from defect of sight and other infirmities, lie was unable for his official duty; died 1669. He marr. in Nov. 1642, Margaret Law, who survived him, and had issue William, apprenticed to John Span,-, surgeon, Edinburgh, 26th April 1637; George, to Philip Scott, merchant, Edinburgh, 16th Sept. 1646; Thomas, to Daniel Buncle, tailor, Edinburgh, 19th An-. 1646; Eupham. - [Act. Rect. Univ. St. And., Test. Reg.; Stat. Reports, 1627; Calderwood's Hist.]

1659 WILLIAM CRANSTOUN was reader and assistant.

1669 ROBERT MOWAT, -M.A., formerly of Temple; indulged by the Privy Council 30th Sept.; imprisoned at the close of 1684, but liberated by the Privy Council 12th March 1685, on giving bond for 5000 merks that he should not exercise any part of his ministry in Scotland, live peaceably, and appear when called; restored to Temple in 1690.[Wodrow's Hist]

1685  ROBERT MONCRIEFF, pres. by the Town Council of Edinburgh 23rd Dec. 1684, his admission being delayed by a claim to the patronage by Dundas of Harviestoun (P. C. R. Dec., 2nd April 1685); inst. 25th flay 1685; dep. for immoral conduct 13th July 1692; died at Edinburgh 29th Sept. 1723. He marr. Barbara, daugh. of George Moncrieff, min. of Arngask, and had issue - Thomas, Sophia; Bethia (marr. 22nd Dec. 1726, Daniel Brown, slater, Edinburgh).-[Test. (Edin. and St And.) and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); MS. Acc. of Min, 1689; Part. Reg. Sasines, Fife.]

1689 WILLIAM M'GEORGE, son of William MacG., min. of Caerlaverock; school master of Dumfries; imprisoned for a year (1684-5) for his steadfastness to the Presbyterian cause. He was a min. in the Synod in 1687; adm. 11th Dec. 1689; died May 1693. His wife's name is unknown. A son, William, was min. at Penicuik, and a daugh., Janet, marr. John Robson, merchant, Dumfries.-[Wodrow's

Hist., Edin. Counc. and Dumfries Reg. (Marr.).]

1694 GEORGE VALLAN CE, a native of St Boswells; M. A. (Edinburgh, May 1685); licen. by Presb. of Selkirk 5th July 1693; called 27th April, and ord. 29th Aug. 1694; died 2nd Feb. 1732, in 67th year. He marr. Jane (died 4th Feb. 1727), eldest daugh. of Joseph Dunlop of Blackshiels, and had issue-James; Anna. - [Test. Reg., Tombst.]

1734 ADAM STEEL, chaplain to George, Lord Reay; licen. by Presb. of Tongue 24th Sept. 1729; called 25th Sept. 1733; ord. 10th June 1734; died 1st April 1755. He marr. 29th July 1737, Janet, daugh. of James Paton, min. of Carrington, and had issue - Margaret; Thomas; James, min. of Cockpen; Robert; Helen.-[Acts of Ass., 1734; Morrison's Digest.]

1756 JOHN MURRAY, licen. by Presb. of Haddington 23rd Sept. 1735; ord. to a Presbyterian congregation in Newcastle 1st Aug. 1746; pres. by Sir William Dalrymple of Cousland, Bart., 9th Sept. 1755; adm. 7th May 1756; died unmarr. 25th April 1793, in his 86th year.

1791  ALEXANDER HUNTER, a licentiate of the Relief Presb. of Edinburgh; ord. min. of the Relief congregation, Pittenweem, in 1782, where he continued till 1788, when he applied to the Presb. of Lauder to be taken on trials; licen. 7th Oct. same year; pres. by the proxy for Sir John Dalrymple of Cousland, Bart., in Aug. 1790; ord. (assistant and successor) 12th April 1791; died 18th Jan. 1817. He marr. (1) 2nd Dec. 1782, Janet Lees, Lauder, who died 16th Dec. 1793, and bad issue-Jean, born 23rd April 1785; Martha, born 28th Oct. 1786; Robert, born 2nd Dray 1788; Janet, born 19th April 1790: (2) 12th Dec. 1795, Janet Lees, who died 2nd Aug. 1803, and had issue-John, born 30th April 1798 (3) 3rd Aug. 1805, Lily Malcolm, who died 14th July 1855, and had issue-Isabella, born 17th Oct. 1806; Thomas Malcolm, born 28th Dec. 1807; Anne Charlotte, born