The Prevalent Forms of Unbelief (Edinburgh, 1849); Apologetical Theology (1851); Inspiration: The Infallible Truth and Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures Edinburgh, 1865); The Church: a Treatise on the Nature, Powers, Ordinances, Discipline, and Government of the Christian Church, 2 vols. (posthumous), cd. by his son (1868); Sermons (1869). - [Disruption Worthies, Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1843 ROBERT WODROW THOMSON, ord.  15th Sept. 1843; res. 16th May 1861 [afterwards of Martyrs' Church, Paisley, and St Luke's, Glasgow].

1861 WILLIAM TAYLOR WILLIAMSON, born Muir of Lunan, Montrose, 5th Jan. 1826, son of Thomas W. and Isabella Esplin; educated at Montrose Academy and St Andrews Univ.; M.A.; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews; assistant at Leuchars; ord. to Johnstone 22nd Feb. 1855; trans. to Ormiston 19th Sept. 1861; died unmarr. 17th Feb. 1880.

1880 WILLIAM JOHNSTON, born Lochmaben, 29th Oct.  1841, son of William J. and Margaret Jardine; educated at Lochmaben School and Edinburgh Univ.; M.A. (1865), B.D. (1869); licen. by Presb. of Lochmaben 1869; assistant at Kirkcudbright; ord. to Cummertrees 4th Nov. 1870; trans. and adm. 28th Sept. 1880; died 25th Feb. 1911. Marr. 24th Oct. 1876, Mary, daugh. of David M'Kay, Hurkledale, Cummertrees, and had issue-William, mercantile marine service, born 9th July 1877; David M'Kay, accountant, born 5th Oct. 1878; Alfred Brandon, solicitor, born 25th Dec. 1879; George Bernard, born 24th Jan. 1882, died 21st Aug. 1882; John, banker, Montreal, born 28th April 1883.

1911 DAVID CUNNINGHAM GRAHAM,  born Edinburgh, 4th Oct. 1876, son of John G. and Mary Cunningham; educated at St Andrews Univ.; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 1903; assistant at Pollokshields, and St John's, Edinburgh; ord. 21st Sept. 1911.

PENICUIK.

[The church was dedicated to St Mungo. Mount-Lothian, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and St Catherine's of the Hopes were annexed in 1635. The site of St Catherine's church is covered by the Glencorse Reservoir. John Barbour was reader at MountLothian in 1576, and John Charles in 1589.]

1556 WILLIAM PENYCUKE, rector, probably brother of the patron, Sir John Penycuke of that ilk. He was the first Protestant min. of the parish, and continued till 1567; had a son, James.[Wilson's Annals of Penicuik.]

1567 JOHN DURIE, exhorter.

1576 WILLIAM BARBOUR, min. and exhorter, removed from Pentland, having also Mount - Lothian in charge; styled "supportare at Lesuade." Under him George Tait acted as reader. Still min. in 1579, but died before 25th May 1584.-[Reg. Min. et Assig.]

1580 GILBERT TAILZEOUR [TAYLOR], mentioned as min. in 1580; trans. to Bathgate in 1588. -[Reg. Assig., Edin. Presb., Excheq. Buik.]

1592 WILLIAM CARBRAITH [GALBRAITH], adm. 17th May 1592; suspended lst April 1595, but continued in 1597. In 1599 he was min. of Bedrule. - [Reg. Assig.; Pitcairn's Cr. Trials, ii.]

1599 JAMES FRENCH, M.A. (Edinburgh, 12th Aug. 1593; min. in 1599; adhered to the Protestation in behalf of the Liberties of the Kirk 27th June 1617; died between July and Nov. 1629, aged about 56. He marr. Margaret Spens, who survived him, and had issue Richard (marr., cont. 4th March 1635, Janet, daugh. of James King, advocate); David, apprentice to Robert Tweedie, saddler, Edinburgh, 24th Nov. 1630 (marr. Bessie, daugh. of George Robertson, min. of Trinity Parish, Edinburgh). - [Reg