1692. He marr. Christian, daugh. of Richard Burne, a magistrate of Linlithgow, and had issue-Sir George, entered the army, and acquired the estate of Cliftonhall, Ratho; Sir James of Little Chelsea, admiral, commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, M.P. for Portsmouth, etc., died 31st May 1723; William, Principal of the Univ. of Edinburgh (q.v.).-[S. Leith Sess., Test., and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Wodrow's Hist. and Anal., iv.; Acts Parl., vii.; Mun. Univ. Glasg., ii.; Brodie's Diary.]

KIRKLISTON.

[The church, which belonged to the Templars, dates from the 12th century. The south wall contains a partly restored Norman doorway, and there are other features of note.]

1569 WILLIAM STRANG, adm. May 1569; trans. to Irvine 1584.-[Reg. Min. and Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Wodrow Miscell. and Biog., Test. Reg.]

1585  JAMES LAW, M.A.; pres. by James VI.; coll. and adm. 1585; rebuked by the Synod for playing football on the Lord's Day; one of the Commissioners app. in 1589 for the maintenance of religion in the Sheriffdom of Linlithgow; app. Bishop of Orkney 1605, but probably continued here till his consecration 1610; Archbishop of Glasgow 1615 (q.v.).-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Keith's Catal, Reg. Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Row's and Calderwood's Hists, Test. Reg.; Acts Parl., iv.; Pitcairn's Cr. Trials, ii.; Livingston's Charac.]

1611 JOHN BOOK, M.A. (Glasgow 1606). He had a recommendation to George, Archbishop of St Andrews, from the Presb. 13th Feb. 1611, testifying to him as a "very worthy young man, who had given good trial of his gifts and was well lyked by the parish," and was adm. 10th March 1611; recommended as colleague to Adam Bellenden at Falkirk 1614; craved transportation there by reason of his mean and unsettled condition; resolved to abide same year; George Thomson, "his guidsone," was reader 1644;

a brother, James Book, is mentioned in 1644; dep. 6th May 1646, but had £100 promised him yearly, £80 being paid from the stipend, the Presb. making up the balance. Recommendations were granted in his favour by the Synod 6th Nov. 1651, and by Parliament 13th March and 30th May 1661; died June 1663. He marr. Marion Inglis, and had issue John, apprenticed to George Ker, tailor, 22nd Nov. 1626; Robert, to Alexander Muir, skinner, 30th March 1631; Walter, to Robert Tait, merchant, 20th Jan. 1643; Alexander, to William Hamilton, tailor, 23rd Dec. 1646, all in Edinburgh.-[Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Cramond, Uphall, Torphichen, and Yester Sess., and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Reg. Assig. and Old Dec.; M'Ure's Glasg. Sed. Book of Teinds.]

1646 GILBERT HALL, brother of Thomas H., min. at Larne; M.A. (Glasgow 1642); ord. 9th Dec. 1646, when he promised to give £80 yearly of the stipend to his predecessor. He withdrew from the Presb., and assisted in forming the Protesting Presb. 1651. He had a call to Linlithgow 1655, which was annulled. He was one of the Commissioners for visiting the Universities, and authorising good and able men to fill the livings appointed for the ministry in the south of Scotland. Subscribing to the Remonstrance, he was imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle 23rd Aug. 1660, and his stipend was sequestrated by the Committee of Estates. He was suspended by the Synod May 1661, and deprived by Act of Privy Council 1st Oct. 1662. He was accused of attending conventicles in 1672, and died 15th March 1673, aged about 51. Principal Baillie said of him that he was "one of the greatest preachers in his time; he had heard most of the celebrated preachers in England, the most noted in Holland, and the most considerable in Scotland, but, in his opinion, H. surpassed them all in a preaching gift." "He was of small stature, with a pleasing countenance, and an extraordinary voice." He marr. Cecil Inglis (alive in 1690), and had issue George and Marion, twins, bapt. 8th Feb. 1670; Alexander, entered apprentice to James Braid, merchant, Edinburgh, born