1682 JAMES WAUGH, born 1645, a native of Lanark; M.A. (Edinburgh 1665); licen. by Alexander, Bishop of Edinburgh, 10th Oct. 1672; ord. to Kirknewton 21st Oct. 1673; trans. and adm. 25th May 1682; deprived by the Committee of the Estates, 2nd May 1689, for contravening their Proclamation, 13th April preceding. He was the first of those removed from their livings at the Revolution. He had sasines, March 1679, of parts of the Overtown of Kirknewton; March 1681, of the lands of Easter Kirknewton; and December following, of the former again, with the teinds of Easter Kirknewton, and "ane parcell" of the minister of Kirknewton; also, 10th April, a confirmation of the Overtown of Kirknewton. He died 2nd April 1691. Robert Waugh, in Quothquan, a younger brother, was served heir 4th Aug. 1693. - [Edin. Reg. (Bun); Acts Parl., ix.; Min. Book Reg. Priv. Seal, v.; Part. Reg. Sas. Edin.; Inq. Ret. Edin., 1511; Peterkin's Constitution of the Church.]

1688 WILLIAM WISHART, called 24th Nov. 1687; ord. (in the meeting-house) 12th Jan. 1688. His call was approved by the parish 1st July 1688, and confirmed by the Presb. 6th Jan. 1692, having before this been only min. of a "gathered congregation." "The Presbytery, with the magistrates of Edinburgh and Leith, came 10th Aug. 1692 and required the keys of the church doors from the min. [Charles Kay] and neighbours, to which it was answered, that if they had any warrand from the Privy Council for that effect, or any remit from them to the Presb. authorising them to proceed, they were ready to give obedience; but none being produced, they thought themselves not obliged, the matter being still depending before the Council, and protested against any violent intrusion to be made by them, and for cost, skaith, and damage, and for remeid of law. Not with-standing whereof the magistrates and ministers of the Presb. with a confused company of people entered the church, by  breaking open the windows, breaking the

locks off the doors, and putting on new ones, and so caused guard the church doors with halberts, rang the bell, and possest Mr W. of the church, against all which irregular procedure public protests were taken." Having been adm. to the charge in this manner, he "came to the church next day with a guard of halberts, and preached, and after sermon took possession of the session-house, Kay [Second Charge] and his Session being refused entry, the bailies declaring W.'s the only legal Session, on which K. took instruments. W. preached every Sunday forenoon, and his colleague in the afternoon, in the church. On the afternoon of Sunday W. preached in the meeting-house, and on Thursdays they preached in the church and meeting-house alternately. The Presbyterian Session, however, got a decreet from the Privy Council, 28th Feb. 1693, "declaring them the only legal Session, and ordaining K.'s [the Episcopal] Sess. to deliver up the poor's-box, all rights of mortification, utencils of the church, etc." Trans. to Tron, Edinburgh, 3rd Sept. 1707.-[Wodrow's. Hist., iv.]

1708 JOHN SHAW, studied at Glasgow Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 7th Jan. 1696; ord. to Newton 21st April 1696; trans. to Leslie, Fife, 29th Nov. 1698; called 18th March, trans. and adm. 22nd April 1708. He refused to take the Oath of Abjuration in 1712; died 7th Sept. 1739, in his 66th year. He marr. 20th Jan. 1734, Cecil Stenhouse, widow of Charles Hay, banker, who survived him. Publication - Two Sermons, posthumous (Edinburgh, 1743).-[Test. Reg.]

1740 WILLIAM AITKEN, ord. min. of Larbert 6th Sept. 1732; pres. by John, Lord Balmerino, 14th March 1740, trans. and adm. 26th June 1740; died 4th Sept. 1765, in 60th year. He marr. 28th Nov. 1750, Christian (died 4th Jan. 178F), daugh. of James Stevenson, min. of Old Greyfriars, and had issue-Thomas, born 6th Jan. 1755. Publication-Ten Sermons on Important Subjects (published by his Widow; Edinburgh, 1767).