1747 GEORGE KAY, M.A.; trans. from Dysart, Second Charge; called 9th July, and adm. 3rd Sept. 1747; trans. to New Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 26th

Oct. 1752.-[Sime's West Kirk.]

1753 JAMES MACKIE, licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 4th Aug. 1719; ord. to Forteviot 24th March 1720; trans. to St Ninians 5th June 1734; pres. by George II. 13th April, trans. and adm. 30th hug. 1753; died 13th June 1765, in his 80th year. Marr. 3rd Nov. 1726, Catherine Laing, a widow, who died 30th Dec. 1770, and had issue-Alexander, min. of Arbroath; Emilia; Catherine (marr. Andrew Gray, min. of Abernethy); Jean (marr. 1`st March 1756, Patrick Meik, min. of Kinnoul). Publications -A True and Impartial Account of the Blowing Up of the Church of St Ninians, 1746; Answer to Mr Hamilton's Testimony.-[Sime's West Kirk; Morren's Ann., i.]

1765 JOHN GIBSON, son of Archibald G., min. of St Ninians; licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 18th Sept. 1750; ord. to St Ninians 9th May 1754; pres. By George III. 31st July, trans. and adm. 31st Oct. 1765. He was appointed chaplain of Stirling Castle, April 1766. A new church to seat fully 2500, which had been erected by the heritors at a cost of £4000, was opened by him, 31st July 1775. He died 30th July 1785. He marr. (1) 20th March 1755, Mary Tait, who died 20th Dec. 1756: (2) 10th Aug.1759, Mary (died 4th Feb. 1821) youngest daugh. of James Nimmo, cashier of Excise, and had issue-Archibald, W.S., born 8th Aug. 1760, died 9th April 1845; Mary, born 18th May 1762, died 6th March 1838 (marr. 20th March 1781, John Dickson of Coulter, advocate); Margaret, born 29th Sept. 1763; Catherine, born 20th May 1765 (marr. Lieut. Lockhart of 30th Foot); Elizabeth, born 14th Dec. 1766 (marr. John Lockhart, D.D., min. of Blackfriars, Glasgow, father of John Gibson Lockhart). Publications -Two single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1762-8). -[Sime's West Kirk; Douglas's Peer., ii.; Erskine's Serm., ii.]

1786 WILLIAM PAUL, born Glasgow, 10th June 1754, son of Robert P. and Agnes Anderson; M.A. (Glasgow 1773); tutor in the family of David, Earl of Leven; licen. by Presb. of Cupar 2nd Sept. 1777; ord. to Newbattle 24th Sept. 1779; pres. by George III. 29th Oct.1785; trans. and adm. 23rd March 1786; one of His Majesty's Chaplains in Ordinary 1793; died 27th Oct. 1802. He marr. 7th April 1783, Susan (died 21st Nov. 1828), only daugh. of Sir William Moncreiff, Bart., min. of Blackford, and had issue-Katharine, born 2nd Aug. 1784, died in infancy; Susan, born 29th April 1785 (marr. 30th March 1814, Robert Tennant, jun., merchant, Glasgow), died 1836; William, accountant, Edinburgh, born 10th June 1786, died 1848; Robert, manager of the Commercial Bank, born 15th May 1788, died 16th July 1866; Agnes, born 9th Jan. 1790; Henry, accountant, Glasgow, born 11th Oct. 1791, died 1860; Archibald, born 23rd Nov. 1792, died 29th Sept. 1813; John, min. of St Cuthbert's; Catherine Isabella, born 13th March 1797, died 18th Sept. 1884. Publication-The Influence of the Christian Character upon the Propagation of Christianity, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1797).-[Sime’s West Kirk; Bonar's Serm,

ii.; Playfair's Bar., iii.; Kay's Portr., Tombst.]

1803  DAVID DICKSON, born 23rd Nov. 1780, eldest son of David D., min. of Libberton, afterwards of New North Parish, Edinburgh; educated at Bothkennar School and Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 3rd Dec. 1801; ord. to High Kirk Parish, Kilmarnock, 10th March 1802; pres. By George III. 29th Dec. 1802; trans. and adm. 16th May 1803; D.D. (Edinburgh, 24th June 1824); died 28th July 1842. [Sec monument at St Cuthbert's, which shows an accurate likeness of him in his later years.] He was for many years secretary of the Scottish Missionary Society, and an indefatigable advocate of all benevolent and missionary work. he marr. 24th Aug. 1808, Janet (died 31st Oct. 1878, aged 95), daugh. of James Jobson, Dundee, and had issue-David,