remain, and died in 1682. He marr. Helen, daugh. of Andrew Makghie, min. of Dirleton, and had issue-Robert, min. of Broughton, joined with him in the Indulgence; Cornelius, apprenticed 28th Nov. 1649, to Walter Gladstaines, tailor, Edinburgh.-[Acts of Ass.; Wodrow's Hiss., i., ii.; Brown's Hist, of Indug.]

1675  ROBERT ELLIOT, M.A. (secundus), formerly of Broughton; indulged with preceding 3rd Sept. 1672; but recalled for disobeying the order of the Privy Council 30th Jan. 1684, required to find caution, either not to preach, or to remove from the kingdom. The kirk vacant on 5th March 1684. He returned in 1687.-[Wodrow's Hist., ii., iii.; Brown's Hist. of Indulg.]

1684 WILLIAM HAY, probably son of John H, min. of Peebles 1643; schoolmaster of Dunfermline; schoolmaster of South Leith 3rd Aug. 1682; produced an order from the Archbishop, and was inst. 7th Sept. 1684; deprived by the Privy Council 25th Aug. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their Majesties William and Mary, but for King James, and drinking his health. The date of his death cannot be traced. He marr. Helen Walker, and had issue-William.-[S. Leith Sess. Reg.; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Peterkin's Constitut. of the Church, Pennecuik's Works.]

l687  ROBERT        ELLIOT, M.A., above mentioned; returned in July 1687 to the meeting-house at Slipperfield, but got possession of the parish church 28th April 1689; being restored by the Act of Parliament 25th April 1690 to his former church at Broughton, he went there; was retrans. to this charge, but at his urgent desire was removed to Kinglassie 5th Aug. 1691.-[Pennecuik's Works, Reg. Gen. Ass., Peterkin's Constitut. of the Ch,.]

1691 PATRICK EASON, M.A. (Glasgow 1659); called 21st Oct., and ord. 17th Dec. 1691; trans. to Wiston 14th Nov. 1694.

1696 JAMES ANDERSON, ord. to Kirknewton 1696; called 25th March, and trans. and adm. 2nd July 1696; died between 12th and 19th March 1707.

1709 DANIEL GILCHRIST, educated at the Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 5th March 1707; called 22nd Dec. 1708; ord. 12th April 1709; died 28th Aug. 1728. He marr. 15th July 1709, Agnes Hilton, Coltness.

1731 THOMAS FINDLATER, born 1697, second son of Alexander F., one of the mins. of Hamilton; educated at the Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (17th June 1714); licen. by Presb. of Hamilton 30th Oct. 1722; pres. by William, Earl of March, 5th Feb. 1729; ord. 14th Jan. 1731. Delay in the settlement was occasioned by the opposition of certain parishioners, of whom some were carried prisoners to Edinburgh for a riot at the serving of the edict. Troops were quartered in the parish to be in readiness if necessary He died 8th June 1778. He marr. (1) 9th April 1740, Barbara (died 28th Feb. 1747), daugh. of John Sandilands, min. of Dolphinton, and had issue-Alexander, born 30th Dec. 1743, died 26th March 1756: (2) 2nd Aug. 1750, Jean (died 11th May 1802), laugh, of William Brown, bookseller, Edinburgh, and had issue- William, born 30th Sept. 1751, died 20th Oct. 1751; Janet, born 10th Dec. 1752, died 12th Dec. 1813; Charles, his successor. -[Test. Reg., Wodrow's Anal., Fam, of Broomhill.]

1777  CHARLES FINDLATER, M.A.; called 31st Oct. 1776; ord. (assistant and successor) 6th March 1777; trans. to Newlands 24th June 1790.-[Scots Mag., Iii.; Sinclair's Stat. Acc., i., and New ,Stat. Acc., iii.]

1790 ALEXANDER FORRESTER, born 7th Aug. 1764, youngest son of William F., min, of Carstairs; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 26th Sept. 1787; pres. by William, Duke of Queensberry, 7th July,