▁Battle ▁of ▁K ils yth . ▁He ▁ ▁played ▁no ▁part ▁in ▁Mont rose ' s ▁final ▁campaign . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 6 5 0 ▁Mont rose ▁was ▁executed ▁with ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁W ish art ' s ▁bi ography ▁of ▁him ▁tied ▁around ▁his ▁neck . ▁ ▁Little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁de cade ▁after ▁Mont rose ' s ▁death , ▁but ▁he ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁some ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands , ▁and ▁completed ▁a ▁second ▁volume ▁of ▁the ▁Mont rose ▁bi ography . ▁After ▁the ▁Rest oration ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁vic ar ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew ' s ▁Church , ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne . ▁On ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 6 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁as ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Edinburgh . ▁He ▁died ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁July ▁ 1 6 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁at ▁Holy ro od ▁Ab bey . ▁ ▁Little ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁recorded ▁about ▁his ▁character ▁or ▁person ality , ▁apart ▁from ▁his ▁obvious ▁dev otion ▁to ▁his ▁friend ▁Mont rose . ▁Acc us ations ▁about ▁his ▁d run ken ness ▁and ▁prof an ity , ▁which ▁were ▁made ▁by ▁his ▁political ▁oppon ents , ▁cannot ▁be ▁verified . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Category : 1 5 9 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 6 7 1 ▁death s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁H adding ton , ▁East ▁L oth ian ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁St ▁Andrew s ▁Category : B