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to her father 25th April 1634); she had the vacant stipend of Turriff allowed by Parliament 8th July 1662, and had issue-John, marr. (cont. 14th Aug. 1635) Elizabeth, daugh. of Sir George Home of Manderston, and was killed at the battle of Edgehill, fighting on the Royalist side, 23rd Oct. 1642; Jean (marr. after 3rd Oct. 1637, Alexander Wood, portioner of Benholme G. R. Sas., xlvi., 338); Elizabeth (marr. Sir William Forbes of Monymusk). Publications-An Exposition of the Lord's Prayer (London, 1633); Immanuel, a poem (London, 1642); Aaron's Obsequies (Forbes' Funerals, Aberdeen, 1635).-[Edin. Guild Reg.; Stevenson's, i., and Row's Hists.; Baillie's Lett., i.; Acts Parl., vii.; Maitland Miscell., ii.; Wodrow's MSS., lxxii.; Scot's Stagg. State; Inq. Ret. Kincardine, 64; Forbes's Funerals; Knox's Works, vi.; Home of Wedderburn Papers.]

 

1639 JAMES SHARPE, son of Patrick S., min. of Govan; regent in the Univ. of Glasgow; M.A.; adm. min. of Govan before 12th June 1622; pres. by John, Lord Balmerino; trans. and adm. 29th Aug. 1639; declined call to Glasgow in 1641; member of the Commission of Assembly 1643-4; died in 1645, aged about 53. He marr. 15th July 1623, Agnes (died Nov. 1665), daugh. of John Bell, min. of Tron Parish, Glasgow, and had issue David, apothecary in Glasgow; John; and a daugh.-[Test (Glasg.) and Glasg. Reg. (Marr. and Bapt.); Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Wodrow's MSS., lxiii.; Stevenson's Hist., iii.]

 

1647 JOHN WEIR, DI.A.; trans. from Carluke;  pres. by John, Lord Balmerino, and adm. 12th May 1647; member of the Commission of Assembly 1648, and of that for visiting the University of Edinburgh, 31st July 1649. From 7th July 1650 to 26th Dec. 1651, "no session was held in respect of the great troubles and warre betwixt Scotland and England. The Scots army lying in leagour about Leith, and, after the defeat at Dunbar, the ministers and most part of all the honest people fled out of the town, for fear of the enemie." Immediately on his

return, on Sunday 23rd Nov. 1651, Weir convened the scattered congregation of Leith together, and preached to them in the Caitchball or tennis court, near Holyrood. Trans. to Borthwick 14th April 1652. -[Edin. Reg. (Marr.); Acts of Ass. and Parl., vi.]

 

1653 JOHN HOG [HOGG or HOOG], son of Thomas H., min. of Stobo; M.A. (Edinburgh, 26th July 1634); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 13th Oct. 1636; ord. to West Linton, Peeblesshire, 5th Feb. 1640; trans. to Canongate 19th May 1646; called by a committee of Session and Heritors 11th Jan., trans. and adm. (at Restalrig) 28th July 1653. He preached in the Tolbooth 22nd June 1654, which was the first day of preaching in Leith since 3rd Sept. 1650. Deprived by the Acts of Parliament and Privy Council in 1662; adm. thin. of the Scottish Church, Rotterdam, 31st Dec. 1662, and took leave of his native land 4th June 1663. Though ministering in a foreign country, he was forfeited by the Court of Justiciary, 2nd April 1683, for holding intercourse with several intercommuned ministers who had escaped to Holland, and had his goods escheat, 25th Feb. 1684. Feeling at length the infirmities of age, he dem. 1st July 1689; died April 1692, in his 79th year, and had issue-William; John, buried in Greyfriars, 29th May 1673; and a daugh. Thomas Hog, nephew of John Hog, was min. of Delft, Campvere, and Rotterdam. An original portrait of John Hog is extant at the latter place. -[Douglas's Bar., Lamont's Diary, Min. Book Reg. Prev. Seal, Steven's Scott. Ch. Rotterd.; Wodrow's Hist., i.-iii.]

 

1663 JOHN HAMILTON, M.A.; trans. from Cramond; coll. 4th, and adm. 10th Sept. 1663; ordered to be removed hence to Cramond, 16th July 1674 (Scot. Warrant Book, iii., 19) but not carried into effect; Sub-Dean of the Chapel Royal 31st May 1681; trans. to Tolbooth Parish, Edinburgh; same year became Bishop of Dunkeld (q.v.).-[Reg. Collat.; Wodrow's Hist., ii.; Chambers's Ann., ii.; Min. Book Reg. Priv. Seal, v.]

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