1663 WILLIAM WALKER, M.A. (Edinburgh, 19th July 1660); licen. by George Wishart, Bishop of Edinburgh, 10th Oct. 1662; pres. by Charles II. 4th Dec. 1662; coll. 27th Jan., and inst. 24th Feb. 1663; died in Sept. 1682, aged about 43. He marr. (1) Margaret Ramsay, and had issue-Elizabeth (marr. James Ruthven, brother of Sir William R., of Dunglas); Mary (marr. 27th June 1682, John Hepburn of Kingston): (2) 22nd Oct. 1667, Jean, daugh. of Bishop Wishart, who survived him.-[Reg. Collect. et Sec. Sig.; Fountainhall's Dec., i.]

1683 ANDREW GUILD, educated at Marischal College, Aberdeen; M.A. (1660); licen. by Presb. of Haddington 1665; min. of Kirkmichael, Dumfriesshire, 1665; pres. by Charles II. 7th Dec. 1682; trans. and adm. before 26th April 1683; deprived by the Privy Council 29th Aug. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, nor praying for William and Mary, but for James VII. -[Min.-book Reg. Priv. Seal, Reg. Sec. Sig.; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Rule's Sec. Vindication.]

1690 JOHN HERBERT, M.A. (Glasgow, 27th July 1676). On a charge of having been present at an armed conventicle at Clock-Lownie, Ayrshire, in 1682, he was forfeited, though he alleged he was furth of the country at the time, and his fortune of 3000 merks which he had invested in the hands of Lord Crichton was escheat. In 1690 he petitioned Parliament for reparation and repayment, and was recommended to their Majesties' favour; pres. by William and Mary after 7th Jan. 1690; died at Edinburgh, 14th July 1691, aged about 36, and was buried in Greyfriars. He marr. Helen Hume, who was buried there on 29th Jan. 1700. -[Acts Parl., ix.; Leven and Melv. Pap., Wodrow's Hist., Reg. Gen. Ass.]

1692 MATTHEW REID, born 1668, second son of Matthew R., min. of Hoddam; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; M.A. (30th Nov. 1687); ord. 13th Jan. 1692; died 9th Jan. 1730. He marr. (1) 24th Feb. 1693, Anne, daugh. of Robert Aitchison of Sydserff,

and had issue Robert, bapt. 1st Dec. 1693; Anna, born 13th April 1696 (marr. succeeding incumbent); Hew, of Sydserff, M.D., bapt. 22nd Sept. 1699: (2) 18th July 17 06, Margaret, daugh. of .Tames Bannatyne of Newhall, widow of Robert, second son of Sir Patrick Broun of Colstoun, and had issue -Matthew, min. of Prestonpans; Joan, bapt. 7th Sept. 1708; George, bapt. 6th Oct. 1710; James, bapt. 10th July 1715. -[Wodrow's MSS., Carlyle's Autob.]

1729 GEORGE MURRAY, educated at the Univ. of Glasgow; licen. by Presb.  of Earlston 17th Jan. 1717; pres. by Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick, Bart., 30th Sept., and ord. (assistant and   successor) 29th Oct. 1729; died 8th Dec. 1757. He marr. 6th Jan. 1730, Anna, laugh. of his predecessor, and had issue Matthew, his successor; Elizabeth, bapt. 14th April 1732, died unmarr.; Anna, died unmarr. June 1808, aged 73. [Carlyle's Autob.]

1758 MATTHEW MURRAY, born 1735, son of preceding; licen. by Presb. of Haddington 7th Sept. 1756; pres. by Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick, Bart., and ord. 20th July 1758; died 13th slug. 1791. He marr. 28th Oct. 1772, Anne (died 20th Jan. 1803), daugh. of John Hill, one of the mins. of St Andrews, and had issue-George, afterwards min. of the parish; John, bapt. 14th Nov. 1774; John, born 20th Oct. 1775, died 22nd Sept. 1798; Jean, born 28th July 1777 (marr. 28th June 1803, Capt. Thomas Fortye of the 18th Foot); Hugh, accountant of Excise, editor of the Scots Magazine, born 18th July 1779; Ann, born 26th June 1781 (marr. 12th Sept. 1803, John Renton of Charterbank, W.S.), died 12th Aug. 1829; Harriet, born 5th Oct. 1783; Elizabeth, born 27th April 1785; Janet, born 12th Feb. 17 88 (marr. James Robertson, min. of Slamannan); Mary Simpson, born 19th Dec. 1790. -[Ferrie's Life of J. Carstairs.]

1792 HENRY DAVID HILL, born 1762, son of John Hill, min. of St Andrews; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 7th Sept.