PRESBYTERY OF JEDBURGH p. 479

Proposed to be erected by the General Assembly April 1581. The Register commences 22d Oct. 1606, and entends to seventeen volumes; having chasms from 4th Aug. to 1st Sept. 1613, 21st Feb. to 22d Aug. 1621, 14th April 1658 to 15th April 1663, and 2d May 1688 to 9tb Nov. 1692. The five earliest volumes were carried off at the Revolution by Mr William Galbraith, min. of Jedburgh, and restored by William Galbraith, his grandson, 6th Dec. 1738.

JEDBURGH.

The church, previous to the Reformation, belonged to the Abbey of Jedburgh.

1560. PAUL METHVEN, formerly of Dundee, nominated by the Lords of the Congregation 19th July, in which year, and the following, he was a member of Assembly. Deposed, after some difficulty, towards the end of 1562 for adultery with his servant; sentence of excommunication was also pronounced against him. He fled to England and resumed his ministerial office. It was declared in the Assembly 1563 that he was “verie sorrowful for his grievous offence, and wald underly whatever punishment the Kirk would lay upon him," which” the haill Assemblie 27th Dec. 1564 with une voyce are content to receive." After an absence of upwards of two years, the Assembly, 26th June 1566, ordained his repentance to be made in the following manner: " The said Paul upon the two preaching dayes betwixt the Sondayes sall come to the kirk-doore of Edinburgh, when the second bell rings, clad in sackelcloth, buire-heidit, and haire-footit, and there remaine whill (until) he be brocht in to the sermoun, and placeit in the publick spectakill (stool of repentance) above the peiple in tyme of every sermon the said two dayes, and the Sonday therafter sall compeir in lyke manner, and in the end of the sermon declare signes of his inwerd repentance to the peiple, humblie requyreing the Kirk's forgivenes; whilk done he sal be clad in his awin apparrell, and receivit in the society of the Kirk; this same ordour to be observit in Dundie and Jedbrucht." These conditions seemed too severe for him, as after obeying the sentence at Edinburgh and Jedburgh, he could submit no farther, and proceeded to England.-[Knox's Works i., ii., Booke of the Kirk, Buchanani Opera, i., Keith, Spotswood, and Calderwood's Hist., MCrie's Knox ii., Scott's Reformers, Hailes's Ann ii., Thomson's Hist. of Dundee.]

1566. ANDREW FORESTAR, trans. from Liberton; in 1567 he had a stipend of ij^c merkis, trans. to Tranent in 1568.-[Reg. Min., Booke of the Kirk.]

1569. JOHN ZOUNG, trans. from Dunse, entered with the former stipend; trans. to Irvine at Beltyn 1570.-[Reg. Min.]

1572. PETER CREICH, formerly of North Berwick, entered at Lammas.--[Reg. Min.]

1574. ANDREW CLAYHILLIS, trans. from Monifieth, when Oxnam, Nisbett, Crailing, and Suddoun were also in the charge, with i^c lx 1i of stipend, and the kirk-lands. He was appointed Visitor in the bounds of Teviotdale same year, and was a member of twelve Assemblies