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*A_Tulchan_isacalfsskinstuffed，andplacedbeforeacowwhohas*lostitscalf，toinducetheanimaltopartwithhermilk。Theresemblance*betweensuchaTulchanandaBishopnamedtotransmitthetemporalities*ofabeneficetosomepowerfulpatron，iseasilyunderstood。

Bishops，beingasortofimaginaryprelate，whoseimagewassetuptoenablehispatronandprincipaltoplunderthebeneficeunderhisname。

Therewereothercases，however，inwhichmenwhohadgotgrantsofthesesecularisedbenefices，weredesirousofretainingthemfortheirownuse，withouthavingtheinfluencesufficienttoestablishtheirpurpose；andthesebecamefrequentlyunabletoprotectthemselves，howeverunwillingtosubmittotheexactionsofthefeudaltyrantofthedistrict。

Bannatyne，secretarytoJohnKnox，recountsasingularcourseofoppressionpractisedononeofthosetitularsabbots，bytheEarlofCassilisinAyrshire，whoseextentoffeudalinfluencewassowidethathewasusuallytermedtheKingofCarrick。

WegivethefactasitoccursinBannatyne’sJournal，onlypremisingthattheJournalistheldhismaster’sopinions，bothwithrespecttotheEarlofCassilisasanopposeroftheking’sparty，andasbeingadetesterofthepracticeofgrantingchurchrevenuestotitulars，insteadoftheirbeingdevotedtopioususes，suchasthesupportoftheclergy，expenseofschools，andthereliefofthenationalpoor。Heminglesinthenarrative，therefore，awelldeservedfeelingofexecrationagainstthetyrantwhoemployedthetorture，whichatoneofridiculetowardsthepatient，asif，afterall，ithadnotbeenillbestowedonsuchanequivocalandamphibiouscharacterasatitularabbot。Heentitleshisnarrative，TheEarlOfCassilis’Tyrannyagainstaquick(_i。e。_

living)man。

``MasterAllanStewart，friendtoCaptainJamesStewartofCardonall，bymeansoftheQueen’scorruptedcourt，obtainedtheAbbeyofCrossraguel。ThesaidEarlthinkinghimselfgreaterthananykinginthosequarters，determinedtohavethatwholebenefice(ashehathdiversothers)topayathispleasure；

andbecausehecouldnotfindsicsecurityashisinsatiableappetiterequired，thisshiftwasdevised。ThesaidMrAllanbeingincompanywiththeLairdofBargany，(alsoaKennedy，)was，bytheEarlandhisfriends，enticedtoleavethesafeguardwhichhehadwiththeLaird，andcometomakegoodcheerwiththesaidEarl。Thesimplicityoftheimprudentmanwassuddenlyabused；andsohepassedhistimewiththemcertaindays，whichhedidinMaybolewithThomasKennedie，uncletothesaidEarl：

afterwhichthesaidMrAllanpassed，withquietcompany，tovisittheplaceandboundsofCrossraguel，[hisabbacy，]ofwhichthesaidEarlbeingsurelyadvertised，determinedtoputinpracticethetyrannywhichlongbeforehehadconceaved。Andso，askingofthecountry，apprehendedthesaidMrAllan，andcarriedhimtothehouseofDenure，whereforaseasonhewashonourablytreated，(gifaprisonercanthinkanyentertainmentpleasing；)butafterthatcertaindayswerespent，andthattheEarlcouldnotobtainthefeusofCrossraguelaccordingtohisawinappetite，hedeterminedtoprovegifacollationcouldworkthatwhichneitherdinnernorsuppercoulddoforalongtime。

AndsothosaidMrAllanwascarriedtoasecretchamber：

withhimpassedthehonourableEarl，hisworshipfulbrother，andsuchaswereappointedtobeservantsatthatbanquet。Inthechambertherewasagritironchimlay，underitafire；

othergritprovisionwasnotseen。Thefirstcoursewas，——`MyLordAbbot，’(saidtheEarl，)`itwillpleaseyouconfesshere，thatwithyourownconsentyouremaininmycompany，becauseyedurstnotcommityourselftothehandsofothers。’TheAbbotanswered，`Wouldyou，mylord，thatIshouldmakeamanifestlieforyourpleasure?Thetruthis，mylord，itisagainstmywillthatIamhere；neitheryethaveIanypleasureinyourcompany。’`Butyeshallremainwithme，nevertheless，atthistime，’saidtheEarl。`lamnotabletoresistyourwillandpleasure，’

saidtheAbbot，’inthisplace。’`Yemustthenobeyme，’

saidtheEarl，——andwiththatwerepresenteduntohimcertainletterstosubscribe，amongstwhichtherewasafiveyears’tack，andanineteenyears’tack，andacharteroffeuofallthelands(ofCrossraguel，withalltheclausesnecessaryfortheEarltoh