Privy Council 4th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation and not praying for King William and Queen Mary. He died 24th Jan. 1719. He marr. Margaret (died 30th April 1725), daugh. of Sir Mark Carse of Cockpen, and had issue-Robert, merchant in Edinburgh and London; John; William; Mark.-[Test. and Edin. Reg. (Bur.); MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Nisbet's Her., ii.; Playfair's Baron., iii. New Stat. Acc.]

1696 JOHN SHAW, called 26th Feb., and ord. 21st April 1696; trans. to Leslie, Fife, 29th Nov. 1698.-[Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; New Stat. Acc.]

1700 THOMAS MOFFAT, born 1665, grandson of James M., and great-grandson of William M., who had a husbandland in Threipwood, Lauderdale; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (3rd July 1693); licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 27th Feb. 1700; pres. jure devoluto, and ord. 24th Sept. 1700; died 14th Jan. 1743. He marr. 26th Feb. 1702, Marion Wallace, widow of James Hamilton of Balgrie; she died 14th Oct. 1742, aged 64, and had issue - William, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh; Margaret (marr. 14th April 1745, William Hunter, writer, Melrose); Ann (marr. 26th Dec. 1729, William Scott, surgeon, Dalkeith); Janet (marr. 16th Feb. 1735, George Steele, baker, Edinburgh); Elizabeth (marr. his successor).-[Edin. Reg. (Marr.), Tombst., New Stat. Acc.]

1743 DAVID GILCHRIST, M.A. (St Andrews, 4th May 1726); licen. by Presb. of Kirkcaldy 26th Dec. 1734; pres. by Andrew Wauchope of Edmondstone 23rd March, and ord. 19th July 1743; died 6th June 1770. He marr. (1) 28th Nov. 1743, Elizabeth (died 17th April 1751), daugh. of his predecessor, and had issue-James, born 26th Sept. 1749; William, born 24th April 1746; Elizabeth, born 5th Nov. 1747; Margaret, born 20th Dec. 1749: (2) 26th Dec. 1753, Isabella Blaikie, Dalkeith, who died in May 1777.-[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Test. Reg., New Stat. Acc.]

1770 JOHN MAIN, born Edinburgh, 1728; educated at Edinburgh Univ.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 6th March 1753; ord. to Athelstaneford 22nd Dec. 1757; pres. by John Wauchope of Edmondstone and adm. 12th Oct. 1770; D.D. (St Andrews, 14th Oct. 1782); died unmarr. 13th May 1795. Publications-Sermons b(Edinburgh, 1797); Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xi.).-[Trans. Roy. Soc. Edin., v.; Goldie's Serm., New Stat. Acc.]

1796  LESLIE MOODIE, pres. by John Wauchope of Edmondstone; ord. 25th March 1796; trans. to Kelso

21st Aug. 1800.

1801 THOMAS SCOTT, born 4th April 1764,  son of Thomas S., min. of South Leith; educated at the Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 25th April 1787; ord. to Ballingry 13th Aug. 1789; pres. by John Wauchope of Edmondstone; trans. and adm. 24th April 1801; by decree of the Supreme Court 3rd June 1807, he obtained right to work coal below the glebe, under direction of the heritors and presbytery, for beboof of himself and his successors. He died 30th July 1825. He marr. 29th June 1795, Mary (died 17th Sept. 1841), daugh. of Ellis Martin, merchant, Leith, and had issue -Elizabeth, born 1st June 1796; Helen, born 22nd Dec. 1797; Thomas, accountant, Edinburgh, born 26th June 1799; Ellis Martin, born 5th March 1801; Walter, captain H.E.I.C.S., born 4th Feb. 1803; Mary, born 7th Sept. 1805; Cecilia, born 26th July 1807 (marr. 5th June 1838, Pillans Scarth, W.S.), died 30th May 1882; Matilda Henrietta, born 25th June 1809; Margaret Louisa, born 15th April 1811; Madeline, born 23rd Jan. 1816. Publication -Account of Ballingry (Sinclairs Stat.

Acc., vii.).-[Morrison's Digest, New Stat. Acc.]

1826 JOHN ADAMSON, born 1797, eldest son of James A., farmer, Peebles; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 11th June