1574 JAMES STEWART, adm. 1574, when Glenholm, Drumelzier, Broughton, and Dawyck were under his charge. He marr. Alison Cockburn, who survived him many years.-[Reg. Assig., Wodrow Miscell.]

1576 THOMAS NEILSON, reader in 1576.

1580 ROBERT DOUGLAS, styled " perpetual vicar of Stobo,'' 1580.

1591 ANDREW MURDO, mentioned as "min. and parson "; died June 1591. (Edin. Com. Dec., 4th March 1591-2.)

1592 ADAM HEPBURN, adm. 22nd June, and coll. 15th Aug. 1592; died Oct. 1602. He marr. Agnes Foulis, who survived him, and left issue.-[Edin, and Dalkeith Presb. and Test. Reg.; Reg. Assig.]

1603 ARCHIBALD ROW, bapt. 23rd March 1571, seventh son of John R., the Reformer, min. of Perth; M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1596); ord. to Drumelzier 19th Oct. 1598; pres. by Dame Jean Fleming, liferentrix of Thirlstane, with consent of John, Earl of Cassillis, her husband, John, Lord Thirlstane, her son, and Sir Richard Cockburn of Clerkington, Knight, his curator, 11th and 13th Dec., and confirmed by James VI. 13th Dec. 1602; trans. and adm. 5th May 1603. He had a gift from His Majesty of the chaplainry of the Lady Altar in the parish kirk of Stobo 31st May 1605; died after 31st Jan. 1618. Agnes Fairfull is said to be his widow, but Alison Cockburn, sister of James C., portioner of Cloverhill, and bailie of Skirling (Reg. of Deeds, cccclxi., 472), is mentioned as "relict of A. R., min. of Stobo," 1636 (Prot. Book of A. Guthrie, 7th Feb. 1645). He had issue-James, min. of Muthil; -Margaret (marr. Matthew Brisbane, writer in Edinburgh: Rey. of Deeds, cccclxi., 472); John (Reg. of Deeds, dxxvi., 270); Archibald, apprenticed to William Adair, cordwainer, Edinburgh, 27th Sept. 1620; Samuel, min. of Sprouston.-[Reg. Assig.; Calderwood's Hist., v.]

1618 THOMAS HOG, eldest son of Patrick  H., min. of Fetlar; M.A. (King's College, Aberdeen, 1603); Master of the Grammar School, Leith; adm. min. of Second Charge, South Leith, 1616; pres. by John, Earl of Lauderdale (Reg. of Deeds, di., 287); trans. and inst. 26th Feb. 1619; still min. 8th Aug. 1639, and died probably in the end of that year. He marr. Janet Gilchrist (Reg. of Deeds, cccexlii., 160), and had issue-John, min. of West Linton; Thomas, min. of Larbert and Dunipace; James.-[S. Leith. Sess. Reg., Carta Johneston, Subval. Book of Teinds; Reg. Old Dec., iii.; Mun. Univ. Glasg., ii., iii.]

1640  PATRICK FLEMING, M.A. (Glasgow 1633); pres. by John, Earl of Wig town, and inst. 2nd Oct. 1640; a member of Commissions of Assembly 1646, 1648, 1649; one of those who countenanced the admission of John Hay as min. of Manor 1661; suspended by the Synod 31st Oct. 1667; "indulged" in 1681; died 12th Feb. 1682, aged about 69. He marr. Marion Forrester, and had issue-Marion (marr. Robert Hunter, in Stanhope: Edin. Com. Deeds, 24th Dec. 1685). - [Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Wodrow's Hist., i.; Reg. Old Dec., ii.; Acts of Ass.]

1682 WILLIAM BOLLO, a native of Biggar, M.A. (Edinburgh, 19th July 1600); ord. to Dawyck 1665; trans. and adm. 1682. Deprived by the Privy Council, 3rd Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their Majesties William and Nary, but for King James. He had been imposed on the parishioners by the Bishop, and at his admission was obliged to seek entrance by the window. He died in Edinburgh, 3rd Aug. 1702, in 62nd year. He marr. (1) 27th Aug. 1668, Christian Williamson, Peebles: (2) Elizabeth Lowis, and had issue-Elizabeth, born 28th Jan. 1684; Marie.-[Test. and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); Wodrow's Corresp., i.; Peterkin's Constiitut. of the Church; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689; Acts Pccrl., xi.; Rule's Sec. Vindication; Morrison's Dec., xvii.; Sage's Works.]