The first [-thirde] booke of the history of reformation of religioun within the realme of Scotland : conteanying the maner and by what persons the light of Christis Evangell hath bene manifested unto this realme, after that horrible and universall defectioun from the trewth, which hes cume by the meanes of that Romane Antichrist.

"No more perfect copy is known, as the work was seized at the press and suppressed by order of Archbishop Whitgift. The above title is taken from the ms. of 1566, from which this edition was printed"--BM.
Running title: Historie of the Church of Scotland.
Contains first, second, and third books only.
In all copies the printed text begins with signature B (p. 17) and ends with signature Mm⁸ (p. 560). The printing of this work was stayed at the press and most of the copies were seized and destroyed by order of John Whitgift, Archbishop of Canterbury (Feb. 1586/87)