aged about 36. He marr. Helen Young, who survived him, and had issue-Colin (mentioned in Reg. of Sas., Perth, vi. fol. 334); James; John; Margaret; Isobel. Publication - The Countesse of Harre's Arcadia or Sanctvarrie (Edinburgh, 1625). Part of this volume was republished with an historical introduction by Rev. James Young (Edinburgh, 1862). - [Test. Reg. Stirl., Young's Introd. to Arcadia.)

1617 WILLIAM ANNAND, M.A.; trans. from Ruthven (Cairney); pres. by Alex., Earl of Linlithgow; coll. July, adm. soon after; trans. to Ayr in 1625.

1626  THOMAS SPITTAL, M.A. (Glasgow 1614); min. of Airth 1618-26; pres. by Alex., Earl of Linlithgow, trans. and adm. 18th June 1626; a member of the Court of High Commission, 21st Oct. 1634; died in 1646, aged about 52. He marr. Eliza Spittall, of the Blairlogie family, and had issue -Alexander, born 1627; Barbara, born 1628 ; Michael, born 1630; Robert, born 1634.-[Reg. Old Dec., i., iii.; Baillie’s Lett., i.; Maitland, ii.; Bannatyne Miscell., iii.]

1646 EDWARD WRIGHT, M.A.; trans. from St Mungo's, Glasgow; pres. by James, Earl of Callendar, and adm. 25th Nov. 1646; Principal of Univ. of Glasgow 11th Dec. 1662 (q.v.).-[Baillie's Lett. iii.; Peterkin's Rec.]

1663 RICHARD CALLENDAR, born 1626, eldest son of Alexander C., min. of Denny, nephew of preceding; educated at Univs. of Glasgow and Edinburgh; M.A. (26th July 1649); chaplain to Isobel, Countess of Roxburghe; adm. min. of Cockburnspath 1657; trans. and adm. 1663; died 29th Jan. 1686. He marr. 24th Oct. 1661, Alison, bapt. 28th June 1639, daugh. of William Hog of Bogend, advocate, and sister to Sir Roger Hog of Harcarse, a Lord of Session, who survived him, and had issue-Alexander, heir to his lands in Cockburnspath (of which he and his wife had sasine 1st Jan. 1663); Edward; Alison; Mary; Jean.- [Cockburnspath Sess.

and Test. Reg. (Stirl.); Monteith's Mort., ii. ; New Gen. Reg. Sas., v.]

1686 ARCHIBALD MUSCHET, M.A. (St Andrews 1646); min. of Gargunnock 1652-62; trans. to Larbert and Dunnipace 15th Oct. 1662; trans. and inst. 8th Sept. 1686; died in 1690. He marr. (1) 23rd Aug. 1655, Catherine Wright, Falkirk: (2) Margaret, daugh. of Thomas Edward, merchant, Linlithgow; took sasine of tenement there 1689, and had issue Archibald; David; Edward.-[MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Hist. Gen. Ass., 1690; Linl. Burgh Rec.]

1693 WILLIAM CRICHTON, M.A.; trans. from Bathgate; called 17th July 1692; adm. 23rd Aug. 1693; trans. to Tron Parish, Edinburgh, 8th Sept. 1695.

1696 WILLIAM BURNET, was a min. at the General Meeting of Presbyterians 6th July, and adm. to Mid-Calder 4th Nov. 1687; called 3rd Dec. 1695; trans. and adm. 1st July 1696; died 18th Dec. 1714. He marr. (1) Isabel English or Inglis, and had issue-Catherine (marr. July 1706, George Monro, min. at Nigg); Nicolas, born 7.697; Christian, born 1700 (2) Sept. 1703, Beatrice, daugh. of James Fraser of Brea, min. of Culross, who survived him, and had issue-James; Alexander, born 1705; Beatrice, born 1706; Isabel, born 1708; William, born 1709 ; Elizabeth, born 1713 (marr., pro. 12th July 1766, Henry Thomson, ship captain at Leith); Catherine (posthumous), 1715. - (Edin. Reg. (Mary.); Reg. Old Dec., i.]

1718 JAMES ANDERSON, licen. by Presb.  of Linlithgow 24th Oct. 1704; assistant at Crichton; ord. to West Calder 5th May 1707; called 11th June 1717, and 19th Feb. 1718; trans. and adm. 23rd April 1718; while on his way to an ordination in the adjoining parish of Bothkennar, in Jan. 1722, he was nearly drowned in the river Carron; a son, about the age of fifteen or sixteen, who accompanied him, perished. He died 27th