God, and guid doctrine." - [Reg. Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Row's and Calderwood's Hists., Wodrow Miscell. and Anal.; M'Crie's Melville, i.]

1597 ANDREW MAKGHIE, son of preceding - M.A. (Edinburgh, 12th Aug. 1591); adm. (assistant and successor) 22nd Dec. 1597. On his father's demission he was pres. to the vicarage by James VI. 23rd May, coll. 6th, and inst. in June 1599; died Dec. 1636, aged about 76. He marr. (cont. 4th Jan. 1602) Alison, daugh. of Thomas Lauder of Elbottle (Reg. of Deeds, exxvi., 76), and had issue -John, his successor; Andrew, min. of Aberlady; Isobel (marr. Alex. Vernor, min. of Pencaitland); Helen (marr. Robert Elliot, min. of West Linton); Margaret; Elizabeth; Katherine. - [Calderwood's Hist., M'Crie's Melville; Stat. Reports, 1627; Livingston's Charac., Wodrow's Anal.]

1637  JOHN TROTTER, educated at Univ. of St Andrews, had been ord. a deacon by the bishop (the first mention of this office in the Reformed Church of Scotland), and immediately afterwards a Presbyter; coll. and inst. 16th July 1637. He was accused by the parishioners, and by John M., son of preceding min., 18th April 1638, of intruding himself into the ministry "by receiving orders as a preaching deacon, of not regularly administrating the word and ordinances, giving occasion to prophane the Lord's day, venting opinions smelling of Poperie," etc. After hearing his answers, the Presb. "did all in one voyce conclude that they were no wayes to be censured with deprivation nor suspension." At the instance of the parishioners the case came before the Commission 3rd Jan. 1639, who "finding no evidence produced for verifying of Mr John's admission to the congregation of D., ordains that except he produce abundant evidences of his lawful admission to the ministry of the congregation of D. to the next Provincial Assembly he be discharged of all function of the ministry, and the kirk of D. be declared void, and refers and recommends the said

Provincial to censure the said Mr John condignlie for receiving the order of a preaching deacon. Especiallie to try the said Mr. John's qualification, and albeit he prove qualified, to transport him from the parish, quhilk he apparently will never be able to edifie, and in the meantime discharges him of anie function of the ministry, until he clear his admission before the said Provincial Assembly." When intimation was desired to be made at Dirleton the kirk doors were found shut. The Synod, accordingly, found him not lawfully admitted, and on 12th June 1639 the Presb. declared the parish to have been vacant since the death of Andrew Makghie. He died before 8th Dec. 1664. He marr. 4th Aug. 1636, Helen Maxwell, and had issue John, who was served heir; Alex., apprenticed to Thomas Miller, tailor, Edinburgh, 20th Feb. 1656; James, apprenticed to Thomas Trotter, cordiner, Edinburgh, 13th Feb. 1656.-[Dunbar Sess. Reg., Wodrow MSS., Stevenson's Hist.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 4851; Peterkin's Records.]

1639  JOHN MAKGHIE, son of Andrew M., min. in 1597; M.A. (Edinburgh, 23rd July 1625); tutor in the family of Robert Boyd of Trochrig; ord. 17th May 1639; coll. in June 1641. A manse and glebe of four acres were designed at Dirleton, 31st Oct. 1646. He was on the Commissions of Assembly 1643-1645, 1648, and chaplain to Lord Dalhousie's Reg. in 1647. He did not conform to Episcopacy, and may have been tolerated till his death, as no successor was appointed till 1683. He marr., and had issue-Helen (marr. her cousin, Robert Elliot, min. of Kinglassie); Robert, apprentice to Patrick Andrew, merchant, Edinburgh, 28th March 1666. - [Test. and Dunferml. Sess. Reg.; Wodrow MSS., Anal., and Hist.; Acts of Ass.]

1683 ROBERT SINCLAIR, M.A. (Edinburgh, 9th July 1656); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 29th July 1664; min. of Spott 1665; trans. and coll. before 29th March, and inst. 3rd April 1683; died in March 1688, aged about 52.,