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wards complied. On a presentation by Sir Adam Cockburn, Lord Justice Clerk, he was trans. to this charge 13th June 1683. Deprived by the Privy Council 29th Aug. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for King William and Queen Mary, while he was accused of praying for King James, and for confusion to his enemies, he was confined to the Edinburgh Tolbooth for "upwards of half a year." On being released, he left Scotland and went to London, which he was also obliged to quit "for his writing of pamphlets." He crossed to France and attended the court of James at St Germain, but being entreated to change his religion, and refusing, was sent off as a suspicious person. He proceeded to Rotterdam, where he perhaps initiated the movement, which resulted in the erection of St Mary's English Church there. He was made D.D. about 1696. In 1698 Henry Compton, Bishop of London, appointed him min. of the Episcopal Church at Amsterdam, which he served till 1709. Returning to England, he became rector of Northolt, Middlesex (then called Northam or Northall) 1714; and was designated (by Queen Anne) one of the bishops for the American colonies, had the scheme been carried out. He died 20th Nov. 1729, and was buried in the chancel of St Mary's, Northolt. He marr. (1) 15th Nov. 1677, a daugh. of Alexander Garden, min. of Forgue, by whom he had-Patrick, M.A., vicar of Long Horsley, Northumberland, born 1678, died 4th Jan. 1748-9; Magdalen; James, paymaster R.A.; Mary, born 3rd Dec. 1681; and five others: (2) Elizabeth, daugh. of Sir J. Littlepage, Buckinghamshire, by whom he had also nine children. A. daugh. Esther was buried, 14th March 1728, at Northolt. Publications-Jacob's Vow (Edinburgh, 1686); Bibliotheca Universalis (1688) [The first attempt at a literary magazine in Scotland. It contained reflections on the Roman Catholic Church; license to print was cancelled, 13th March 1688, and the Jan. number only appeared]; Eight Sermons, on several occasions (Edinburgh, 1691); Enquiry into the Nature, Necessity,

and Evidence of Christian Faith, parts  i., ii. (1696, 1697; 2nd ed., 1699) ; Fifteen Sermons, on various occasions and subjects (1697) ; Bourignianism Detected, narratives i., ii. (London, 1698); Letter giving an Account why the other Narratives are not, yet Published (London, 1698); Eight single Sermons (Amsterdam, 1703; London, 1713); Right Notions of God and Religion (London, 1708); The Dignity and Duty of a Married State (1708; 2nd ed., n.d.); A Discourse on Self-Murder (1716); Answers to some Queries concerning some Important Points of Religion (London, 1717); A Review of the Bishop of Bangor's Sermon (1718); History and Examination of Duels (London, 1720); A Specimen of some Free and Impartial Remarks on Particular Afairs, and Particular Persons especially relating to Scotland (London, 1724); A Defence of Dr Cockburn (1724). He left "divers MSS. which he intended for the press," but all have disappeared.[Wodrow's Hist. and Anal.; Fountainhall's Dec., i.; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Steven's Scott. Ch. Rotterd.; Grub's Eccl. Hist. of Scotland; .4I8. Biography of Bishop Cockburn (at Northolt); Clarke's Bishop Burnet;Couper's Edinburgh Periodical Press, i.; Dict. Nat. Biog.]

 

1690 PATRICK CUMIN, born 1649, sixth son of John C. of Relugas, Morayshire; M.A. (Edinburgh 1670); became min. of a Presbyterian congregation in Dublin; called Dec. 1689, and adm. 25th Feb. 1690. He was a member of Assembly same year, and in 1694 was commissioned with Principal Dunlop to get the Royal sanction for the meeting of the General Assembly, which had been interrupted, and to congratulate His Majesty on his return from the Continent. He died unmarr. 10th March 1731. -- [Douglas Baronage, Reid's Ireland; Wodrow's Hist., Anal., and MSS.; Reg. Gen. Ass.]

 

1731 ANDREW DUNLOP, licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 18th Nov. 1719; ord. min. of Garvald 15th Aug. 1721; pres. by Cockburn of Ormiston; trans. and

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