1620 ROBERT SEYMOUR [SYMMER], M.A. (St Andrews 1601); ord. to Kinnaird 1607; was a member of the General Assembly and Privy Conference at Perth 1618; pres. by James VI. 12th Feb., trans. and adm. before 16th June 1621; died 30th Nov. 1623, aged about 43. The oversight of his affairs he committed to Patrick, Bishop of Ross, and George Symmer, min. of Fern, his brother, as was also Archibald S. of Montrose. He left a widow, Agnes Lindsay.-[Reg. Sec. Sig., Test,. Reg.]

1624 JAMES HANNAY [HANNA], M.A.; trans. from Kilmaurs; pres. by James VI. 5th Dec. 1623; adm. 1624; trans. to the Deanery and High Kirk of Edinburgh in 1635.-[Maitland Miscell., iii.; Bannatyne Miscell., iii.; Baillie's Lett., iii.]

1635 MATTHEW WEMYSS, born 1603, son of Patrick W., min. of Dunbarney; M.A. (St Andrews 1623); ord. to Second Charge 1630 ; trans. and adm. about 1635. Subscribed the Covenant 16th March 1638; preached before the King 7th Sept. and 31st Oct. 1641; died Aug. 1645. He marr. 29th July 1631, Margaret, daugh. of James Durie, in the parish of Dunfermline, and had issue -Margaret; John; Janet; Matthew; William.-[Dunfermline Sess. Reg.; Baillie's Lett., i.; Balfour's Hist. Works, iii.]

1646 GEORGE LESLIE, M.A. (St Andrews 1619); ord. to Second Charge 22nd Nov. 1639; a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1643-5; pres. by Town Council of Edinburgh 18th Feb. 1646; trans. and adm. soon afterwards; a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1647-9, and commissioner for visiting the Univs. of St Andrews and Edinburgh in the latter year; died 26th Aug. 1656, aged about 57, and was buried in the Easter Kirk of Holyrood (Canongate Reg.). He marr. (1) 19th Aug. 1640, Elizabeth Murray, who died 20th June 1641, and had issue John, bapt. 7th June 1641, who was served her heir 14th July following: (2) Elizabeth, daugh. of Henry Charteris, Professor of Divinity, by whom he had George; Henry and Isabel

 (twins), bapt. 19th May 1650; Margaret, buried Feb. 1658; Elizabeth, buried July 1661.-[Edin. Counc., Guild, Edin. Test. Regs.; Lamont's and Nicoll's Diaries; Acts of Ass. and Parl., vi.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 2584; Craufurd's Univ.; Baillie's Lett., iii.]

1657 JAMES NAIRNE, M.A.; trans. from Second Charge; adm. in 1657; trans. to Bolton in 1662.-[Wodrow's Hist.]

1663 JAMES KID, educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (21st July 1632); instituted to the vicarage of Longhaughton, Northumberland, but was ejected during the civil war; he had £100 allowed by Parliament on account of his sufferings, 12th July 1661; coll. 26th, and adm. 29th March 1663; died Dec. 1673, aged about 62. He left to the church and session, for his burial within the church, 100 merks. [Elizabeth Hill, widow of John (sic) Kid, minister, was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh, 29th Oct. 1689.]- [Test. Reg., Reg. Collat.; Acts Parl., vii.; Walker's Sufferings; Hutchinson's. Northumberland, i.]

1673 JAMES INGLIS, son of Cornelius I. of Eastbarns, Dunbar; educated at Univs. of St Andrews, Aberdeen, and Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh 1664). He passed his trials at Dunbar, and being recommended to George, Bishop of Edinburgh, was licen. 13th Jan. 1671. In consequence of the infirmity and sickness of the preceding min., he was recommended by the Bishop to supply his place 30th May 1673, and officiated till 22nd Aug. 1676. - [Dunbar Presb. and Edin. Counc. Reg., Reg. Collat.]

1676 ROBERT SCOTT, trans. from Inverkeithing, adm. before 28th Nov. 1676; trans. to (Hamilton) the Deanery of Glasgow. - [Act. Rect. Univ. St And..; Fountainhall's Dec., i.; Maitland Miscell., iii.]

1687 ALEXANDER BURNET, bapt. 2nd  June 1653, son of Robert B., advocate, and Katherine Pearson (Reg. of Deeds, Dal., 19th Feb. 1733); ord. to Cross