In 1562 he was a member of Assembly, and appointed (as superintendent of Glasgow) to preach alternately with another in the unplanted kirks of Carrick till the ensuing Assembly. So great was his influence that he was called “the minister of the Court"; when appointed to argue against Knox on the obedience due to magistrates, he declined, being of a similar opinion with him. In 1568, on a complaint to the General Assembly by Andrew Murray of Blackbarony, in name of the parishioners, of his neither preaching the Word nor ministering the Sacrament, he was sharply rebuked. He appears to have gone to his other benefice, where he died in 1588. He marr. Marion Henryson, who died in Oct. 1577, and had issue-James, founder of the Rannes family. Publication-The Confutation of the Abbot of Crossraguel's Mass (Edinburgh, 1563). - [Booke of the Kirk, Keith's and Calderwood's Hists., Reg. Min., Murray's MS. Petition, Wodrow's Biog., M'Ure's Glasg.]

1574 ADAM DICKSON, reader in 1574.

1580 JOHN SYDE [FAWSYDE], mentioned as min. in 1580. He desired to get the parish of Ormiston 13th Feb. 1583; was still in this charge in 1586, and went to Newlands 1592.-[Reg. Assig., Dalkeith Presb. Reg.]

1588  WILLIAM HAY, son of William H. of Wyndan; pres. by Walter, Commendator of Blantyre, on George Hay's decease, which presentation was annulled by the Commissaries of Edinburgh at the instance of Sir John Maitland of Thirlestane, rightful patron of the parsonage 16th March 1588-9.-[Edin. Com. Decreets.]

1593 JAMES LOGAN, brother of Andrew L. of Coitfield; M.A. (Edinburgh, Aug. 1588); min. of Second Charge, South Leith, 1591; pres. by John Murray of Blackbarony (before 6th March) 1592; trans. and adm. 22nd April 1593; nominated by the Assembly 1606 as constant Moderator of Presb., who were charged to receive him within twenty-four hours after notice,  under

pain of. rebellion; pres to Hope-Kailzie by James VI. 10th Oct. 1615, which was held in conjunction; a member of the Court of High Commission 15th June 1619; died 23rd July 1624. He marr. Katherine Clephane, who survived him, and was in possession of the manse as late as Dec. 1649, holding it as property acquired by her husband while min. here. The Presb. disallowed her claim, and made over the manse to Robert Scott, the incumbent. She had issue--Robert (G. R. Sas., xvii., 65); Archibald, apprenticed to George Owistian, tailor, Edinburgh, 29th Dec. 1613.[Murray's M8. Petition; Edin. Presb., Test., and Privy Connc. Regs.; Reg. Assig.; Old Dec., iv., et Sec. Sig.; Booke of the Kirk, Calderwood's Hist.]

1624 JOHN MAITLAND, probably of the Lauderdale family; M.A. (Edinburgh, 30th June 1617); desired to be heard privately before the Presb. of Haddington, as an "expectant" in the ministry, 15th April 1618; ord. 7th June 1624; he was a member of the Court of High Commission 21st Oct. 1634; continued 29th March 1637, but after that date all trace of him is lost. [Dr Hew Scott says he was translated in 1637 to Glenkirk, Presb. of Earlston, but no parish of that name occurs in the Presb. Record there.]-[Old Dec., iv.; Snbval. Book of Teinds, Haddington Presb. Reg.; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Maitland Miscell., ii.; Baillie's Lett., i.]

1639 DAVID NEISH, from the Presb. of Duns and Chirnside, was on the exercise at Haddington 11th March 1629; supplied Eddleston for not more than a year.-[Haddington Presb. Reg.; Wodrow MSS., lxiii.]

1640 ROBERT SCOTT, M.A.; pres. by the Presb. 3rd and inst. 24th Sept. 1640; dep. 5th May 1659, for offensive expressions, etc.; reponed 4th Dec. 1660. He became min. of Tweedsmuir in 1662. --[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Peterkin's Records.]

1660 ALEXANDER DICKSON, M.A. (Edinburgh, 25th July 1638); ord. to Kirkurd 7th Feb. 1642; called 22nd Sept. 1659; trans, and aim. 20th May 1660;