Sir Joun Macsrair. 1638 
** Subscribunt etiam Angli ob Euangelium profugi, totius 
Ecclesiz suz nomine 
Joannes Makbreus. M. 
Joannes Stannto. 
Vuilliermus Hamonus. 
Joannes Bendallus. 
Guil. Vuhytinghamus.’”’ 
These new strangers and ‘‘ exiles on account of their 
faith ’’ enjoyed the hospitality of the Church of Pullan with 
the consent of the chief magistrate. Their numbers having 
increased considerably by an influx of other learned and 
eminent men, they resolved on having a special service and 
pastor of their own, and, this being permitted, they resolved 
on 24th September, 1554, to call Knox from Geneva. The 
letter of invitation was signed “‘ John Bale, Edmond Sutton 
(and) John Makebraie,’’ and other eighteen gentlemen. 
Knox responded, came, and began ministerial duty. But 
troubles soon arose over the use of the Liturgy (which it is 
not necessary now to discuss), and although an honourable 
concordat was agreed upon, the peace was ultimately broken 
on the arrival of some new hot-heads, whose views ultimately 
prevailed. Knox and Macbrair signed a letter on 3rd 
December, 1554, in which they and others declared: ‘‘ And 
as touching our Booke, we will practise it so farre as God’s 
worde dothe assure it, and the state of this countrie permit.’’ 
The party opposed to Knox took a mean advantage of their 
opponents by accusing Knox of high treason against the 
Emperor, King of Spain, and the Queen of England, based 
en old pronouncements of the Reformer, and the Magistrate, 
to prevent further dispeace, desired Knox to leave Frankfort. 
He took leave of his brethren there on 26th March, 1555. and 
returned to Geneva to undertake the ministry there till the 
end of summer. Meantime the English Church at Frankfort 
was disrupted and its members scattered. 
In Knox’s own account of these ‘‘ proceedings of the 
English congregation of Frankfort in March mptv.,’’ he 
names six of his accusers, but Macbrair was not one of those 
mentioned. (Knox iv., 3-72.) No doubt his sympathies were 
