Note 423 — THE PREFACE

In this place of the MS. 1566, a blank space occurs, at the conclusion of one of the re-written quires, with the catchword "such provi-," in connexion with the top of the next quire, which is written in a kind of official square hand, and was probably a portion of the copy laid before the Convention, in January 1561. Instead of "Kirk," it will be observed that the word "Church" is now employed; and curiously enough, in Calderwood's edition, 1621, this is reversed, and "Church," which had hitherto been used, gives place to "Kirk."