he was a professor of theology in the
University of Saumur. This is attested by his cousin Mr. Zachary
Boyd, who was one of the Regents at Saumur, and attended the
delivery of them (harum prelectionum assidutis tuit auditor). Some
time after the death of the learned and pious author, a copy of the
_Praelectiones_ was transmitted to Holland to his friend Andreas
Rivetus, that he might superintend the printing of it. As Chouet, a
well known Genevese printer, happened to be in Holland at the time,
Rivetus parted with the manuscripts to him, that they might be put
to press immediately on his return to Switzerland. But,
unfortunately, the vessel in which the manuscripts were shipped was
taken by another vessel from Dunkirk, and having thus fallen into
the hands of some Jesuits they never could be recovered. Rivetus
consoled himself with the reflection that the original manuscripts,
in the author's own hand writing, were safe in Scotland in the
keeping of the family. The church and the nation, however, being at
this period in such a distracted state, the work was not given to
the world till the year 1652, when it was published by the London
Stationers Company, (Andrea Riveti Epistoli de vita, scriptis,
moribus, et feliei exitu Roberti Bodn, ante Prelectiones Bodn)
though the General Assembly had passed numerous acts, and entered
into arrangements with different printers for the purpose. See Index
of Unprinted Acts for the years 1645, 1646 and 1647.--_Ed._]

101 [When the Presbytery of Glasgow had met on the 22d August 1649, "The
parochineris of Govane gave in ane supplicatione shewing that
whereas you are destitute of ane minister, and being certanelie
informed of the qualifications of Mr. Hew Binnen, one of ye regents
of ye colledge of Glasgow, for ye work of ye ministrie," they were
unanimously desirous he should be sent to preach to them, "so soone
as he shall have past his tryels." The presbytery, in consequence of
this supplication, "ordaines Mr. Patrik Gillespie, moderator of the
presbyterie to wrytt to ye said Mr. Hew, to acquaint him wt the
desyre of the parochineris of Govane, and to repar to the presbytery
to undertake his tryels for ye effect forsaid." Records of the
Presbytery of Glasgow.

On the 5th September,