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burgh, pres. by , and adm. in 1627. He discharged the dunes of his office with singular zeal and industry, and did much good among an ignorant people, many of whom he brought under the influence of religion. He was summoned before the Court of High Commission in 1630, but the diet was deserted. After a time he was again called before them, and was less fortunate, being deposed by the Bishop, and deprived 27th July 1636 for nonconformity. Declining their jurisdiction, he was discharged to exercise his ministry, under pain of rebellion, and confined to Aberdeen during the royal pleasure. Having been there eighteen months, he had information that a declinature against the court of High Commission had been received by the Privy Council, when he ventured to return in March 1638, was a member of Assembly that year, and trans. to the ,Professorship of Divinity in the Univ. of St Andrews (retaining also his ministry and acting as a colleague in that city and parish) 7th Jan. 1639, which was affirmed by the Assembly 21st Aug. thereafter.-[Murray's Life, Letters, Wodrow MSS., Blair's Autob., Livingston's Life, and Charac., Row, and Stevenson's Hist., Reg. Old Dec. iii., Baillie's Lett., Edin. Chr. Inst. xxii., New St. Acc. iv., &c.]

1643. JOHN MEIN, A.M., son of John M., merchant, Edinburgh, had his degree at the Univ. there 23d July 1636, had letters from the preceding incumbent in 1637, was on trials 8th March 1643, and is stated by Wodrow to have been deprived on the change of Church government in 1672.-[Reg. Laur. Univ. Edin., Presb., and Stranraer Presb. Reg., Rutherfurd's Lett., Wodrow's Hist., War Committ. of Kirkcudbright.]

1666. GEORGE DAVIDSON, A.M., trans. from Rerrick, adm. between 26th April and 30th Oct. ; trans. to Whitsome in 1668.-[Syn. Reg.]

1668. JAMES SHAW, trans. from Kirkmabreck, adm. between 29th April and 27th Oct. ; the Privy Council, 17tb Jan. 1685, ordered his parishioners to be prosecuted on account of an affront done to him. He was ousted by the people, without other damage, in 1689, went to and got a church.-[Syn. Reg., List of Disorderly, MS. Acc. of Min. 1689, Wodrow's Hist., &c.]

1689. MICHAEL BRUCE, A.M., great grandson by his mother of Mr Robert B., one of the min. of Edinburgh, obtained his degree at the Univ. of Edinburgh in 1654, ord. min. at Killinchy, Ireland in Oct. 1657, called to Bothkennar in 1660 but did not accept; and was deposed in 1661- for nonconformity. In 16 68 he was banished the king's dominions for keeping conventicles in Airth, he was sent for, however, by his majesty, and after being kept some time a prisoner in London was condemned to go to Tangier in Africa. By the solicitation of some courtiers, to whom his wife got access, he was allowed, on petitioning, to return to Ireland in Oct. 1669, and was received by his former congregation in April following, after an absence of upwards of seven years. He was a member of Assembly in 1690, and called to Jedburgh that year, but continued here 19th April. He returned to Ireland, and died in the same year, aged about 59, in 36th min. He had a son James, min. of a congregation at Killeleagh.-Publications-Sermon on Romans xv. 7, 1725, 8vo. Six dreadful Alarms, in order to the right improving of the Gospel, a sermon, 4to. Sermons XVIII.-XX. (Howie's Collection).-[Edin. Grad., Reid's Ireland, Syn., and Stirling Presb. Reg., Wodrow's Anal., Blair's Autob., Leven and Melv. Pap., Kirkton's Hist., Reg. Gen. Ass. 1690. Abernethy's Serm. (Life) i., Playfair's Baronet. ii., New St. Acc. iv., &c.]

1696. THOMAS HAY, studied and held a bursary at the Univ. of Glasgow 5th July 1686,