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1694. ROBERT CUNNINGHAME, A.M., studied and took his degree at the Univ. of Edinburgh 30th May 1689, licen. by the Presb. of Selkirk 27th Sept. 1693, called in Dec. after, and ord. 18th April 1694; he joined in a dissent, with three others in April 1703, against an Act of the Synod, asserting their principles with respect to the established government of the Church; trans. to Hawick in April 1712.-[Edin. Grad., Presb. Reg., Boston's Mem.]

1713. WILLIAM CRAWFORD, A.M., born at Kelso, was laureated at the Univ. of Edinburgh, 30th April 1700, licen. by the Presb. of Dalkeith, called in Nov. 1712, and ord. 13th May following; died 28th May 1737, in his 55th year, and 25th min. Helen Riddel, his widow, died 14th Feb. 1751.-Publications-Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, a sermon, Edin. 1731, 8vo. A short Manual against the Infidelity of this age, Edin. 1734, 12mo. The Works of, 2 vols. Edin. 1748, 12mo.-[Edin. Grad., Presb. Reg., Tombst. Stark's Biog. Dict. &c.]

1738. JAMES SIMPSON, son of Mr John S., min. of Morebattle, licen. by the Presb. 4th May 1737, pres. by Francis, Duke of Buccleuch, 28th June following, ord. 22d Feb. 1738; died 21st Aug. 1771, in 63d age and 34th min. He marr. 1st April 1743 Anne, second daugh. of Mr John Cranstoune, min. of Ancrum, she died 14th Aug. 1782, and had two sons, James of Teviotbank, and William, one of the min. of the Tron Church, Edinburgh.-[Presb. Reg., Tombst., New Acc. iii., &c.]

1772. SAMUEL CHARTERS, trans. from Kincardine in Monteith, pres. by Henry, Duke of' Buccleuch in Nov. 1771, and adm, 19th Feb. thereafter; had D.D. from the Univ. of Glasgow, 4th Dec. 1789, and died 18th June 1825, in his 84th year, and 57th min. Retired in his habits, he refused to accept a presentation to the church of St. Andrews, Glasgow, in July 1784, preferring the banks of the Teviot to all the attractions of the Western Metropolis. Slow, grave, and solemn in his manner, though delightful and instructive as a companion and warm-hearted as a friend, he was a noble specimen of an ecclesiastic of the ancient days, whose chief pleasure was to instruct and elevate the mind of his hearers. He marr. 25th Aug. 1786 Miss Margaret Scott, heiress of Crowhill, who died 17th Nov. 1815, and left him an annuity of £300, which enabled him often to befriend the necessitous.-Publications Sermon preached before the Society for propagating Christian Knowledge, Edin. 1779, 8vo. An Instruction concerning Oaths, Hawick, 1782, 8vo. (This arose out of a letter from the Sheriff of the county (Will. Oliver, Esq.) to the Moderator of the Presb. 12th Nov. 1781, stating " I observe with deep regret that many of the lower class of people seem either not to understand the import of an oath, or are not impressed with a proper sense of it," which led to the appointment of a committee consisting of the ministers of Ancrum, Jedburgh and Wilton, to the latter of whom was committed the task of drawing up an address on the subject of oaths. This was produced 6th Feb. following, and printed by the Sheriff at the expense of the county, that it might be dispersed among the several congregations, and read from the different pulpits. Five hundred copies were given to the Presb.) A Sermon on Alms, Edin. 1788, 8vo. A Discourse on the Duty of making a Testament, Edin. 1791, 8vo. Two Discourses on the Revolution, Edin. 1793, 8vo. A Sermon on Mathew xi. 13, Edin. 179,;, 8vo. Sermons, 2 vols. Edin. 1786,-Hawick 1804, 8vo, (new edit., Edin. 1816, 8vo). Sermons and Meditations suited to the Lord's Supper, Hawick, 1807, 12mo. An Essay on