1628 ARCHIBALD SYDE, son of preceding; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1618); pres. to Minto, Jan. 1624, when he had testimonials from Peebles and Haddington. An edict was issued for his settlement at St -Martin's, Haddington, 7th Oct. 1629, but objections were tendered "that it was no paroche kirke," when he was ordered, 25th Nov. thereafter," to preach no more there." He was probably only assistant to his father. What became of him is unknown.-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Jedburgh and Haddingt. Presb. Regs.]

1834 PATRICK PURDIE (primus), brother of William P., schoolmaster of Peebles; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; 11.A. (26th July. 1623); adm. in 1634. Before the erection of a school, he supplied the want of a teacher for forty-four years; acted as Presb. clerk, and was one of those who countenanced the admission of John Hay to Manor in 1661. Dem. March 1681, and died 1688. He marr. Elizabeth (died March 1682), daugh. of John Syde, above mentioned, and had issue-Patrick, his successor; John, schoolmaster of the parish, 12th Sept. 1666; Elspeth (marr. Adam Russell); Rachel (marr. William Veitch of Harehope); Agnes (marr. Walter Somerville in Carnwath).-[Pennecuik's Works, Peterkin's Records; Wodrow's Hist., i.; Tombst.]

1681 PATRICK PURDIE (secundus), educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (27th July 1663); pres. by John, Earl of Tweeddale; ord. (assistant) in 1671; coll. and inst. 15th Sept. 1681; dep. 7th Oct. 1690. He continued to reside in the parish, and taught a school. On 28th July 1692 the Privy Council allowed him the stipend for 1691. He marr. 6th July 1672, Lilias, daugh. of James Murray of Roman no.  [MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1694 ARCHIBALD TORRIE, son of James  T, in Huttonhall Mill, afterwards in Blackerstoun (Reg. of Deeds, Durie, 24th April 1707); called 23rd May, and ord. 30th Aug. 1694; died between 3rd and 7th Oct. 1706.

He marr. Margaret Lindsay, and had issue-James (who predeceased him); Maria; Euphan.-[Pennecuik's Works.]

1709 STEPHEN PATON, educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (28th June 1697); licen. by Presb. of Haddington 8th March 1705; called 1st Sept. 1708; ord. 13th Jan. 1709; died 29th Jan. 1755, in his 88th year. He marr. (1) 1st Nov. 1710, Margaret Doig, and had issue- Christian (marr. Alexander Robertson, min. of Eddleston): (2) 14th Jan. 1743, Jean, daugh. of John Sibbald, writer, who marr. again. - [Edin. Presb. Reg., Pennecuik's Works, Chambers's Peeblesshire, Tombst.]

1756 DAVID DICKSON, born 1709, son of William D. of Kilbucho; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (22nd May 1724); was for a time a writer in Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Biggar 16th Aug. 1744; pres. by William, Earl of March, 11th June 1750; called 10th Sept., and ord. 31st March 1756; D,D. (Edinburgh 1763); dep. 2nd March 1763; reponed by the General Assembly 2nd June thereafter, but suspended from exercising his ministry; finally dep. 22nd April 1767. He died 9th April 1780. He marr. (1) Elizabeth Hogg: (2) Ann (died 20th Aug. 1706), daugh. of Alexander Gillon of Wallhouse, and had issue - William, M.P., general in the army, who succeeded to the estates, born 11th June 1748, died 18th May 1815; John of Kilbucho, advocate, born 10th April 1752, died 25th May 1835; David, min. of West St Giles, Edinburgh; Elizabeth, born 15th July 1756, died 2nd April 1824; James, lieut. 60th Foot, born 3rd April 1706. Publications-A Letter to the Rev. .Mr Kinloch (Edinburgh, 1750); A Letter to the Rev. .Mr John Adams; A Letter to the Kirk-session of Newlands (Edinburgh, 1750).-[Acts of Ass.; Scots Mag., xxv., xxix., xxx.; Moren’s Ann., Morrison's Digest.]

1768 JAMES MOFFAT, pres, by William,  Earl of March, 10th Sept. 1767; called 9th Aug., and ord. 23rd

Sept. 1768; delay being occasioned by