30th Jan.; pres. and adm. 1st March 1631. He disappeared after 24th Jan 1639. The congregation, 28th April there after, protested against him, in respect "hc did desert his ministry without licence of the Presb. or congregation." Thrust from his church and plundered of his goods and gear by the violence of the Covenanters, he was compelled to fly to England, where he was incarcerated in the prison at York, and continued there to the utter ruin of himself his family, fortune, and estate. In 1642 he was min. at Anderbiestipill, in Yorkshire (Reg. of Deeds, dxli., 155). He marr. (cont 16th July 1631: Reg. of Deeds, d xxix., 298; Elizabeth, eldest daugh. of Ninian M'Morar of Newhall, and had issue-Elizabeth, died before 1688; Agnes or Anna (marr., pro, 18th Nov. 1669, John Fermour, writer. Edinburgh, afterwards baron - clerk of Anstruther), as a widow with children, she petitioned the Privy Council, 29th July 1685, who ordered her 2000 merks from vacant stipends in the Diocese of Argyll; Eupham (marr. David Anderson); Margaret (marr. Alexander Home, M.A.); Thomas, died before his father (G. R. Inhib., 5th Oct., 1671; G. R. Hornings, 17th Aug. 1688).-[Mum. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Act Rect. Univ. St And., Sess. Reg., Row's and Stevenson's Hists., Chambers's Ann.]

1640 ALEXANDER GIBSON, M.A.; adm. 1640; app. by the Presb. to attend the army in England 5th May 1644. The Session, 6th Jan. 1646, petitioned the Presb. to use their influence with the patron for his appointment to the', First Charge, from the "solid experience" they had " of his fidelitie and diligence in feeding the flock of God, not by constraint but willinglie, in our greatest straits, and dangers," and in a letter to the patron himself five days after, they declare their unanimous affection towards him, "from his unblameable conversatione, his integritie in the publick cause of religion, his fidelitie and diligence in dispensing holie things, his prudent resolution in vindicating the liberties of our Kirk and Sessione, and

his willingness to bestow gladlie, and to

be bestowed for our soules when the hand of the Lord was heavelie smyting us." On a question "being put, whether to supplicate again or not?" they answered in ane voice (being posed man by man) that they would do so againe and againe if there were ane hope that he wold grant their request, but they could see no hope to insist therein for him.` Having supplied the vacant First Charge almost two years in addition to his own, and because of his extraordinary "pains" during the time of the pestilence, the Session, 9th May 1647, presented him with 800 merks, in addition to his ordinary stipend of 1200 merks. When the English took possession of Leith he removed, and was appointed by Presb. of Dunblane, 30th Oct. 1650, to supply Dunblane " until it sal pleas God he get back." In 1652 he was min. of Ayton.[Dunblane Presb. Reg.]

1657 GEORGE KINTORE, M.A.; called 2nd Oct. 1656; adm. 16th June 1657; trans. to Cranston 1663.-[Wodrow's Hist.]

1664 JOHN CORSAWR [COSSAR], M.A.; called by the Session and neighbours,  with one consent, 15th May, ord. and coll. 20th, and adm. 21st July 1664; trans. to Dalgety in 1669.-[Act Rect. Univ. St And., Sess. Reg., Reg. Collat.]

1671 ANDREW CANT, M.A.; called by the Session and neighbours 29th Dec. 1670; ord. and coll. 30th Jan., and adm. 5th Feb. 1671; trams. to Trinity Parish, Edinburgh, in 1679.-[Reg. Collat.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 6803.]

1681 CHARLES KAY, son of Robert K., min.  of Stow; M.A. (Edinburgh 1668); min. of St Cuthbert's, Second Charge, 16377; trams., adm., and inst. 15th Sept. 1681; deprived in 1694 for non jurancy (P. C. Acta, 6th Sept. 1694); died 17th Nov. 1719, in 70th year. He had issue-. Barbara; Christian; Robert, a skipper in Leith.-[Stow Sess., Test., and Reg. (Bur.); Reg. Collat.; MS. Act of Min., 1689.]