John Resby

John Resby was an English priest and supporter of John Wycliffe. He was executed by burning for heresy in Perth, Scotland in 1407 or 1408, during the time when Henry Wardlaw was Bishop of St. Andrews. He is regarded as the first Protestant martyr in Scotland.^[1]

Arrest and execution[]

In 1407 Resby was arrested in Perth for teaching Lollard heresies. The regent of Scotland, Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany opposed Lollardy because of its communistic views, so he allowed the papal inquisitor Laurence of Lindores, to deal with Resby as he wished. During his trial Resby was accused of believing forty different heretical doctrines, including that the pope was not the vicar of Christ. After refuting Resby's opinions Laurence turned him over to the secular authorities to be burned. Some of Resby's writings were secretly preserved by his followers and read down to the time of the Reformation.^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Sprott, George Washington. Wardlaw, Henry in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 . Smith, Elder & Co. – via Wikisource.
^ Reid, W. Stanford (December 1942). "The Lollards in Pre-Reformation Scotland". Church History. 11 (4): 269–283. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
^ Moonan, Lawrence (December 1996). "The Inquisitor's arguments against Resby, in 1408". The Innes Review. 47 (2): 127–135. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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[1] Sprott, George Washington. Wardlaw, Henry in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900 . Smith, Elder & Co. – via Wikisource.

[2] Reid, W. Stanford (December 1942). "The Lollards in Pre-Reformation Scotland". Church History. 11 (4): 269–283. Retrieved 18 March 2021.

[3] Moonan, Lawrence (December 1996). "The Inquisitor's arguments against Resby, in 1408". The Innes Review. 47 (2): 127–135. Retrieved 17 March 2021.

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