ABSTRACT
The Marian exiles included both English and Scottish nationals, and both began to return to their respective homelands after the death of Mary I. However, these exiles went back to contrasting religious and political climates. Despite advocating the use of the exilic editions of the Forme of prayers, the six Johns did not deal with the incomplete state of the metrical psalters. Knox and his colleagues were focused on more urgent political and theological issues surrounding the transplantation of the ethos and ideals of the Genevan Anglo-Scots exilic community to Scotland. In addition to these textual congruencies, the rhythms and pitches of the tunes generally fit Craig's texts. However, an entire phrase in Psalm 56 seems at odds with its text. The fact is that the tune from Norton's versification was particularly well suited to Pont's Psalm 57. The exilic editions of the Forme of prayers were a much more expedient option as a foundation for the Scottish metrical psalter.
