their return from captivity among the Turks at Algiers.-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And. Presb.; Dumbarton Presb., Abercorn, and W. Calder Sess. Reg.; Acts Parl., i.; Reg. Old Dec., iii.; Wodrow's Anal., ii.; Livingston's Charac., Brodie's Diary; Inq. Ret. Gen., 450-1; Irving's Dumbarton.]

1656 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, called 25th May, and ord. 2nd July 1656 by the Protesting Presb. He petitioned the Synod, 8th Nov. 1660, that "his ministry might be owned by the Presb. and Synod, expressing his sorrow for the irregularity of his entry, etc. The Synod recognised him as min. of D., and as a member of Synod, and appointed him to go to the Presb. recognised by the Synod, and acknowledge his offence," and on 14th Nov. “the Presb. received him as a brother and as one of their ministry." Deprived by the Act of Parliament 11th June, and that of the Privy Council 1st Oct. 1662, for not submitting to Episcopacy; indulged here 1669, and restored 1690.-[Wodrow's Anal., iv., and Hist., i.; Anderson's House of Hamilton; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Reg. Old Dec., iii.]

1663 ALEXANDER YOUNG, pres. by Sir Archibald Primrose of Chester; ord. and coll. 28th Nov. 1663; trans. to Cramond 1664. - [Keith's Catal., Wood's Hist. of Cramond, Reg. Collat.]

1664 THOMAS COLDEN, M.A.; coll. 2nd Dec. 1664; trans. to Carsphairn 1669. -[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Reg. Collat.]

1669 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A., formerly mentioned; indulged by the Privy Council 2nd Sept. 1669. The popularity of his ministrations drew many people from Edinburgh to hear him to the annoyance of the Bishop, who had him removed to Dalserf, 7th March 1677.[Brown's Hist. of  Indulg., Wodrow's Hist.]

1679 PATRICK SMYTH, M.A. (Edinburgh 1672); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 13th June 1675; ord. 1679; removed for refusing the Test, Nov. 1681.-[Reg. Collat., Wodrow's Hist.]

1682 ALEXANDER BANKS, M.A. (Edinburgh, 27th July 1663); licen. by George, Bishop of Aberdeen, 6th .Jan. 1666; adm. to Peterhead (probably assistant and successor) prior to 21st April 1674; trans. and adm. 1682; died in 1689, in 45th year. He marr. Katharine (died Nov. 1693), daugh. of John Kinross, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and had issue -William, served heir to his mother 3rd April 1694.-[Test. and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Acts Parl., ix.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 7249, 7 458.]

1688 ALEXANDER STRANG, M.A., formerly of Durisdeer; officiated in the meeting-house at Dundas, after its erection; but returned to his former parish in 1689.

1688 GEORGE TURNBULL, M.A.; "a  young man for grace and pairts very promising"; ord. at London 9th Feb. 1688; app. to the meeting-house by the Presb. "during pleasure," 28th Nov. 1688; removed to Alloa 1689.- [Acts Parl., ix.]

1690  ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A., above noticed; occupying a meeting house in Edinburgh, was restored by the Act of Parliament 25th April 1690, but demitted his charge 15th Aug. 1690; trans. to the High Kirk, Edinburgh, 4th Dec. same year.

1691 CHARLES GORDON, M.A., formerly of Campvere; returned to Scotland on a call from Dumfries; called to this charge also 21st June 1691. He produced testimonials from the classis [Presbytery] of Valachia and from Campvere, dated 28th Feb. 1691, “applauding him in the ministry while he was among them, and loosening him upon a call from Dumfries," but was adm. here 23rd Sept. 1691; trans. to Ashkirk 8th Aug. 1695.-[Steven's Scott. Ch. of Rotterd. Wodrow's Hist.]

1699 JOHN STEEDMAN, called 15th June 1699, and ord. 16th Aug. same year; trans. to Tron Parish, Edinburgh, 27th Dec. 1710.