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28th Oct. following; died (between 1st May and 18th Sept,) 1644, aged about 27. Margaret Riddell, relict. His four sisters were served heirs portioners 3d June 1662.-PublicationAne edifying narration of the sad, sweet exercise of soul, and of the blessed death of Dame Mary Rutherford, Lady Handalie, and Mary M'Kennell, cusin to the said lady, and her attender (Wodrow's Anal. ii.)-[Act Rect. Univ. St And., Presb. Reg., Reg. Pres., Inq. Ret. Gen. 4583.]

1645. JOHN SCOT, A.M., obtained his degree at the Univ. of Edinburgh 25th July 1635, adm. Chaplain of William, Earl of Lothian's Regt. by the Presb. 15th July 1642, pres. by Charles I. 13th Jan., and adm. and inst. 23d April 1645. He was a member of the Commission of Assembly 1649, joined the Protesting Party in 1651, was one of those named by the Council of England, 8th Aug. 1654, for authorizing admissions to the ministry, visited Ireland summer 1656, and was one of ten ministers who congratulated his majesty on his return Aug. 1660, putting him in mind, at the same time, of the National Covenant; on the evening of same day a warrant was issued by the Privy Council for his imprisonment in Edinburgh Castle, and his stipend sequestrated 25th Sept. by the Committee of Estates for subscribing the Remonstrance, "ane dangerous paper tending to the peace of the kingdome." He was released in the year following, but refusing to conform to Episcopacy, he was deprived in 1662. In 1664 he was brought before the court of High Commission for being at a. communion. The neighbours requested concurrence of the Session of South Leith to their calling him to be second min., to which the Session replied "that so soon as the four Incorporations are unanimous among themselves in that call, and that Mr John give obedience to the kingdom, satisfying the Bishop of Edinburgh, and restrickting himself to keep within betwixt our min. and him, then they will willingly concur."-[Reg. Laur. Univ. Edin., Presb., and S. Leith Sess. Reg., Reg. Sec. Sigill., and Pres., Nicoll, and Lamont's Diaries, Kirkton, and Wodrow's Hist., Livingston's Life, Reid's Ireland, Rutherford's Lett., Mun. Univ. Glasg. ii.]

1666. ROBERT HUME, A.M., formerly of Crawford john, pres. by Charles II. 8th March, coll. -, and inst. 14th May; continued 30th Dec. 1668.-[Reg. Sec. Sigill, _Min.-book Reg. Priv. Seal, Presb. Reg.]

1669. JOHN SCOT, A.M., above-mentioned, indulged by the Privy Council 3d Aug.; he was fined by the Privy Council 31st July 1673, for not observing the anniversary of his Majesty's Restoration, and died 22d Nov. 1681, in his 66th year, and 40th min. The insicht, plenishing, and books were estimat to iiij^c li. He marr. Elizabeth Rae, who survived him, and had Joan, Margaret, and Elizabeth, who were served heirs portioners 31st March 1698.-[Presb., and Test. Reg. (Peebles), Reg. Sec. Sigill, Wodrow's Hist., Inq. Ret. Gen. 7962.]

1672. HEW SCOTT, A.M., formerly of Bedrule, indulged by the Privy Council 3d Sept.; removed to Galashiels same year.-[Brown's Hist. of the Indulg.]

1682. JOHN AINSLIE, A.M., trans. from Hopekirk, and inst. 21st Sept.; pres. by James VII. 9th Feb. 1685, demitted in 1690, and died in 1693, aged about 54.-[Presb. Reg., Min.-book Reg. Priv. Seal, MS. Acc. of Min. 1689.]

1691. GEORGE GUTHRIE, trans. from Barr, and adm. after 4th Aug.; he was a member of the Assembly 1692, and died after 23d March 1698. He had a son William.-[Presb., and Edin. Reg. (Bur.), Reg. Gen. Ass. 1692, &c.]

1700. ALEXANDER COLDEN, A.M., trans. from Dunse, called in Sept. 1699, and adm. 8th May