1682 JOHN BARCLAY, brother of David B., min. of Kilmacolm, and nephew of the Laird of Powrie Fotheringhame; educated at St Andrews; M.A. (25th July 1671); min. of Edinburgh Castle 1680; pres. by Charles II. 24th Jan., trans. and adm. before April 1682; deprived by the Privy Council 8th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for William and Mary. He intruded at Foulis-Wester from 10th March till end of Sept. 1695; took up his abode in Edinburgh, where he was accused, 3rd April 1706, of celebrating irregular marriages; died 6th April 1711, in 70th year. — [Reg. Sec. Sig; Min.-book Reg. Priv. Seal; MS. Acc. of Min., 1689.]

1689 DAVID CLUNIE, M.A. (Glasgow, 18th July 1672); bursar of divinity 1673-6, and a probationer at the first meeting of Presbyterians after the Tolera­tion, 6th July 1687; ord. between 25th July 1688 and 6th May 1690; a member of Assemblies 1690, 1692; died 29th Nov. 1700, in his 48th year. He marr. Grisell Thomson, who survived him, and had issue —Christian; Thomas; Andrew. — [Wodrow's Hist., Gen. Ass., Tombst.]

1702 HENRY SHAW, educated at the Univ. of Glasgow, and at Leyden and Utrecht; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 21st Jan. 1702; called 24th Feb., and ord. 14th May same year; died 8th June 1746, in his 67th year.  He marr. 30th Dec. 1702, Helen Bishop, a member of a family long connected with the district, who died 30th July 1755, and had issue—John; Helen. — [Tombst.]

1746 [ALEXANDER CARLYLE, was pres. by John Hay of Spott. He accepted, and preached thrice before the con­gregation, but in Feb. 1747 withdrew his acceptance on receiving the promise of Inveresk.—Autob.].

1746 GEORGE BELL, pres. by George II. 10th Nov. 1746—[Privy Seal Eng.  Reg., viii., 394.]

1748 DAVID SPENCE, descended from the Spences of West Mains, Chirnside; licen. by Presb. of Dunbar 8th Oct. 1746; called 19th Aug. 1747; ord. 23rd June 1748; died 9th May 1789. He marr. Mary Wauchope [or Bauchope], who died 26th Aug. 1789, and had issue—Elizabeth, born 10th Feb. 1747, died unmarr. 10th Jan. 1811; Margaret, born 21st Nov. 1748 (marr. 16th Dec. 1780, George Ramsay, clothier, Haddington); John, born 17th Dec. 1750, died 23rd Dec. 1756; Janet, born 15th Dec. 1752, died l7th Jan. 1757; Mary, born 24th June 1754, died 10th April 1759; William, born 28th Aug. 1755; Helen, born 28th March 1757, died 6th Sept. 1759; Janet, born 15th March 1759, died 2nd Aug. 1765; Andrew, his successor; David, writer, Melrose, born 23rd April 1763; Susannah (a twin), born 23rd April 1763, died 4th Aug. 1765.

1789 ANDREW SPENCE, born —— 1761, son of preceding; licen. by Presb.  of Dunbar 5th Dec. 1787; pres. by George III., and ord. 3rd Sept. 1789; died 10th March 1844. He marr. 12th May 1795, Marion Sawers, and had issue—Helen, born 30th June 1796; David, born 2nd Sept. 1798, died 15th April 1799. Publi­cation—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Acc., xiii.).

1805 JAMES STIRLING, born Blainslie, Lauderdale, son of James S.; edu­cated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Selkirk 6th Aug. 1799; pres. by George III. 14th Dec. 1804; ord. (assist­ant and successor) 18th April 1805; died 9th July 1830. He marr. (1) (name un­known), and had issue—John, born 16th Feb. 1799; James Fletcher, born 22nd Aug. 1802 : (2) 21st Aug. 1807, Ann (died 22nd May 1859), daugh. of Archibald Singers, min, of Fala, and had issue—Margaret, born 3rd Sept. 1808; Archibald, min. of St Andrew's, Grenada, 1846, afterwards missionary at Roslin, born 10th Sept. 1809, died 9th May 1882; Hew Singers, born 15th Sept. 1814.