and ord. 27th Oct. 1749; dem. 8th June 1802. He died at his son's manse at Dreghorn, 4th July 1805. He marr. 23rd July 1770, Helen (died 29th Dec. 1787), daugh. of George Fraser, auditor of Excise, Edinburgh, and had issue-George Fraser, born 2qth Dec. 1771, died 6th Aug. 1789; John, born 27th Feb. 1773, died 1st April 1773; Andrew, min. of Dreghorn; Bernard, born 23rd Jan. 1779, died loth Jan. 1784; John, born 24th Feb. 1780. Publications-The Foundations of Religion and Morality, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1756); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., iv.).

KILBUCHO.

[The church was dedicated to St Begha. (There is still St Begha's Well in the vicinity.) Previous to the Reformation it belonged to the College Church of Dalkeith. The parish was united by the Commissioners of Teinds to Broughton and Glenholm, with the northern portion to Coulter, 28th May 1794.]

1567 WILLIAM PORTEOUS, reader.

1574 ANDREW JARDEN [GARDEN, JARDINE], reader.

1575 WALTER TWEEDIE (Reg. of Deeds, xiv., 224).

1597 JOHN WEMYSS, may be the J. W. who was min. of Flisk in 1590; pres. by William, Earl of Morton, 21st Nov. 1596; adm. 1st July 1597; continued in 1608.-[Test. Reg., Reg. Assig., Presbytery Displayed.]

1614 JOHN DOUGLAS, M.A., min. in 1614; trans. to Broughton 1616. - [Reg. Assig.]

1621 ROBERT ELLIOT, M.A.; adm. 1621; trans. to West Linton 11th March 1647.-[Acts of Ass.; Baillie's Lett., i.]

1647 ALEXANDER BERTRAM of Dambrae, Coulter, second son of William B. of Nisbet;

M.A. (Edinburgh, 20th July 1638); pres. by John Dickson of Hartree, 28th April 1647; adm. 12th and coll. 31st July 1647; joined the Protesters 1651; was ordered by the Diocesan Synod, 28th April 1664, to appear and answer for not conforming; indulged at Shotts, 3rd Sept. 1672, but refused to accept; cited 12th March following before the Privy Council for disobeying their order. He was complained against at the Synod of Glasgow, 22nd Oct. 1674, for holding conventicles. Denounced for intercommuning, 3rd Aug. 1676; left the country and went to Holland, where he probably died. He marr. (cont. 2nd Aug. 1647) Margaret, daugh. of Alex. Somerville, min. of Dolphinton (G. R. Sas., lvii., 416).[Kirkton's and Wodrow's Hists.; Acts Parl., vii.]

1666 WILLIAM ALLISON, M.A. (Edinburgh, 13th June 1651; licen. by the Bishop of Edinburgh 2nd Oct. 1662; ord. to Kirknewton 12th Jan. 1663; pres. jure devoluto, coll. by Alexander, Archbishop of Glasgow, and inst. 29th March 1666. He was accused of not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their Majesties William and Mary, but for James VIL, and acquitted 17th Sept. 1689, the charge not having been proved. He, however, did not reside in the parish after 13th June 1689, and was dep. for declining the authority of the Presb. 25th Sept. 1690; died before 3rd July 1694. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Penman (G. R. Mornings, 22nd Feb. 1672): (2) Margaret Smith (Edin. Sas., xviii., 359), and had issue Elizabeth (marr. 29th May 1704, William, son of John Thin, waulker, Edinburgh). James, his son, was served heir 3rd July 1694. -[Rule's Sec. Vindication; MS. Acc. of Mire, 1689; Peterkin's Constitution of the Church; Inq. Ret. Gen., 7504.]

1690 JAMES BROWN, M.A.; called June 1689; ord. 5th June 1690; trans. To Walston 24th Sept. 1691; recalled and readm. 23rd Sept. 1696; trans. To Aberdour, in Buchan, 1697.