to the Reformation, belonged to the Abbey of Newbattle, were united to Temple by the Presb. 29th March 1593.]

1567 WILLIAM HUDSON", mentioned as min. in 1567; died before 2nd Jan. 1577.—[-Reg. Min. et Assig., Wodrow Miscell., Neva Stat. Acc.]

1577 JOHN DOUGLAS, reader at Clerkington -1576; is styled vicar and reader 1577; pres.   by James,  Lord Torphichen, 16th July 1577; removed in 1588.— [Acts and Dec., 71, 285.]

1590 WILLIAM HAY, "inbruiked" (infeft) 20th Jan. 1590.

1590 GEORGE HAISTIE [HASTINGS], one of the original students in the Univ. of Edinburgh, where he took his degree of M.A. at the first graduation under Pollock, 9th Aug. 1587; Master in the High School of Edinburgh 26th Feb. 1588. He seems, however, to have been "exercising" in 1589; was petitioned for by the parish 24th Feb. and 3rd March 1590. In 1591 he held the Grammar School of Dalkeith; continued in 1594, but retired, having had 11 merks yearly for his lifetime, from William, Earl of Morton, 16th Feb. 1589, for which he gave a receipt as school­master at Dalkeith 26th May 1602. He resided in the Canongate, Edinburgh; died 21st April 1606, aged about 39. He marr. Helen Wauchope, who survived him, and had issue—Henry; William; Margaret; Bessie; Gerwka.  John Haistie, school­master in Canongate, was his brother, as also his successor.—[Edin. Presb. and Test. Keg., Lochleven Pap., Steven's High School, New Stat. Acc.]

1595 JAMES HAISTIE [HASTINGS], born 1567, brother of preceding; one of the original students at the Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (9th Aug. 1587); min. of Clerkington (with Mount-Lothian and Moorfoot) 20th Jan. 1590; trans. to Fala 1591; to Soutra 18th Aug. 1592; trans. and adm. 1595; died before 3rd Feb. 1620. — [Reg. Assig., Test. Keg., Lochleven Pap., Calderwood's Hist.]

1620 THOMAS COPLAND, born 1582, son of Thomas C., merchant, Edinburgh; M.A. (St Andrews 1603); min. of Redkirk [Presb. of Annan] in 1615; pres. by the Laird of Temple; coll. 20th, and inst. 25th July 1620; died Aug. 1631. He marr. 4th Feb. 1621, Margaret Hepburn, Edinburgh, who died 26th July 1631, and had issue—Patrick served heir 5th March 1633; Margaret; Mary, to whom George Hepburn, in Newton, was nearest of kin.— [Canongate Sess. and Test. Reg.; Stat. Reports, 1627; Inq. Reg. Edin., 716.]

1632 EOBERT COUPER, born 23rd Jan. 1603, son of Adam C. of Gogar, W.S.; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1622); pres. by Sir George Forrester of Corstorphine; ord. and inst. 30th Sept. 1632; died unmarr. in 1655. His nephew, Robert Couper, writer, Edin­burgh, was executor.—[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Test. Reg.; Reg. Old Dec., i.]

1656 ROBERT MOWAT, M.A. (Glasgow 1646); ord. 31st Oct. 1656; deprived by the Acts of Parliament llth June, and of Privy Council 1st Oct. 1662; in­dulged at Heriot 1669; returned in 1690. — [Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Edin. Counc. Reg., xxxi.; Wodrow's Hist.}

1663 ROBERT SPOTTISWOOD, M.A.; ord.12th June 1663; trans. to Crichton 8th Sept. 1676. — [Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii.; Reg. Collat.]

1676 PATRICK TRENT, M.A.; trans. from      Crichton; pres. by Robert, Earl of Lothian; inst. 8th, and adm. 28th Sept. 1676; deprived for not taking the Test in 1681; (afterwards min. of Linlithgow). — {Reg. Old Dec., i.; Wodrow's Hist.}

1682 ALEXANDER BURGESS, a native of Banffshire; educated at King's Col­lege, Aberdeen; M.A. (7th July 1677); pres. by Sir Patrick Murray of Deuchar; inst. 14th Oct. 1682; deprived