died 1st Oct. 1692: (2) (pro. 24th June 1692) Helen, daugh. of Robert Elliot, min. of West Linton. She afterwards marr. 14th April 1698, John Duncan, merchant, Edinburgh. Sir William Hamilton of Whytlaw, Lord Justice-Clerk, was his brother - german. Publication Cordial for Christians Travelling Heavenward (Edinburgh, 1696).-[Edin Counc., Guild, Test., Cramond Sess. Reg.; Wodrow's Anal.]

1697 GEORGE HAMILTON of Cairns, born 1635, eldest son of George H., min. of Pittenweem; M.A. (St Andrews, 13th May 1653); ord. to Newburn 10th Feb. 1659; deprived 1662; restored 1690; returned to Newburn 1692; trans. to St Leonard's, St Andrews, 26th Feb. 1696; Principal of St Leonard's College; trans. and adm. after 27th Jan. 1697; Moderator of Assembly 20th Jan. 1699; dem. 18th Jan. 1710; died 26th May 1712. He marr. (1) Margaret, daugh. of John Boyd of Trochrig, and had issue-Margaret (marr. Robert Clelland, min. of Kilrenny); Sophia (marr. Thomas Spence, writer, Edinburgh) (2) Elizabeth (died 2nd Oct. 1708), sister of Dr John Hay of Cousland.-[Test. Reg., Wodrow's Hist. and MSS.]

1710 JOHN MATHIESON, born 1679; M.A.  (Edinburgh, 26th June 1699); chaplain to Lord Advocate Sir James Steuart; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 3rd April, and ord. to Tolbooth, Edinburgh, 12th Dec. 1706; app. by the Presb. 19th Oct., trans. and adm. 5th Nov. 1710; Dean of the Chapel Royal 1735; died 8th Nov. 1752. He is said to have suggested (in 1741) the establishment of a fund for supporting the widows and children of ministers of the Church. That may be true so far as the fund established in 1744 was concerned, but a similar proposal had been made as early as 1716, by Patrick Couper, min. of Pittenweem. He marr. (1) 11th Feb. 1708, Margaret, daugh. of Robert Douglas, merchant, Edinburgh (2) 28th April 1715, Isobel, daugh. of Matthew Hairstanes of Craigs, who survived him, and had issue-Gilbert; Jean; Margaret (marr. 10th Oct. 1736, George

Necessity of Divine Revelation, and Knowledge thereof, in order to Salvation (Edinburgh, 1730).-[Test. Reg., Morren's Aran.; Chambers's Biog. Diet., iv.; Wodrow's Corresp)., ii.; Scots Mag., xxxiii.]

1754 ROBERT WALKER, born 1716, son of John W., min. of Canongate; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; licen. by Presb. of Kirkcudbright 6th April 1737; ord. to Straiton 14th Sept. 1738; trans. to Second Charge, South Leith, 20th Nov. 1746; trans. and adm. 11th Oct. 1754; Moderator of Assembly 23rd May 1771; died 6th April 1783. He marr. 27th May 1743, Magdalen Dickson, who survived him. Publications -We have Nothing which We did not Receive, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1776); Sermons on Practical Subjects, 4 vols. (Edinburgh, 1765-96).- [Sermons, iii.; Kay's Port:]

1784 THOMAS HARDY, trans. from Ballingry; called 30th April, and adm. 25th Nov. 1784; trans. to New North Parish, 3rd Dec. 1786.

1787 WILLIAM GREENFIELD, son of Capt. John G. and Grizel Cockburn; M.A. (Edinburgh, 7th April 1778); ord. to Wemyss 6th Sept. 1781; trans. to St Andrew's, Edinburgh, 25th Nov. 1784; pres. by the Town Council 21st Feb., trans. and adm. 1st April 1787, holding in conjunction the Professorship of Rhetoric; Almoner to the King, March 1789, which he res. in 1798; D.D. (Edinburgh, 31st March 1789); Moderator of Assembly 19th May 1796; dem. 20th, and dep. 26th Dec. 1798. He was degraded by the Univ. from his degrees of M.A. and D.D.; died in the North of England 28th April 1827. He marr. 22nd Nov. 1782, Janet Bervie, who assumed the name of Rutherford, died 20th June 1827, and had issue-Margaret, born 25th July 1784; Hugh Blair of Crosshill, captain 25th Regt., born 7th May 1786; Grizel, born 5th Dec. 1787 (marr. Thomas Clark, min. of St Andrew's, Edinburgh); Jane, born 7th July 1789; Andrew, Senator of the College of Justice, born 21st June 1791, died 13th Dec. 1854; James Hunter, major R.E., born 13th Aug. 1794.