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plicity, candour, and forbearance. He marr. 4th Oct. 1845, Matilda, daugh. of Lawrence Mackenzie, Esq., Collector of Excise, Campbeltown, she died 11th Feb. 1863, and had an only child, William.-Publications-Remarks on Pestilence as a Divine Judgment, Dumfries 1833, 18mo; The single Sermons, Edin. 1840-Dumfries 1853, 8vo. the Monthly Discourse, No. 1, Edin. 1857, 8vo; Account of the Parish (New St. Acc. iv.)- [Presb. Reg., New St. Acc. iv., Acts of Ass. 1843, &c.]

HOLYWOOD.

Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the Abbey thereof, which was connected with the Abbey of Dercongal. The parish was supplied by MUNGO MAKGE, Reader, from Beltyn 1567 to 1578, and HERCUS STEWART from 4th May 1580 till he died in 1582.

1586. JAMES MAXWELL, trans. from Dunscore, having charge of Lochrutton and Newabbey. He died 4th Dec. 1588, and had in chalmer geir, abulziements and buiks, value xx li. He left to his fader, John M., " the buik of Erasmus ;" and had two brothers, John and Andrew, who are also mentioned.-[Reg. Assig., Test. Reg]

1589. ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR, trans. from Caerlaverock; trans. to Southwick.-[Reg. Assig.]

1602. RICHARD BROWNE, trans. from Kirkconnel; trans. to Tynron in 1604.-[Booke of the Kirk.]

1608. ROBERT FRENSCHE, was on the Exercise at Irvine 13th Nov. 1602 and had probably been previously at Covington; died before 8th Nov. 1617. He left a son, James, who was served heir to his uncle Thomas 30th March 1636, and two daugh., Isobel, and another, who marr. James Gilray, in Walstoune.-[Booke of the Kirk, Reg. Assig., and Pres., Inq. Ret. Gen. 2212, Test. Reg., New St. Acc. iv.]

1617. ADAM KAE, A.M., graduated at the Univ. of Edinburgh 31st July 1613, pres. to the Vicarage by James VI. 18th Nov. 1617. He preached two Sabbaths at Holywood, and one at Keir in turn, and died at House of Muir, on bis way from Edinburgh, 24th July 1632, aged about 39. Marion Richardson, his widow, died 4th April 1689 ; their daugh. Anna marr. Mr John Wilkie, min. of Twynham.-[Edin. Grad., Reg. Sec. Sigill., and Pres., Tombst., Wodrow's Hist., Dumfries Reg. (Deaths), New St. Acc. iv.]

[WILLIAM SIBBALD, A.M., of St. Andrews in 1612, and a min. in London in 1630, was pres. to H. and Keir by James VI. 41h Sept. 1632, and 3d July 1633, and JAMES MAXWELL, A.M. of Glasgow 1628, was Ares. to H. and Keir by James VI. 11th Feb. 1633, but neither of the pres. was carried out.-Reg. Sec. Sigill., and Pres., Edin. Reg. (Bapt.), Act. Rect. Univ. St. And., Mun. Univ. Glasg. iii.]

1633. JOHN NYMMO, A. M., trans. from Torthorwald, gave xx li towards building the Library and Univ. of Glasgow about 1633. He was factor and chamberlain on the estate of Nithsdale, and suspended for some time, but reponed in 1647, and deposed in 1652.-[New St. Acc, iv., Kirk Pap., Commiss. to Ass. 1638, Mun. Univ. Glasg. iii., Wodrow MSS., Presb. Reg.]

1653. WILLIAM HAY, A.M., was laureated at the Univ. of Glasgow in 1648, called in Jan.