heinous offence, he sal be depryvit from all function in the kirk thairafter in perpetuum," to which lie agreed, and was re-adm. 23rd March 1589. Thereafter various accusations were brought against him, and old charges renewed—that lie had " three aikers of land in farm "; that he " pretended to have a knowledge of medicine, and took several sheep from a man for curing him; that he was " a maker of acquavitse "; that "he rode on a Lord's day afternoon to Edinburgh to visit patients," etc., etc. The Presb. "inhibit him the use of medicines, that he may the better wait on his buik, and under the pain of deposition, bid him buy acquavitas, and mak nane." On 27th Aug. 1606, accusations of a more serious nature were preferred, and on 3rd Sept. it was found "by uniforme con­sent that Ills appearance was not only offensive and uncomlie, but also umreverent, disdainful, proud, boisterous, and sic as appeirit to bewray his guiltiness."  He was dep. 31st Dec. 1606; left the country, and died before Aug. 1609. He marr. 10th May 1587, Margaret Sinclair, widow of Thomas Hepburn, min. of Oldhamstocks, and had issue—James, died before 9th Nov. 1603; Thomas, apprenticed 16th Aug. 1609 to Andrew Scott, surgeon, Edinburgh.—[Booke of the Kirk, Calder-wood's Hist.; Wodrow's Miscell., and Biog., i.; Hay Charters.'}

1613 JAMES MITCHELSON, born 1585, brother of John M. of Middleton; M.A. (Edinburgh, 27th July 1605); min. of Hassendean 1611; trans. and adm. between 17th March and 27th Aug. 1613); a member of Assembly 1618; died in July 1625. He marr. Eupham Borthwick, who died in July 1627, and had issue—John; Margaret; William; James.—[Reg. Assig].; Inq. Ret. Edin., 997— and Gen., 3248.]

1625 JAMES FLEMING, born 1590, son of Bartholomew F., merchant, Edinburgh; M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1610); pres. by John, Lord Yester, adm. by John, Archbishop of St Andrews, and inst. 30th Nov. 1625. He was a member of Assembly 1638. He reported to the Presb. (8th Aug. 1649) that while attending

the execution of witches at Tranent by order of the General Assembly lie "was railed on and upbraided by some of the town's people," who were afterwards appre­hended and rebuked. He was obliged to flee, after the English entered the country, and officiated for several months at New-burn. He died 8th April 1653. He left 300 merks "for teaching poor scholars." He marr. (1) (name unknown), and had issue—Janet (marr. James Forbes, min. of Abercorn): (2) Jean Livingston, cousin of John L. of Ancrum, and had issue— Robert, min. of Cambuslang; John; James; Alexander; Jean; Christian (marr. John Sinclair, min. of Ormiston).—[Stat: Reports, 1627; Acts of Ass., Rutherford's and Baillie's Letts., Lament's and Brodie's Diaries, Livingston's Life and Charac., Stevenson's Hist.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 3801; M'Crie's Knox, ii.; Fleming on Death of King William; Knox's Works, vi.]

1654 LAURENCE CHARTERIS, M.A.; called 24th Sept. 1653; ord. and inst. before a notary public 9th Feb. 1654; conforming to Episcopacy, he was coll. 17th Oct. 1662; dem. on appoin­ment as Professor of Divinity in the Univ. of Edinburgh Dec. 1675. [Min. of Dirleton in 1688.] [Wodrow's, Kirkton's, and Burnet's Hists.; Inq. Ret. Gen., 3943.]

1670 [PATRICK GILLESPIE is mentioned as "sometime minister" in the will of Alexander Carmichael, who died in July 1677, but this can only relate to a temporary appointment during the absence of Laurence Charteris.—Test. Reg.']

1676 JOHN HAY, ord. and coll. before 3rd, and inst. and adm. 10th Aug. 1676; dep. 29th July 1680; reponed 27th Jan. 1681. He became min. of New Monkland in 1689.

1681 GEORGE STEPHEN, M.A. (Glasgow, 21st July 1673); licen. 28th Aug.  1679; pres. by John, Earl of Tweeddale, and inst. Oct. 1681; dem. "because he would not take the Test" 29th Dec. 1681. Of his after career nothing is known. —fWodrow's Hist.]