[Proposed to be erected by the General Assembly, April 1581. The Register begins24th Jan. 1587, and is contained in fifteen volumes, having blanks from 20th Dec. 1587to 27th July 1589, 31st Oct. 1599 to 11th June 1600, 26th May 1603 to llth April 1604,12th Oct. 1608 to 30th Oct. 1612, 7th Oct. 1686 to 21st Nov. 1694. The Presbytery had no meeting from 17th July 1650 to 13th Aug. 1651, "in respect of the present troubles and violence of warre."]

ABERLADY.

[Formerly a prebend and mensal church of the Bishop of Dunkeld.]

1567 GEORGE ADAMSON, reader.

1587 JOHN KER, min. of Haddington in 1585; held also the office of school­master there, until 19th May 1591, when he dem. the appointment; adm. to this charge in 1587; dep. by the Commis­sion of Assembly, 30th July 1589, for non-residence, etc. In 1593 he was pres. to the vicarage by James VI., and died between 3rd Aug. and llth Nov. 1601. He marr. Margaret Douglas, who survived him, and had issue — John; Robert; William; Patrick; Isobel; Margaret (R. Inhib; v., 66).—[Edin. Presb. Reg., Reg. Assig., Wodrow Miscell; Booke of the Kirk;M'Crie's Melville, ii.]

1602 ANDREW BLACKHALL, born 1575, son of Andrew B., min. of Inveresk; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1596); ord. to Glencorse 7th Aug. 1599; pres. by James VI. 12th Dec. 1601, and adm. 22nd April 1602; died before 19th Nov. 1645. He marr. Eliza­beth Robison (Edin. Sas., xvii., 189).— [Reg. Assig; Calderwood's Hist., Livingston's Charac., Baillie's Lett.]

1646 ANDREW MAKGHIE, son of Andrew M., min of Dirliton; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (20th July 1638); pres. to Lamington 1643, but declined on

account of the opposition of Lady Baillie (vide Lamington); nom. by Presb. 10th Dec. 1645; adm. 1st April, coll. 7th, and inst. 19th Oct. 1646; he was a prisoner in England 4th Jan. 1652; pres. by Henry, Bishop of Dunkeld, in 1662; died in Aug. 1680, aged about 62. He marr. Margaret Douglas (Edin. Sas., viii., 281), and had issue—William, his successor; Peter (Edin. Horn., 5th June 1701).— [Old Dec., iii.; Lanark and Biggar Presb. Reg.; Council on Tithes, iii., New Stat. Acc., vi.]

1682 WILLIAM MAKGHIE, born 1656, son of preceding; educated at St Andrews; M.A. (25th July 1676); licen. by Presb. of Haddington 7th April 1681; adm. between 8th Dec. 1681 and 30th March 1682; inst. before 1st Nov. 1683; died between 3rd Jan. and 7th Feb. 1684.   He marr. Christian, daugh. of William Burnett of Barns (G. R. Horn; 1st Dec. 1685). She survived him, and marr. secondly, Robert Skene, min. of Dunsyre, and had issue—Anna (Edin. Horn; 5th Jan. 1701: marr. 15th Oct. 1701, Daniel Lasagette, merchant, Edinburgh). — [Act. Rect. Univ. St And.]

1684 JOHN GRAY, born Haddington 1646; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (18th July 1664); passed trials before the Presb. of Haddington, and licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 19th June 1667; ord. to Tulliallan 31st July 1667;