*A_Tulchan_isacalfsskinstuffed，andplacedbeforeacowwhohas*lostitscalf，toinducetheanimaltopartwithhermilk。Theresemblance*betweensuchaTulchanandaBishopnamedtotransmitthetemporalities*ofabeneficetosomepowerfulpatron，iseasilyunderstood。
Bishops，beingasortofimaginaryprelate，whoseimagewassetuptoenablehispatronandprincipaltoplunderthebeneficeunderhisname。
Therewereothercases，however，inwhichmenwhohadgotgrantsofthesesecularisedbenefices，weredesirousofretainingthemfortheirownuse，withouthavingtheinfluencesufficienttoestablishtheirpurpose；andthesebecamefrequentlyunabletoprotectthemselves，howeverunwillingtosubmittotheexactionsofthefeudaltyrantofthedistrict。
Bannatyne，secretarytoJohnKnox，recountsasingularcourseofoppressionpractisedononeofthosetitularsabbots，bytheEarlofCassilisinAyrshire，whoseextentoffeudalinfluencewassowidethathewasusuallytermedtheKingofCarrick。
WegivethefactasitoccursinBannatyne’sJournal，onlypremisingthattheJournalistheldhismaster’sopinions，bothwithrespecttotheEarlofCassilisasanopposeroftheking’sparty，andasbeingadetesterofthepracticeofgrantingchurchrevenuestotitulars，insteadoftheirbeingdevotedtopioususes，suchasthesupportoftheclergy，expenseofschools，andthereliefofthenationalpoor。Heminglesinthenarrative，therefore，awelldeservedfeelingofexecrationagainstthetyrantwhoemployedthetorture，whichatoneofridiculetowardsthepatient，asif，afterall，ithadnotbeenillbestowedonsuchanequivocalandamphibiouscharacterasatitularabbot。Heentitleshisnarrative，TheEarlOfCassilis’Tyrannyagainstaquick_i。e。_