His son Patrick, the 6th Lord, was a fierce reformer and one of the Lords of the Congregation.
By July 1559 the Lords of the Congregation had taken Edinburgh.
Several Protestant noblemen came together and made a group called the Lords of the Congregation.
Arran changed sides at this point, joining the Lords of the Congregation.
The significance of the act is that it shows how much further the Lords of the Congregation were now prepared to go.
Elizabeth came to secretly support the Lords of the Congregation.
The Lords of the Congregation allowed Jean to enter Scotland on 20 April.
The Lords of the Congregation marshalled themselves at Craigengalt.
She claimed that the Lords of the Congregation had revealed advance knowledge of Wynter's mission and were in communication with him.
The Lords of the Congregation taking the oath of the Covenant.