1650. He belonged to the Protesting part in the Church, and was trans. to the newly formed parish of Lady Yester's 3rd Sep 1655.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Baillie's Lett iii. ; Peterkin's Rec.]

[David Drummond, min. of Moneydie was called 1662, but declined on account of illness.]

1663 JAMES LUNDIE, M.A.; elected by the Town Council 29th April 1663; trans to High Kirk Parish 5th May 1665 -[Edin. Counc. Reg., Reg. Collat.]

1665 ROBERT MORTIMER, licen. by George Bishop of Edinburgh, 19th Oct. 1664 elected by the Town Council, 2nd Aug.; ord. and coll. 15th Sept. 1665; dem Oct. 1676. He marr. 21st Dec. 1669, Ann (died 1st Feb. 1705, aged 66), daugh. of Patrick Murray of Bonytoun (G. R. Inhib. 2nd May 1670), and had issue-Martha bapt. 11th May 1671; Anna, bapt. 9th June 1672; Helen, bapt. 10th Oct. 1673 James, bapt. 25th Sept. 1674; Alexander, bapt. 11th March 1676.-[Edin. Counc.. Guild, Test., and Reg. (Marr., Bapt., and Bur.); Reg. Collat.]

1677 JOHN FARQUHAR, regent in Marischal College, Aberdeen; elected by the Town Council, and adm. 1677; trans. to Old Kirk Parish 1682.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.]

1682  GEORGE TROTTER, M.A.; trans. From Edrom; elected by the Town Council 17th March, and adm. 1682; trans. to First Charge in 1683.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.]

1683 JOHN STRACHAN, M.A. (Aberdeen 1655); adm. min. of Tarves 1662; elected by the Town Council 21st March 1683, and at the same time to the Professorship of Divinity, which he held in conjunction; D.D. (Edinburgh, 1st July 1685); deprived 27th April 1689, for not reading the Proclamation and praying for King William and Queen Mary. He died before 15th July 1699, aged

about 64. He marr. (1) Janet, eldest daugh. of William Forbes of Fingask, advocate: (2) Isobel Irving, and had issue--William, who was served heir; John, bapt. 21st March 1684 Arthur, bapt. 2nd July 1685; Alexander born 4th Oct. 1687; Isobel.-[Edin. Counc and Reg. (Bapt.); Acts Parl., ix.; Inq. Ret Aberd. et Gen., 8116; MS. Acc. of Min. 1689.]

1692 GEORGE MELDRUM, born 1634 fourth son of Andrew M., dyer and bailie in Aberdeen; M.A. (Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1651); regent in Mari.schal College, Aberdeen, 1653; ord. to Second Charge, Aberdeen, 2nd Feb. 1659; deprived by Act of Parliament and Privy Council 1662, but was restored 1663, and became rector in Marischal College until he was again deprived in 1681 for refusing the Test; adm. to Kilwinning in 1688; elected by the Town Council and General Session 11th May 1691; trans. and adm. 1692; Moderator of Assembly 1lth Jan. 1698; Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh Univ., 24th Dec. 1701, holding it in conjunction; a second time Moderator of Assembly 10th March 1703. When after several sittings, and during a discussion on an overture, the Lord High Commissioner (James, Viscount Seafield) abruptly dissolved the Assembly, M., embarrassed for the moment, concluded as usual with prayer. This collision led to an understanding between the Church and the Government as to the manner of dissolving the Assemblies in future. He died 18th Feb. 1709. A number of Elegies written immediately after his death are preserved in the Advocates' Library. Publications - Four single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1690), including one preached before James, Duke of Queensberry (Edinburgh, 1703); Letter asserting the Lawfulness of informing against the Vicious and Prophane (Edinburgh, 1701, anon.); Vindication and Defence of his Sermons, being a reply to a pamphlet by Bishop Sage, entitled Examination of Some Things in Mr Meldrum's Sermon (Edinburgh, 1703); Letter from a Friend in the City to an M.P., anent Patronages (Edinburgh, 1703); Toleration Defended (Edinburgh, 1703); The Danger