, in a double murder-suicide, the 30-year-old Sharp fatally shot his estranged wife and her best friend and critically wounded his wife’s cousin. Then he turned ...
John Archbishop of York, is Dr. Sharp, he was a Rector of St Giles in the Fields, in the Reign of King James; when, preaching warmly against Popery, he was silenced, and the Bishop of London (Dr. Compton) suspended from his office, for not turning him out. He was made by King William Archbishop of York; and this Queen hath made him her Lord ...
The Bishop of Dover has warned that the millions of pounds being handed to France by the British government to stop migrants crossing the Channel on small boats is “creating more death”.