Univ. of Aberdeen; M.A. (Aberdeen, 1890); licen. by Presb. of Turriff 1892; assistant at St Aidan's, Edinburgh; ord. 28th June, 1901. Marr. 10th Oct. 1906, Jeannie, daugh. of John Ross. Publications-The Sin of Cruelty to Animals; Industrial War.

LIBERTON.

[Belonged before the Reformation to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse. The church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.]

1562  ALEXANDER FORRESTER, formerly canon of the Abbey of Holyrood; may have been the son of Alexander F., who owned land in Liberton in 1536; was a member of Assembly 29th June 1562; trans. to Jedburgh before 25th June 1566.[Booke of the Kirk.]

1564 ANDREW BLACKBALL, trans. to Ormiston after 5th June 1567 (Acts and Dec., xxxix., 235).

1569 THOMAS CRANSTOUN, min. of Borthwick in 1567; adm. at Lammas 1569; trans. to Peebles May 1570; returned before 1574; continued in 1578; removed to Ashkirk in 1579; declined a call to Annan 7th May 1580; returned after 12th April 1582; died in Edinburgh, 21st May 1585. He marr. (1) before 1559, Janet Liddell, Lady Halkerston (Acts and Dec., xlvii., 281): (2) after 1570, Janet Mowbray, and had issue-Michael, his successor; Andrew, schoolmaster of Peebles; Isobel.-[Reg. Min. and Assig., Test. Reg.; Wodrow Miscell. and Biog., i.; Archoeol. Scot., i.]

1579 JOHN DAVIDSON, M.A.; formerly regent in St Leonard's College, St Andrews; min. in 1579. He fled to England about the end of April 1584, to escape the troubles of the period, and appears as min. of this parish for the last time 7th Oct. following. He was offered to be again settled here, but refused, 5th Nov. 1588. He became min. of Prestonpans

1596. - [Reg. Assig., Calderwood's Hist., Test. Reg.; Edinr. Chr. Inst., xxii.; Chambers's Biog. Dict., ii.; Archoeol. Scot., i.; Wodrow's Biog., i.; Dict. Nat. Biog]

1586 MICHAEL CRANSTOUN, trans. From Selkirk; pres. to the vicarage by James VI. 8th March 1586; trans. to Cramond in 1590.-[Reg. Assig., Excheq. Buik.]

1591 JAMES BENNET, M.A. (St Andrews 1581); min. of Ormiston 1585; trans. and coll. to the vicarage May 1591. He was suspended by the Presb., 2nd Oct. 1599, whilst under a sentence for rebellion; reponed 11th Dec. thereafter; died before 20th March 1609. He had a son, George, bapt. 6th Aug. 1598.-[Reg. Assig., Edin. Reg. (Bapt.); Calderwood's Hist., v.]

1609 JOHN ADAMSON, born 1576, son of Henry A., Provost of Perth; M.A. (Edinburgh, 30th July 1597); Regent of Philosophy in Univ. of Edinburgh 1598; min. of North Berwick 1604; pres. by James VI., and adm. 20th March 1609; member of Aberdeen Assembly 1616; one of a committee appointed to draw up a form of liturgy and a catechism for children; trans. to the Principalship of the Univ. of Edinburgh in 1623; died 1651. He marr. (cont. 2nd May 1606, pro. 15th March 1607) Marion (died 1651), daugh. of Thomas Auchmoutie, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh (Dupplin Charters), and had issue-David, bapt. 20th Dec. 1608; Marie, bapt. 24th Sept. 1611. Publications- The Muses' Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince (James VI.) (Edinburgh, 1618); _{ETOLXELWóLS,} Eloquiorum Dei (1627). -[Grant's Univ., Reg. Assig., Edin. Reg. (Bapt.); Bannatyne Miscell., iii.; Murray's Life of Rutherford, Dict. Nat. Biog]

1624 JOHN CRANSTOUN, M.A.; trans. from Second Charge, South Leith; pres. by James VI. 12th 'March 1624; trans. to First Charge, South Leith, in 1627.-[Bannatyne -[Miscell., iii.]