to West St Giles, Edinburgh, 1st July 1875.

1876 WILLIAM MENZIES, trans. from Gladsmuir, and adm.13tb Jan. 1876; trans. to Duns 21st March 1878.

1878 JAMES BOYD, born Softlaw, Kelso, 9th August 1850 son of Thomas B. and Margaret Scott; educated at Kelso Grammar School and Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Duns 1876; assistant at Galashiels and Hawick; ord. 29th Aug. 1878. Marr. 18th Dec. 1878, Henrietta (died 25th Nov. 1909), daugh. of James Roberts, Selkirk, and had issue-Elizabeth Louise Smithson, born 25th Dec. 1879 (marr. George Lindsay Leslie, min. of Eddleston); Thomas William, born 15th Jan. 1882, died at Napier, New Zealand, 21st June 1914; James Roberts, born 3rd Feb. 1883, died 20th April 1884; Henrietta Roberts, born 14th May 1885; James Roberts, born 6th Sept. 1886; Andrew, born 8th Oct. 1887; Margaret Scott Knox, born 24th Sept. 1895; George Francis Edward, born 13th Sept. 1897.

KAILZIE, OR

HOPE-KAILZIE.

[Previous to the Reformation the church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, belonged to the Abbey of Kelso. The parish was suppressed by the Commissioners for Plantation of Kirks between 22nd May and 5th Aug. 1674, and united to Traquair, Peebles, and Innerleithen. Near the church is Our Lady's Well.]

1567 JOHN BULLO, reader.

1613 ALEXANDER FORREST, M.A.; adm. 1613; trans. to Hassendean same year.-[Reg. Sec. Sig.]

1615 JAMES LOGAN, pres. by James VI. in 1605, he appears to have held this charge in conjunction with Eddleston till 1622.

1623 WILLIAM. DICKSON, son of John D., burgess of Peebles (P, Inhib. ii., 128); continued 9th May 1639. Marr. Janet Sinclair, and had issue-John, min. of Para (G. R. Inhib., 31st Oct. 1624).

1640 ANDREW STEWART, inst. (at Peebles) 17th Dec. 1640; trans. to Penninghame 4th May 1642.

1647 HEW GRAY, M.A.; ord. 3rd June 1647; trans. to Innerleithen 1674.-[Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Wodrow's Hist., i.

KIRKURD.

[The church, dedicated to St Constantine, belonged previous to the Reformation to Trinity College Church, Edinburgh.]

1570 THOMAS PATERSON, reader.

1574 ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, son of John D., burgess of Edinburgh; pres. by James VI. 30th July 1574, when Linton and Newlands were also under his care; removed to West Linton before 1576, but returned about 1585; was refused collation to Skirling 20th June 1592, and died before 19th April 1616. - [Reg. Assig.; Edin. Preb Test. and Edin. Comte. Regs.; Calderwood''s Hist., Wodrow Miscell.]

1576 RICHARD WEIR, styled "vicar" 1576.-[Cockburn. -Book.]

1616  JOHN BENNET, son of John B., min. of Heriot; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; 71I.A. (2 7th July 1605); min. of Broughton 1608; pres. by the Town Council of Edinburgh 19th April 1616, and adm. soon after; was a member of Assembly 1638; died same year, aged about 53. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue-George, min. of Quothquan; John (Reg. of Deeds, dxxxix.,7); James, apprenticed 10th April 1644 to Harry Hope, merchant, Edinburgh.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Inq. Bet. de Tut., 262; Stevenson's Mist., Peterkin's Records; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; New Stat. Acc., iii.]

1639 THOMAS LAMB, -M.A. (St Andrews 1619); min. of Glenluce 1622; dep. 1629; reponed and recommended by the General Assembly 1638; pres. by the Magistrates and Town Council of Edinburgh, and adm. 25th April 1639. Accused