marr. Jean, sister of Alexander Mowbray, and had issue-Janet; Alexander, min. of Muiravonside; John (his successor); Robert; Rachel (marr. cont. 23rd Oct. and 3rd Nov. 1617, Ludovic Stewart, min. of Denny), who died before 1621 (G. R. Inhib.).-[Booke of the Kirk, Calderwood's Hist., Melvill's Autobiog., Reg. Assig., Privy Council, Minutes of Synod of Fife, Burgh Rec., Ferguson's Eccl. Ant.]

1626 JOHN CORNWALL, son of preceding; pres. by Charles I. 16th June 1626. In 1635 Cornwall was made a burgess of Linlithgow. At an influentially attended visitation of the parish by the Presb., 24th April 1641, it was considered that he "was not able sufficiently to bear the whole charge of the congregation, and therefore must have a helper." Commissioners were appointed, 1st April 1642, to attend the Synod of Perth and Stirling, to procure the translation of David Drummond from Muckhart to Linlithgow. Cornwall died April 1646. He marr. (perhaps as a second wife) Jean, daugh. of Duncan Balfour, St Andrews (G. R. Sas., xxxvii., 130), and had issue Robert; John, bapt. 7th March 1627, died in infancy; Christian; Jean; Andrew, bapt. 30th April 1640. - [Old Dec., iv.; Privy Council, Burgh, Presb., Sess., and Test. Regs.; Dempsterii Eccl. Hist, i.; Ferguson's Eccl. Ant.]

1646  DAVID DRUMMOND, M.A.; trans. from Second Charge; pres. by Charles I. 6th May, and adm. 2nd Sept. 1646; dep. 4th Oct. 1648, for his silence in not preaching against the unlawful Engagement. A tumult broke out at the intimation of this sentence. He was reponed 14th Feb. 1655, and became min. of Moneydie. In 1665 the parishioners of Linlithgow petitioned him to return to them, but he declined on the ground of illhealth.-[Privy Council, Presb., Syn., and Burgh Rec.; Guthries Hem., Peterkin's Rec., Ferguson's Eccl. Ant.]

1650 EPHRAIM MELVILL, son of Ephraim  M., min. of Pittenweem, and grand son of James Melvill, the autobiographer; M.A. (St Andrews 1629);

chaplain to Christian, Lady Boyd; ord. to Queensferry 30th Sept. 1641; declined a call to Livingstone 1646; nom. by the Kirksession 16th Aug. 1649; trans. and adm. 31st Jan. 1650. An unhappy difference divided the church in the following year into Resolutioners and Protesters. Adhering to the latter, he, with five others-Keith of Ecclesmachan, Kennedy of Calder, Row of Abercorn, Kinnear of Midcalder, and Wishart of Kinneil, being the minority formed themselves into a presb. 6th Aug. 1651. Attempts were made to heal the breach, but the remanent members (22nd June 1652) find "that they cannot unite, because of the reasons contained in their protestation." They continued separate till 12th Feb. 1659, when they united. Melvill died April 1653, aged about 44, when he is styled “their late and worthie pastor." He marr. Bessie Yoole, who survived him; she was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 8th Oct. 1688, and had issue-Bessie; Eupham; Katherine, bapt. 26th July 1652 -who were served heirs-portioners, 28th Oct. 1656, and to whom Andrew M., merchant, Edinburgh, was served tutor, 4th June 1653. - [Test Reg., Lamont's and Brodie's Diaries, Wodrow's Anal.; Inq. Ret. Fife, 863-de Tut., 801.]

1653 ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, son of Alex. G., tailor, Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1648). "After seeking of God the most part of the day for direction," he was unanimously elected by the Session 26th April 1653, "having great abilities and a godlie conversation"; adm. (by the Protesting or Remonstrant Presb., at Langlands, near Pardovan) 1st June 1653; died unmarr. March 1655, aged about 27.-[Test. Reg.; Baillie's Lett., iii.; Rep. on Ch. Patronage.]

1655 WILLIAM WEIR, born probably in the county of Linlithgow; M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1648); licen. by the Protesting Presb. 18th May 1653; ord. to the Second Charge of this parish 6th Oct. same year; trans. and adm. 29th May 1655; removed by the Synod 1660. Refusing to deliver to the magistrates