Reg. Min., Dempsteri, Hist. Eccl.; Playfair's Baronet. ii.; New Stat. Acc.]

1569 [ANDREW SIMSON, M.A., vicar and exhorter at Bolton, supplied Haddington during the vacancy.]

1570 JAMES CARMICHAEL, studied at St Leonard's Coll., St Andrews, and graduated M.A. about 1564. Prior to July 1570 he was master of the Grammar School at St Andrews. On 25th Aug. 1570 he was settled in this charge. Presented to the vicarage of Nungate 2nd Nov. 1571. From 16th April 1572 to 15th Nov. 1576 he acted as schoolmaster of the parish, but resigned at the latter date, the Town Council having resolved (28th flay 1576) "that in no time coming should the minister of the kirk be admitted schoolmaster of the burgh." In 1574 he had also charge of Bolton, Athelstaneford, and St Martin's. He was one of a committee of four who prepared the Acts of the Kirk for more general use, and he assisted in the revision of publications, particularly the Second Book of  Discipline. In 1584 he was compelled to take shelter in England, for being in sympathy with the Ruthven

Raiders. He returned in 1587.-[Reg. Min., Assig., and Test. Reg. ; M'Crie's .Melville, ii. ; Booke of the Kirk, Spottiswood's and Calderwood's Hists.; Wodrow and Maitland .Miscell., ii.; New Stat. Acc., Miller's Haddington,]

1585 JOHN KER, from St Andrews, elected schoolmaster 19th June 1579; trans. to Aberlady about 1587. - [Reg. Assig.]

1587 JAMES CARMICHAEL, M.A., above mentioned, returned; was engaged from 1592 to 1595 in abridging the Acts of Assembly; nom. constant Moderator of Presb. by the Assembly 1606; died between 28th May and 24th Sept. 1628, aged 85. He marr. Violet, daugh. of Andrew Simson, min. of Dalkeith (Reg. Sec. Sig., xlvi., 92; A. and D., cccxxxii., 348), and had issue-Nathaniel; James, min. of Athelstaneford. Publications- Grant. Lat. de Ety. liber secundus (Cantab., 1587), 52 pp. [see copy in the

Bodleian]; a Poem (prefixed to Skene's Regiam Majestatem, of which he corrected the proof at the request of the Privy Council); Correspondence (Wodrow Miscell. and Calderwood's Hist., iv., v.).-[Reg. Assig., Test. and Priv. Counc. Reg., Excheq. Buik, Lochleven Pap., Calderwood's Hist., Melville's Autob.; Acts Part., iii., iv.; Wodrow and Bannatyne Miscell., iii.; M'Crie's Melville; Cooper's Athena Cantab., ii., 22; Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1629 ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A., born 1605, son of Claud H. of Little Earnock; coll. and inst. 2nd Dec. 1629; died 30th Dec. 1645. He marr. Marion Mure, who died 27th June 1643, and had issue--Robert; Barbara; Alexander; Eupham; Thomas; George; Barbara (secunda); Anna; Elizabeth (marr. William Mitchelson, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh). - Test. Reg., Sed. Book of Teinds; Archaeol. Scot., i.]

1647 ROBERT KER, bapt. 12th Nov. 1609, second son of John K., min. of Prestonpans; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (25th July 1629); ord. assistant and successor to his father 11th April 1638; pres. by John, Earl of Haddington, in April 1646; trans. and adm. 21st April 1617; was a member of the Commissions of Assembly 1647, 1648, and of the Commission for visiting the Univ. of Edinburgh 1649; he did not conform, but was permitted to remain, through the influence of John, Duke of Lauderdale; died 4th Feb. 1677. He marr. Jean, daugh. of John Ramsay of Edington, and had issue Margaret; John; William; George; Anna; Jean; Helen; Robert; all of whom died young. His widow marr. Patrick Broun of Coalstoun-[Nicoll's Diary, Kirkton's and Wodrow's Hists.; Acts Parl., vi., vii. ; Baillie's Lett., Monteith's Theater of Mart.; Archaeol. Scot., i]

1678 JAMES FORMAN, M.A. (Edinburgh, 27th July 1663); licen. 6th Feb. 1666; ord. to Middlebie 1666; trans. to Second Charge 20th April 1676 ; trans. and adm. after 4th April 1678; died 3rd Dec. 1702, aged 59. He marr. Agnes, daugh. of William Trent, min. of the Second Charge, and had issue-an only