James Law
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The Most Reverend James Law |
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| Archbishop of Glasgow | |
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| See | Archdiocese of Glasgow |
| Installed | 1615 |
| Term ended | 1632 |
| Predecessor | John Spottiswoode |
| Successor | Patrick Lindsay |
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| Consecration | 1610/1611 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | ca. 1560 Fife |
| Died | 12 November 1632 Glasgow |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
| Parents | James Law of Spittal and Unknown |
James Law (ca. 1560 – 12 November 1632) was Archbishop of Glasgow. Entering the church after graduation from university, he rose to the position of Bishop of Orkney, reorganising the diocese, before rising to hold the position of Archbishop of Glasgow.
Law was born to James Law of Spittal, portioner of Lathrisk in the county of Fife, and Agnes Strang of the house of Balcaskie. He graduated at the university of St Andrews M.A. in 1581 and was ordained and admitted minister of Kirkliston in West Lothian in 1585. During his incumbency there he, and John Spottiswoode, then minister of Calder (based in Mid Calder, West Lothian), afterwards archbishop of St Andrews, were censured by the synod of Lothian for playing football on a Sunday.
In 1600 he was put on the standing commission of the church, in 1601 appointed one of the royal chaplains, in 1605 titular bishop of Orkney, and in 1608 moderator of the general assembly. He preached before the Glasgow assembly of 1610 in defence of episcopacy. He supported the cause of the people of Orkney against the oppression of Patrick Stewart, Earl of Orkney, and succeeded in getting the lands and jurisdiction of the bishopric separated from those of the earldom. He strengthened the rights and financial security of the bishopric of Orkney, and during his episcopate Scots Law replaced the earlier Norse Law for most purposes.
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