1666 WILLIAM KEITH, son of Gilbert K. of Lentush, min. of Bourtie; M.A. Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1643); adm. to Kinnellar before 13th Feb. 1649; trans. to Montkeggie (Keithhall) 10th Oct. 1650; trans. to Udny Oct. 1653; dem. 8th June 1663; became Professor of Divinity in Univ. of Edinburgh in conjunction; col-. 7th, and adm. 15th March 1666; had D.D. conferred; died Nov.1675. He marr. (cont. 9th Jan. 1652) Christian, second daugh. of Sir George Johnston of that ilk, and had a son, Robert of Lentush, regent in Marischal College, Aberdeen. His brother George succeeded to his estate.-[Reg. Collat., Test. Reg.; Playfair's Bar., iii; Grant's Univ., ii.; Middleton's Appendix; Reg. Deeds, M'Kenzie, 13th Nov. 1671.] .

1677 CHARLES KAY, M.A.; adm. in 1677; trans. to South Leith, Second Charge, in 1681.-[Stow Sess. Reg., Sime's West Kirk.]

1682 ALEXANDER SUTHERLAND, M.A.; adm. in 1682; trans. to Larbert and Dunipace in 1686.-[Sime's West Kirk.]

1687 DAVID GUILD, M.A. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1678); adm. in 1687; deprived by the Privy Council, 16th Aug. 1689, "as being imposed on the paroch by the Bishop, and for acting as a spy and otherwise intelligencer to the Castle of Edinburgh, then besieged, and also having acknowledged that he married persons and baptized children in the West Kirk since the order of Council discharging him to preach in that place."- [Sime's West Kirk, Peterkin's Constitution of the Church; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1691 JOHN ANDERSON, M.A; trans. from Earlston, adm. in 1691; trans. to St Andrews 16th May 1699.-[Sime's West Kirk; Acts of Ass., 1699.]

1699 THOMAS PATERSON, trans. from Colinton; called nem. con. from a leet comprising Thomas Thomson, min.

of Ednam, father of the poet, and  John Tait, preacher, afterwards of Kilbucho, and adm. 22nd Oct. 1699; trans. to the Collegiate Charge 13th Nov. 1706.[Sime's West Kirk]

1707 NEIL M'VICAR, chaplain at Fort William; called 13th Dec. 1706; adm. 1st May 1707. He refused to take the Oath of Abjuration in 1712; was Almoner to His Majesty in 1729; pres. by Sir James Campbell of Auchinbreck to N. Knapdale in 1746, but declined; died 29th Jan. 1747, in his 75th year. Being the only minister in Edinburgh who understood Gaelic, he was recommended by the Assembly "to take particular charge of the Highlanders in and about the city who do not understand English," and in this way did a great deal for their improvement and welfare. Opposing the law of Patronage in sympathy with the popular feeling of the time, the settlement of his several colleagues was rendered no easy task; and to one of them indeed he never gave the smallest countenance or encouragement. During the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745 he strenously supported the constituted authority. After Prince Charles Edward had obtained a victory at Prestonpans and entered Edinburgh triumphantly, M'Vicar preached to a promiscuous and hostile audience, praying earnestly for the reigning monarch as usual, and then referring to the intruding Prince, petitioned the Almighty thus-" In regard to the young man who has recently come among us in search of an earthly crown, may he soon obtain what is far better, a heavenly one." He marr. (1) July 1705, Lillias, daugh. of Alex. Dunbar, W.S., who died 12th Dec. 1732, in 47th year, and had issue-Hugh, min. of Dalziel; Alexander, merchant, Edinburgh; Jean (marr. David Black, min. of Perth); -Marion; Patrick, W.S. apprentice, 1729; Catherine; Ann; Rachel; Archibald; Mary: (2) in 1737, Bridget Balfour, sister of James Balfour of Pilrig, who died 23rd Nov. 1764.-[Edin. Reg. (Marr.), Sime's West Kirk; Acts of Ass. 1710; Black's Sermons, Brown's Gosp. Truth, Hist. of the Rebellion.]