| Amongst its leaders were James, the High Steward of Scotland and Robert Wishart, Bishop of Glasgow. |
| The royal robes and vestments that Robert Wishart had hidden from the English were brought out by the Bishop and set upon King Robert. |
| However, many involved were churchmen such as Bishop Wishart for whom such mitigation cannot be claimed. |
| In December 1545, Wishart was seized on Beaton's orders by the Earl of Bothwell and taken to the Castle of St Andrews. |
| Wishart was a reformer who had fled Scotland in 1538 to escape punishment for heresy. |
| The most influential figure was John Knox, who had been a disciple of both John Calvin and George Wishart. |
