PRESBYTERY OF CHIRNSIDE p. 442

Edin. 1812, 8vo; Account of the Parish, and General Observations on the County-(New St. Acc. ii.)-[Presb. Reg., &c.]

FISHWICK.

Previous to the Reformation the church belonged to the Abbey of Coldingham; the parish was united to Hutton in 1610, and was supplied by ROBERT DouGLAs, exhorter here and at Horndean from Candlemas 1567 to Lammas 1572.

1574. ANDREW WYNSISTER, was appointed reader at Upsetlington in Nov. 1570. Swyntoun, Quhitsum, and Sempreyn were also included in 1574 in the charge, with a stipend of liij li. vjs. viijd. (£4, 12s. l0d. ster.); trans. to Upsetlington before 1576.-[Reg. Min., and Assig., Wodrow Miscell]

UPSETLINGTON, Now LADYKIRK.

The Church, was built by James IY. in 1500, and dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Hence called our Ladykirk of Upsetlington, or Ladykirk, alias Upsetlington. It is now known only as Ladykirk. The parish was supplied by ANDREW WYNSISTER, reader, in Nov. 1570.

1576. ANDREW WINSISTER, trans. from Fishwick. Continued in 1580, trans. to Hilton about 1585.-[Reg. Assig., Test. Reg.]

1607. JOHN HOME, trans. from Ayton; continued in 1623.-[Reg. Assig., Macfarlane's MSS.]

1635. DAVID HUME, A.M., acquired his degree at the Univ. of St Andrews in 1625, died, after getting right to the crop 1650, aged about 45, before 6th July 1654. His Inventar and debts amounted to iij^m j^c xx li. He left an only daugh., Margaret.-[Act. Rect. Univ., St And., Kirk Pap., Haddingt. Presb., and Test. Reg. (Laud).

1651. WILLIAM CRAUFURD, A.M., of the house of Fetherhed in Buchan, was laureated at the Univ. of Edinburgh 15th July 1641, was a candidate for the office of Regent of Humanity in the same Univ. 1644; in 1651 he was indebted to his predecessor for the manse, ij^c Ixvj li. xiij s. iii jd.; conforming to Episcopacy he was coll. in 1662; deposed 28th Aug. 1690, for drunkenness, an instance of which happened fifteen or sixteen years before; (though it is stated, by an Episcopalian author, that it was " that the Covenant was no better than a band of rebellion,") the Assembly, 13th Nov. following,, referred his case to the Commission in order " to procure him some livelyhood, because of his age and infirmity;" at the settlement of his successor ij^c merks yearly were allowed, but he died in 1695, in his 85th year. A son, William, entered prentice to David Lindsay, merchant, Edinburgh, 21st June 1682.-[Reg. Laur. Univ. Edin., Craufurd's Univ., Hutton Sess., Edin. Guild, and Test. Reg. (Laud), MS. Ace. of Min. 1689, Fountainhall's Dec., Macfarlane's MSSS:, Hist. Ace. Gen. Ass. 1690, Rule's Sec. Yindication, Sagge's Works, i.]

1694. WILLIAM GULLAN, trans. from Dunfermline, called in Sept., and adm. 4th Dec.; killed by a fall from his horse in March 1697, in 5th min. The plenishing was valued at xiij li vjs.