1886 ARCHIBALD PRENTICE, born Blackburn, Linlithgowshire, 18th July 1844, son of William P. and Christian Dymock; educated at Bathgate Academy, Edinburgh U niv., and Congregational Theological Hall; Congregational min. at Walls, Shetland, 1871-4, and Thurso, 1874-7; adm. to the Church of Scotland by the General Assembly May 1877; ord. to New Craighall (Chapel-of- Ease) 20th Feb. 1878; inducted first min. 15th March 1886; res. 4th June 1912. Marr. 19th July 1876, Jane Anne, daub. of Thomas Russell and Anne Webster, and has issue-William David Russell, I.C.S., born 5th Sept. 1877; Thomas Russell Dymock, born 29th March 1879; Archibald Hepburn Gardner, born 7th Dec. 1880; Annie Webster Russell, born 3rd March 1883, died 20th Oct. 1884; James Alexander Webster, born 29th May 1885; Christian Dymock, born 29th May 1886, died same day; Jane Anne Russell, born 16th July 1888, died same day; Mary Glasgow Dymock, born 20th April 1891.

1912 CHARLES HEUGHAN, born Skipton-in-Craven, 15th June 1884, son of  John H. and Rachel Cunliffe; educated at Ermysted's Grammar School (Skipton), and Univs. of Edinburgh and Aberdeen; M.A. (Edinburgh 1905); licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen 1908; assistant at Bluevale and Cambuslang; ord. to Carnoch 4th Sept. 1910; trans. and adm. 8th Nov. 1912. Marr. 4th Oct. 1910, Florence Margaret, daugh. of Andrew Soutter, min. of Echt, and has issue-Florence Rachel, born 16th Sept. 1912, died 2nd Oct. 1912.

NEWTON and WOOMET.

[Previous to the Reformation the church, dedicated to St Mary, belonged to the Abbey of Dunfermline. Woomet, or Wymeth, was united to Newton about 1584.]

1676 LAWRENCE WATSON, reader.

1586 JOHN BARBOUR, min. of Pentland, was pres. and coll. to the vicarage.

1597 JOHN NYMBILL [NIMMO], M.A.; trans. from Cranstoun; retrans. to Cranstoun in 1614.-[Reg. Assig.]

1614 JOHN AIRD, adm. by John, Archbishop  of St Andrews, 4th Jan. 1614; trans. to Newbattle 26th Sept. 1615.-[Craufurd's Hist. of the Univ., St Cuthbert’s Sess. Reg., Sime's West Kirk.]

1617 JOHN MELVILL, born 1595, fourth son of .lames M., min. of Kilrenny; M.A. (St Andrews, 26th July 1613); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 1616; adm. in March 1617; died between 25th June and 25th Oct. 1638. He marr. in 1624, Janet Kellie, who survived him, and had issue --.lames, one of the singing boys of the Chapel Royal of Holyrood (Exchequer Papers): Alexander, bapt. 13th Sept. 1631. -[Melvill's Autob., Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Reg. Sec. Sig. ; Stat. Reports, 1627; New Stat. Acc.]

1640 ROBERT CARSON, nephew of Alexander Case, min. of Polwarth; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (25th .July 1624); ord. 24th Sept. 1640; pros. by Charles I. 14th May, and inst. 4th .June 1641; a member of the Commission of Assembly 1645. He was still min. 12th Dec. 1661, and conformed to Episcopacy. He marr. Helen Hunter, who was buried in Greyfriars 5th Feb. 1697, and had issue--Thomas; Robert; Margaret (marr. George Carson, writer, Edinburgh, and was served heir 17th Aug. 1695).-[Test. (Land) and Edin. Reg. Sasines, Acts of Ass., Wodrow's Hist.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 1705, 1706.]

1673 ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, M.A.; trans. from Cavers; pres. by John, Duke of Lauderdale, and inst. 24th Sept. 1673; trans. to Newbattle in 1681.-[Reg.

Collat., New Stat, Acc.]

1681 ROBERT BANNERMAN, born 1656, brother of Sir Alexander B., first  Baronet of Elsick; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (7th April 1675); pres. by John, Duke of Lauderdale, and inst. 26th Sept. 1681; deprived by the