agreed to remove from Edinburgh and not come within five and a half miles of the city, or converse with any persons but the members of his own family. He found the necessary security, and retired to Dalkeith, where he set up a meeting-house; but at the request of the Duchess of Buccleuch and Monmouth he was forbidden, and threatened with imprisonment; restored 1689.-[Kirkton's and Wodrow's Ilists. ; New Stat. Acc., vi.]

1664 JOHN SHIELLS, M.A. (Glasgow 1658); adm. in 1664; died in May 1677, aged about 39. He marr. Mary M'Calla, who survived him and was on the Charity Roll, Whitsunday 1685.

1676 THOMAS HARPER, M.A.; pres. by James, Bishop of Dunblane, and inst. 5th April 1676; trans. to Wiston in 1678.-[Reg. Collat., Tombst.]

1678 JOHN REID, M.A.; pres. by Alexander, Archbishop of Glasgow, jure devoluto, and inst. 28th Sept. 1678; trans. to Biggar 23rd Dec. 1685.

1686 ROBERT KINCAID, son of Thomas K. of Warriston; M. A. (Edinburgh, 29th June 1677); pres. by Christopher Baillie of Walston, and inst. 28th April 1686; deprived by Act of Parliament 25th April 1690, restoring the Presbyterian ministers. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue-Thomas (P. R. Sas. Edin., lxxix., ff. 267, 311).-[MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1689 PATRICK ANDERSON, M.A., above mentioned; returned previous to 6th July 1689; restored by Act of Parliament 25th April 1690, and died 22nd July following, aged about 63. He marr. Margaret Threipland, who was joined with him in a sasine, 29th Nov. 1659, and in another with their children, 24th June 1663, of the corn mill of Biggar and pertinents. His son James, M.A., W.S., Postmaster-General for Scotland, genealogist and antiquary, author of Selectus Diplomatum Numismatum Scotice Thesaurus, and of Collections relating to the History of Mary,

Queen of Scots, born 5th Aug. 1662, died 3rd April 1728. His daugh. Mary marr. (cont. 23rd, 25th, and 29th April 1678: Perth Sas., vii., 193) David Pitcairn of Dreghorn, and was grandmother of Principal Robertson.-[New Gen. Reg. Sasines, iii., iv.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 7188; Murray's Biog. Ann.; Chalmers's Life of Ruddiman; Chambers's Biog. Dict., i.]

1691 JAMES BROWN, M.A.; trans. from Kilbucho, and adm. 24th Sept. 1691; retrans. to Kilbucho 23rd Sept. 1696.-[Reg. Gen. Ass., Peterkin's Constitution of the Church; New Stat. Acc., vi.]

1700 SIMON KELLIE [KELLO], ord. 24th April 1700; trans. to Glenholm 9th April 1703.-[Wodrow's Anal., ii.]

1705 THOMAS LINNING, born Lanarkshire; studied at the Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Lanark 16th April 1701; called 14th Feb., and ord. 10th May 1705; died 20th Dec. 1731. He marr. Ann. (died at Edinburgh, 8th Jan. 1740), daugh. of John Hamilton of Gilkerscleuch, and had issue-Elizabeth; Catherine (marr. James Wilson, min. of Symington). Publication-Letter to Mr John M'Millan (1710). - [Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Wodrow's Corresp., i.; Morrison's Digest.]

[ADAM PETRIE, M.A., probationer; pres. by George Lockhart of Carnwath in 1732. A dispute having arisen between the patron and the Presb. his name was withdrawn.]

1734 PATRICK HEPBURN, pres. by George Lockhart of Carnwath, and ord. 14th Aug. 1734; trans. to Ayton 14th June 1753.-[Steven's Mem. of Heriot.]

1755 JOHN THOMSON, probably son of Peter T., Glasgow; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 18th Sept. 1740; pres. by Alex. Lockhart, advocate, with consent of George Lockhart of Carnwath, and ord. 20th May 1755; died unmarr. 11th Aug. 1787.