Twelve Scots Trials, Jean Lang's North and South of Tweed.]

1574 JOHN MELVILL, son of Richard M. of Baldowy, min. of Maryton ; min. of Crail 1560; adm. 1574. He marr. (cont. 17th June 1575) Margaret, sister of Alexander Boyd of  Petkyndie.-[Reg. Assig., Wodrow Miscell., Ind. Reg. of Deeds.]

1576 JAMES GIBSON, min. in 1576; trans. to Saltoun 1577.-[Reg. Assig.]

1577 PATRICK SIMSON, M.A.; adm. In 1577, when Aldhame and the Bass were also under his care; trans. To Cramond 1582.-[Row's and Calderwood's Hists.; Wodrow's Anal. and MS. Biog., iv.; Select Biog., i.]

1585 CUTHBERT BONCLE, pres. to the vicarage of Whitekirk by James VI. 3rd May 1580; traps. and adm. about 1585; died 20th Jan. 1592. He marr. 20th April 1585, Katherine, daugh. of Alexander Gullane, portioner of Eastbarns, who survived him.-[Reg. Assig.; Test. and Reg. Deeds, xxxvi.; Calderwood's Hist.]

1593 NICOL SUDDIE, formerly of Stenton, mentioned as min. in 1593.-[Reg. Assig.]

1596 ALEXANDER HOME, mentioned as " parson of Spott " in 1596. He marr. Janet Hamilton (Milne Home Papers, 258).

1618 CHRISTOPHER KNOWES of Swyne wood, M.A.; min. in 1618; traps. to Coldingham in 1622.-[Inq. Ret. Gen., 777.]

1627 JOHN SINCLAIR, second son of Robert S. of Longformacus; M.A. (St Andrews, 27th July 1616); adm. 1627; still min. 11th April 1641; date of death unknown. He marr. Marion Stewart, to whom he gave a liferent of 300 merks out of the lands of Muirtown, and had issue - Archibald, apprenticed to James Ker, skinner, Edinburgh, 21st Jan. 1657;

James, apprenticed to William Sinclair, merchant, 26th Sept. 1649; Robert, his successor, 1665. - [Douglas's Baronage, Innerwick Sess. Reg.]

1631 WILLIAM DOUGLAS of Stoneypath, brother of Sir Archibald D. of Whittingehame; a decreet arbitral between him and John Sinclair anent the Kirk of Spott was given in Douglas's favour 8th July 1641 (Reg. of Deeds, dxxx.); died 1642. He marr. Elizabeth Cranstoun, who survived him, and had issue-Isobel (marr. Arthur Douglas, afterwards of Whittingehame).

1643 ANDREW WOOD, M.A.; pres. by Sir Archibald Douglas of Spott, and adm. 7th Aug. 1643; traps. to Dunbar 1665. - [Keith's Catal. ; Chambers's Ann., ii.]

1665 ROBERT SINCLAIR, M.A.; ord. and toll. 9th June, and inst. 4th Sept. 1665; traps. to Dirleton in 1683. [Reg. Collat., Tynningh. and Whittingeh. Sess. Reg.]

1683 ARCHIBALD BUCHAN, M..A. (Edin burgh 1670); ord. to Queensferry  26th Sept. 1682; pres. by William Murray of Spott, traps. and inst. 21st Aug. 1683. On 27th Jan. 1689 he was roughly treated by some of his parishioners, who early in the morning carried him in a half-naked condition into church, and dared him to officiate any longer as min. of the parish; deprived by the Privy Council l0th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, nor praying for William and Mary; died soon after. He marr. Margaret Mowbray, who survived him (Treas. Sed. Bk, 9th Aug. 1697).[MS. Acc. of Min., 1689; Sinclair's Stat. Acc.]

1693 ANDREW BROWN, M.A. (Glasgow,  27th July 1676); ord. 19th April 1693; died 20th March 1726, in his 65th year. He marr. 12th Dec. 1693 Isobel Chalmer (died 7th May 1712, aged 51), descended from the family of Gadgirth, and had issue Andrew; Giles; Clara; Robert; Jean (marr. the succeeding incumbent).-Tombst., Sinclair's Stat. Acc.]