of Muirhouselaw, in Teviotdale, and had issue—Andrew, chaplain in the family of Sir John Murray of Philiphaugh; Patrick, secretary to the Earl of Craven, Ambassador Extraordinary to Holland, by whom he was recommended to the States of Zealand, as factor for their possessions in India; Simon, min. of Girthon.—[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Edin. Presb. and Test. Reg; Knox Genealogy, Calderwood's Hist., Orig. Lett., Charters's Scott. Writ.]

1624 ADAM PENMAN", son of William P., min. of Crichton; educated at the Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (27th July 1616); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 12th Oct. 1620; pres. by Robert, Earl of Lothian, in 1623; adm. by John, Archbishop of St Andrews, 27th Jan. 1624; a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1643, 1644, 1646, and continued min. after the re-establishment of Episcopacy.  He died between 1667 and 1671 (G. R. Hornings, 22nd Feb. 1672). He had issue—George, apprenticed to John Penman, merchant, Edinburgh, 10th May 1654; Mark, appren­ticed to William Brotherstains, tailor, Edinburgh, 12th Nov. 1656.—[Wodrow's Hist.; Stat. Reports, 1627; Reg. Old Dec., ii.; Acts of Ass.]

1671 THOMAS WOOD, M.A.; trans. from Johnston; coll. 5th July, and inst. 8th Aug. 1671; trans. to Dunbar in 1680.—[Reg. Collat.}

1681 ALEXANDER WOOD, born 1652; M.A. (Edinburgh, 21st July 1673); ord. to Wamphray 1675; trans. to Kirkintilloch 1679; adm. 1681; scrupling to take the Test, he was deprived same year, but complied 26th Jan. following, when the patron presented him anew. Deposed by the Presb. He died at Edin­burgh 25th Nov. 1710. He marr. Elizabeth Feithie, who obtained a gift of his escheat, "he being at the horn for adultery," 2nd March 1705 (Privy Seal Reg., vi., 265).— [Edin. Reg. (Bur.}; MS. Ace. of  Min., 1689; Wodrow's Hist., Rule's Sec. Vindication]

1691 RICHARD HOWIESON, M.A.; trans.  from Alva 1691; trans. to Inveresk 18th Sept. 1694.

1695 DAVID LINDSAY, born Nov. 1672, second son of David L. of Kirkforthar; called 15th Aug., and ord-19th Sept. 1695; died at Newbattle, 6th Oct. 1745. He marr. Eupham (died 22nd March 1761), daugh. of George Wilson of Plewlands, and had issue—David, bapt. 11th Oct. 1704; George, born 29th March 1706; John, born 30th June 1707; George of Plewlands, town-clerk of Edinburgh, born 8th Nov. 1708; Samuel, born 25th April 1710; Jean, born 11th Nov. 1711; Agnes, born 2nd Feb. 1714 (marr. John Preston of Gorton); Charles, born 9th March 1715; William, born 3rd Aug. 1717; Eupham (marr. John Hyslop, mer­chant in Dalkeith: Edin. Corn. Deeds). Publication—Sermon preached at opening of the Synod (Edinburgh, 1720).—[Tombst; Lindsay's Lives, ii.; Douglas's Bar.}

1746 JOHN BONAR, pres. by Archibald Cockburn of Cockpen 29th Jan., and ord. 22nd Aug. 1746; trans. to Second Charge, Perth, 29th July 1756. — [Carlyle's Autob., Somerville's Life.}

1758 WILLIAM GLOAG, pres. by Archibald Cockburn of Cockpen; ord. 28th April 1758; trans. to Lady Yester's, Edinburgh, 25th Oct. 1767.

1768 JAMES STEELE, born 1742, son of Adam S., min. of Heriot; licen. by Presb. of Kirkcaldy 8th April 1767;pres. by Archibald Cockburn of Cockpen, and ord. 23rd Sept. 1768; dem. 11th June 1782; went to Jamaica; had D.D. conferred; died 17th Feb. 1790. He marr. 27th Jan. 1769, Maria, daugh. of John Bain, Bo'ness, and had issue—Mary, born 6th Jan. 1770; Adam, born 2nd Aug. 1771; Janet, born 23rd Feb. 1773; John, born 26th May 1775; Cammilla, born 9th Nov. 1776; Anne, born 9th Nov. 1776 (marr. 29th June 1809), Thomas Ramsay, captain H.E.I.C.S., who assumed the Baronetcy of Balmain); Thomas James, born 20th Oct. 1779.