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who marr. Mr William Smith, min. of Moneydie.-[Min-book Reg. Priv. Seal, Keith's Catal. Wodrow's Hist., Test., and Edin. Reg. (Bapt., and Bur.), Acts Parl. viii., &c.]

1688. JOHN GORDON, D.D., son of John G. of Coldwells, par. of Ellon, descended from the family of Haddo, bred in England, became a Chaplain in the Navy, and afterwards to his majesty. He was promoted through the influence of John, Earl of Melfort, had his Conge d'elire 3d Dec. 1687, and patent 4th Feb. 1688, was consecrated (at Glasgow) soon after. He signed an address to James VII. (with other Bishops) 3d Nov. same year, followed his royal master to Ireland, where he was appointed Chancellor of Dublin, and went subsequently to France, residing at the court of St. Germain's, where he read the English Liturgy in his lodgings to such Protestants as attended him. About 1702 he went to Rome, and having abjured the Protestant Faith before Cardinal Sacripante, he received the tonsure from Clement XI., taking the additional name of Clement, and the four lesser orders from Cardinal Casoni. He had a pension from his Holiness, with the honorary title of Abbot, and died at Rome (having survived all the other deprived bishops of Scotland), in 1726, aged about 83.-[Wodrow's Hist., Brodie, and Fountainhall's Diaries, Keith's Catal., Collect. on Aberdeen and Banff', Scots Mag. lvii., Pratt's Buchan.]

MINISTERS IN THE PROVINCE,

(Name of the Parish Unknown.)

1665. ROBERT PURDIE, A.M, was laureated at the Univ. of Edinburgh 23d May 1655, he became schoolmaster of Colinton in 1662, was licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh 15th Dec. 1664, and called to a kirk before 22d Jan. 166 (perhaps it might be in one of the Gallovidean par. in the Presb. of Dumfries.)-[Edin. Grad., Reg. Collat., Colinton Sess. Reg.]

167-. WILLIAM SYME, A.M., graduated at the Univ. of Edinburgh in 1672, was trans. to Newburn in 1679.-[Edin. Grad., St Andrews Presb. Reg., Presb. St Andrews.]

1682. HUGH M'KAILE, was ordained by the Bishop previous to 7th Sept. 1682.-[Dalkeith Presb. Reg.]