continued 14th April 1664; died July 1664 (Privy Seal Eng. Reg., i., 309).

1665 JAMES SMYTH, M.A. (Edinburgh 1640); ord. to Innerleithen 14th July 1641; trans. and inst. 21st May 1665; died 26th Aug. 1673, aged 60. He marr. (1) 1643, Euphemia Somerville, Newton, Midlothian, and had issue-William, merchant, Edinburgh; James, born 1646; Margaret; Thomas, his successor; George, min. of Dawyck; Lea, born 1652: (2) Jean, daugh. of George Fleming of Kilconquhar, and Margaret Philip of Philipston (Burnetts of Barns, 26).-[Glasg. Presb. Reg., Tombst.]

1674 JAMES FINDLAY, M.A. (Glasgow  1661); recommended for license by Presb. of Paisley 17th May 1665; ord. to Inchinnan 1665; trans. to Glasgow 1667; trans. to Traquair 1672; pres. by Anne, Countess of Traquair; trans. and inst. 28th May 1674; died in Dec. 1682. He marr. Jean Hay, and had issue-James. -[Glasg. Reg. (Bapt.).]

1683 THOMAS SMYTH, son of James Smyth above mentioned; licen. by Alexander, Bishop of Edinburgh, 8th July 1675, having been recommended by the Presb. of Dalkeith; was on trials for Manor, but adm. here 21st Feb. 1683; died (between 6th July and 2nd Nov.) 1687. He marr. 3rd Aug. 1683, Margaret Tod, widow of Walter Smart, Fisherrow, and had issue -Margaret (marr. 18th Feb. 1705, John, son of William Douglas, tailor, Edinburgh).-[Reg. Cottat., Carrington Sess. Reg.]

1688 JAMES BUCHAN, M.A.; licen. by Presb. of Haddington, and min. of Skirling 1667; trans. to Prestonpans 1676; deprived for refusing the Test 1681; inst. to this charge 16th April 1688. At 23rd July 1691 the Presbytery Record contains a request that the parish be declared vacant, "their incumbent having this long time deserted them, notwithstanding frequent summons upon him"; deposed for "charming," and removed with his family

Sept. 1691; became house -governor' of George Heriot's Hospital, Edinburgh, 7th Aug. 1699; died after 1st July 1702.[Edin. Reg. (Bur.); MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Reg. Gen. Ass., 1692; Steven's Hem. of Heriot]

1692  THOMAS TAIT, brother of John Tait, min. of Kilbucho, called 18th Nov. 1691; ord. 13th April 1692; he was appointed to attend Parliament 1695; died between 25th March and 29th Oct. 1696.

1697 JAMES ROBERTSON, born 1670, son of a merchant in Edinburgh, descended from the family of Struan; chaplain to the Laird of Stevenson, and licen. by Presb. of Haddington 19th March 1696; called 30th Dec. 1696; ord. 9th June 1697; died 6th Nov. 1747. He marr. (1) Margaret Smith (G. R. Sas., cix., 461), and had issue -Margaret, born 1698 (marr., pro. 30th July 1721, Charles Dallace): (2) (pro. 3rd Oct. 1703) Margaret, daugh. of Patrick Crighton, and widow of Alexander Smith, Postmaster-General, and had issue-Patrick of Burnhead and Shiplaw, born 23rd Nov. 1704; Agnes, born 24th Jan. 1706 (marr. (1) Rev. William Dunbar, and (2) Patrick Lindsay, who was executed in 1746 for rebellion); James, 1707-14; Alexander, his successor; (3) 24th Feb. 1723, Anne Laidlaw.-[Edin. Reg. (Marr.); New Stat. Acc., iii.]

1735 ALEXANDER ROBERTSON, born 10th April 1710, son of preceding; licen. by Presb. 30th May 1733; called 29th April, and ord. (assistant and successor) 16th July 1735; died 16th Feb. 1773. He marr. 14th Nov. 1735, Christian (died 1st June 1792), daugh. of Stephen Paton, min. of Newlands, and had issue- Margaret, born 24th Aug. 1736; Agnes, born 4th Dec. 1737, died April 1742; James, born 1st Dec. 1739; Mary, born 4th Oct. 1741; Jean, born 12th June 1743 (marr. 20th Aug. 1772, James Robertson, min. of Ratho); Joan, born 10th July 1745; Stephen, born 12th July 1747, died 12th Feb. 1748; Patrick, his successor; Alexander,