Palace, its History and Traditions (Edinburgh, 1910).

1914  ROBERT COUPAR, born St Cyrus, 9th April 1868, son of John C. and Eliza Lyall Blackie; educated at Fordoun School and Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1888), B.D. (1891); licen. by Presb. of Fordoun 6th May 1894; assistant at Forfar; ord. to Macduff 24th June 1894; trans. to Errol 1st Aug. 1900; trans. and adm. 28th Jan. 1914. He marr. 25th Dec. 1894, Isabella, daugh. of John Nicoll, Bellfield House, Forfar, and has issue-Sydney Bell Nicoll, born 18th July 1897.

SECOND CHARGE.

[From 1630 until 1751 there was a Second Charge in Linlithgow. In 1630 the Magistrates and Town Council appointed a committee "to confer with the heritors, to seek their advice for placing of ane second minister, and their help whereby be shall be entertained." While the matter was under consideration, John Cornwall engaged Andrew Stewart, M.A., to act as colleague. Stewart failed to satisfy the community, and in Oct. 1638, and finally in Dec. 1639, the Town Council repudiated all liability to contribute anything towards his support. In 1641, steps were taken, resulting in the erection of a Second Charge, which continued till it was declared by the Lords of Session, 15th Feb. 1751, to be no benefice, and was suppressed.]

1642 DAVID DRUMMOND, M.A.; trans. from Muckhart, and adm. 21st April 1642; he had a protection from Montrose Aug. 1645; was a member of the Commission in 1646, and was trans. to First Charge 2nd Sept. same year. - [Acts of Assembly, Hem. of Montrose, Eccl. Ant., Hist. of House of Drummond.]

1648 THOMAS INGLIS, M.A.; ord. 26th April 1648; dep. 27th Sept. there-after, for "lightly esteeming the ministry and being confirmed in malignancie “(silence in not preaching against the unlawful Engagement). He was

reponed 12th Jan. 1654 (afterwards min. of Whittingehame).-[Hun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Presb. of Lanark.]

1653 WILLIAM WEIR, M.A.; called 9th June (under the Protesting Presb.); ord. 6th Oct. 1653; inhibited by the Synod 10th May 1654, "being not lawfully called and tried"; trans. to First Charge in 1655.-[Rep. on Ch. Patronage.]

1655 WILLIAM BROWN, called 18th June and ord. 12th Sept. 1655. " Considering the constant averseness of Mr B. to remain in L., because of the nonsubjection of the bodie of the people to his ministry, and with all the earnest desyr of the said Mr W. that the Presb. wad tak in consideration how manie calls and invitations have bene repelled by him heirtofore fra several congregations quhair they had the Presbyteries advice, and that the Presb. would do nothing for the easing of his spirit, the Presb. (16th Dec. 1657) advise him to abide for one year, and if he sall not within that time be settled in L., or in any other place of the Presb., satisfyingly to himself, they will not lay any farther bands on him to abide at L." He went to Carnwath before 5th July 1660.[Biggar Presb. Reg., Livingston's Charac., Rep. on Ch. Patronage.]

1673 JOHN BURNETT, M.A.; called by  the Heritors and Town Council 1st Oct. 1672; Alexander Seton of the First Charge protesting that nothing be done to the prejudice of him or his successors by decreet of locality; ord. 9th Jan. 1673; trans. to Culross in 1676.[Reg. Collat.]

1687 PATRICK TRENT, born July 1643, son of William T., min. of Haddington; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (31st July 1662); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh 4th June 1664; adm. min. of Coulter 1664; trans. to Crichton 1671; trans. to Temple 28th Sept. 1676; dep. for not taking the Test 1681; adm. to this charge 19th Oct. 1687; again dep. by the Privy Council 15th Aug. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, not praying for King William and