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1677, when search was made for those holding conventicles, he escaped by going to one of the border counties in England. He assisted Archibald, Earl of Argyll in his escape to London in 1681, and survived the Revolution, though he does not seem to have returned to the charge. He marr. 1st, Marion, daugh. of Mr John Livingston, min. of Ancrum; 2dly, Elizabeth Andersone, who died in March 1698.-[Reg. Laur. Univ. Edin., Presb., Test., and Edin. Reg. (Bur.), Kirkton, and Wodrow's Hist., Livingston's Life, Inq. Ret. Gen. 7970, New St Acc. iii.]

1663. ALEXANDER KYNNEIR, A.M., trans. from Bathgate, pres. by in June, coll.-, and inst. before 2d Aug.; died between 20th March and 10th May 1667, aged about 40. He marr. 11th Sept. 1666 Margaret Cunninghame, who survived him.-[Presb., and Edin. Reg (Marr) New St. Acc. iii.]

1667. JOHN LANGLANDS, A.M., was laureated at the Univ. of Edinburgh 31st July 1662, licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh 3d Oct. 1666, pres. by in July, and inst. 23d Oct. 1667; deprived by the Privy Council 4th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their majesties William and Mary, while he was accused of praying for the late King James. He died 24th May 1707, in his 74th year and 40th min. He marr. Margaret Rutherfurd, and had Robert, John, Margaret, Alison, and Margaret-[Edin, Grad., Reg. Collat., Presb., Sess., and Edin. Reg. (Bur.), MS. Acc. of Min. 1689, Peterkin's Constitut. of the Church, New St. Acc. iii.]

1691. ALEXANDER ORROCK, A.M., studied at St Salvator's College, and had his degree from the Univ. of St. Andrews 25th July 1668. He was a young man ready for trials 6th July 1687, and having been licen., named the King as an idolater in a sermon, and declared Episcopacy was not of God's planting, though it should grow up in the Church. Attempting to preach in St Andrews, he was seized by command of the Archbishop, when a tumult arose for his rescue. He was removed by the Privy Council to Edinburgh, and the whole case referred to his majesty, 19th April 1688. He was called to St Andrews, 2d charge, in July 1690, but the Synod, 7th April 1691, refused to settle him, and was ord. here 23d Sept. following. He was a member of Assembly 1692, and had calls both from Kelso and Peebles. He protested against an Act of the Synod of Merse and Teviotdale asserting their principles with respect to the established government of the Church, and concurring with other two brethren he complained to the Gen. Assembly 1705 against the Acts passed by certain Synods, as tyrannical impositions. Not being a member of Assembly he was refused a hearing, and seized by the officers. The Commissioner (William, Marquis of Annandale) stated that he was sorry one bearing the name of a min. of the gospel should suffer himself to be a tool to serve the interests of the enemies of his Majesty's government, and of the prosperity of the Church, and ordered the disturbers to remove. Mr O. and his associates, however, remained till a second order and command was issued from the throne, when they went off unlamented, were insulted by a mob at the door, and reproached as incendiaries, &c. A complaint of the Assembly's proceedings was  made to Parliament by Fletcher of Salton, but being coldly received he desisted, and dealt with his Majesty's advisers to interfere for a reconciliation, into which the Commission of Assembly readily entered, and peace was restored. He died 23d April 1711, in 60th age, and 20th min_ "A man of vast parts, of orthodox principles, and a rigid disciplinarian." He bequeathed ix^m merks for the endowment of a grammar school, and j^m vj^c merks for the poor of the parish, four