eren, but his
work did not give the satisfaction which he had expected. He succeeded,
however, in his wishes after many reverses, by the help of Alexander
Seton, Earl of Dunfermline, Chancellor of Scotland, and by authority
both of Parliament and of the Privy Council his grammar was enjoined to
be used in all the schools of the kingdom. But through the interest of
the bishops, and the steady opposition of Ray, his successor at the High
School, the injunction was rendered of no effect. He would not, however,
be beaten, and we find that in 1623 he was again actively engaged in
adopting measures to secure the introduction of his grammar into every
school in North Britain where the Latin language was taught.

The following is a list of our author's works:--

A Reioynder to Doctor Hil concerning the Descense of Christ into Hell.
By Alexander Hume Maister of Artes. 4o.

No place of printing, printer's name, or date, but apparently
printed at London in 1592 or 1593. Dedicated to Robert Earl of
Essex. Although this is the first work that I can find attributed
to Alexander Hume, yet there is no doubt that there must have been
a former one of which we have no record, and the title and
contents of Dr. Hill's book would lead us to this conclusion--"The
Defence of the Article. Christ descended into Hell. With arguments
obiected against the truth of the same doctrine of one Alexander
Humes. By Adam Hyll, D of Divinity. London 1592. 4o. This little
volume consists of two parts; 1st, the original sermon preached by
Hill 28th February, 1589; 2nd, the reply to Hume. At p. 33, the
end of the sermon, is this note, "This sermon ... was answered by
one Alexander Huns, Schoolemaester of Bath, whose answere wholy
foloweth, with a replye of the author" ... At p. 33, "The reply of
Adam Hill to the answere made by Alexander Humes to a sermon,"
etc.

A Diduction of the true and Catholik meaning of our Sauiour his words,
_this is my bodie_, in the institution of his laste Supper through
the ages of the Church from Christ to our owne dayis. Whereunto is
annexed a Reply to M. William Reynolds in defence of M. Robert Bruce
his arguments on this subject: displaying M. John Hammilton's
ignorance and contradictions: with sundry absurdities following upon
the Romane interpretation of these words. Compiled by Alexander
Hume, Maister of the high Schoole of Ed