trans. to Glasgow 9th May 1672; trans. and adm. 8th July 1684; deprived by the Privy Council 12th Sept. 1689 for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for their Majesties William and Mary; died at Haddington 24th Nov. 1717. He bequeathed his library to the town of Haddington, with 50 merks a year for making additions, expressly prohibiting members of Presbytery "to take out books, although they are authorised to peruse them." He marr. Mary (died at Haddington, 9th May 1729), daugh. of Hugh Blair, min. of Rutherglen (G. R. Inhib., 13th Sept. 1709).-[Test. Reg.; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Tombst.; New Stat. Acc., ii.]

1697 ADAM GLASS, M.A.; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh; called 11th March, and ord. 29th April 1697; he refused to subscribe the Formula at his ordination (having already done so at license), and was rebuked by the Synod, the Presbytery being enjoined "to keep a watchful eye over him." He was called to Duffus in 1698, but translation was refused. In 1705 he and his friends complained to the General Assembly against what they termed "tyrannical impositions," but they were ordered to remove, and obeyed after a second command, being hooted and reproached as incendiaries by a crowd at the door. From extravagant living he became involved in debt, was obliged to take shelter in the sanctuary of Holyrood, and after fruitless admonitions from his brethren, deserted his charge, which was declared vacant by the Presb. 4th Dec. 1711. Having joined the Church of England, he was declared by the Synod, 24th April 1712, to be no longer in communion with the Church. Reordained as a deacon and priest by Henry, Bishop of London, he was inst. to the Rectory of Lofthouse, Yorks, in 1712, which he did not long retain, and died before 17th Dec. 1741. He marr. Helen, daugh. of Capt. Thomas Hamilton of Redhouse, in the parish, who survived him, and had issue-Thomas; Helen; and others. Publication-Sermon preached upon Christmas Day (London, 1712).-[Test. Reg., Wodrow MSS., Session

Pap., Lett. to a Gent. in Lond., Graves's Hist. of Cleveland.]

1712 ANDREW DICKSON, licen. by Presb. of Peebles 21st April 1710; called 27th March 1712; ord. 18th Sept. 1712; died 2nd Jan. 1768. He marr. (1) 24th Oct. 1711, Agnes, daugh. of Walter Burnside of Whytlaw, and had issue Patrick; Adam, min. of Whittingehame (2) 13th June 1751, Janet (died 1787), daugh. of James Auchinleck of Woodcockdale, and had issue-Andrew, born 27th June 1760, died 20th Jan. 1768.-[Wodrow's Anal., Carlyle's Autob.]

1770 NEIL ROY, born 1731, son of James R., Blackford, Perthshire; educated at Univ. of Glasgow; M.A. (1750); licen. by Presb. of Dumbarton 26th Sept. 1758; pres. by Charles, Earl of Portmore, June 1768 (the settlement being delayed in consequence of a competing presentation from the Crown, 18th Jan. 1768, to Thomas Hepburn, min. of Birsay, which was decided by the House of Lords in the Earl's favour); ord. 10th May 1770; D.D. (Glasgow, 22nd March 1790); died nth Jan. 1811. He marr. 20th Feb. 1772, Magdalen Manderston, who died 19th June 1802. Publication -Topographical Description of the Parish (Archceol. Scot., i., 1792). - [New Stat. Acc., vi.]

1811 ANDREW KEMP, born 1764, son of  Peter K., Milton of Abercairney; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (1794); tutor in the family of Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, by whom he was pres.; ord. 26th Sept. 181 ; died 2nd Oct. 1819. He marr. 18th Jan. 1814, Mary (died 27th July 1827), sister of John Henderson, rain. of Tranent, and had issue -Andrew John (posthumous), born 22nd Oct. 1819.

1820 JOHN SMITH of Farthingrush, licen.  by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th Feb. 1808; ord. to Bathgate 17th Sept. 1812; pres. by Francis, Earl of Wemyss and March, and adm. 28th June 1820; died unmarr. 19th May 1861. Publication Account of the Parish (New Stat. Acc., ii.).