The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

About the end of the seventh Age; men from Scotland, given to ambition and avarice, went frequently to Rome for preferment in the Church; and seeing it lay much that way then, they did their best to advance the design of the Romish Party, wherein all the skill of worldly men was employed, both in Rome, & among the Scots of that Party; many men went to and fro, between Rome and Scotland, to bring the Scots to a full obedience unto Rome, and conformity; by name there was one Boniface sent from Rome to Scotland, a main Agent for Rome in these affairs; but he was opposed openly, by several of the Scots Culdees, or Divines; namely, by Clemens, and Samson, who told him freely, That he, and those of his Party, studied to bring men to the subjection of the Pope, and slavery of Rome, withdrawing them from obedience to Christ; and so in plain terms, they reproached to him, and to his assistants; That they were corrupters of Christs Doctrine, establishing a Sovereignty in the Bishop of Rome, as the only successor of the Apostles, excluding other Bishops; That they used and commanded Clerical tonsure; That they forbade Priests Marriage, extolling Celibat; That they caused Prayers to be made for the dead, and erected Images in the Churches; to be short, That they had introduced in the Church many Tenets, Rites and Ceremonies, unknown to the ancient and pure times, yea, contrary to them. For the which, and the like, the said Clemens, and those that were constant to the Truth, with him were excommunicated at Rome as Heretics, as you have in the third Volume of the Councils: although the true reasons of their excommunication be not there set down.

About the end of the seventh Age; men from Scotland, given to ambition and avarice, went frequently to Rome for preferment in the Church; and seeing it lay much that way then, they did their best to advance the designe of the Romish Party, wherein all the skill of worldly men was employed, both in Rome, & among the Scots of that Party; many men went to and fro, between Rome and Scotland, to bring the Scots to a full obedience unto Rome, and conformitie; by name there was one Boniface sent from Rome to Scotland, a main Agent for Rome in these affairs; but he was opposed openly, by severall of the Scots Culdees, or Divines; namely, by Clemens, and Samson, who told him freely, That he, and those of his Party, studied to bring men to the subjection of the Pope, and slavery of Rome, withdrawing them from obedience to Christ; and so in plain termes, they reproached to him, and to his assistants; That they were corrupters of Christs Doctrine, establishing a Sovereignty in the Bishop of Rome, as the onely successour of the Apostles, excluding other Bishops; That they used and commanded Clericall tonsure; That they forbad Priests Marriage, extolling Celibat; That they caused Prayers to be made for the dead, and erected Images in the Churches; to be short, That they had introduced in the Church many Tenets, Rites and Ceremonies, unknown to the ancient and pure times, yea, contrary to them. For the which, and the like, the said Clemens, and those that were constant to the Truth, with him were excommunicated at Rome as Hereticks, as you have in the third Volume of the Concels: although the true reasons of their excommunication be not there set down.