Melvill's Autob., Scott's Apolog. Narr.; Petrie's, Spottiswood's, Row's, and Calderwood's Hists.; Orig. Lett.; Wodrow's MS. Biog., ii.; The Balfours of Pilrig.]

1610 PETER HEWAT, M.A., above mentioned; trans. from Colinton to Old Greyfriars 1597; trans. in terms of King James's request, and adm. after 21st Feb. 1610; was a member of Assembly same year, and of the Court of High Commission, 21st Dec. 1615. He had a gift from the King of the Abbey of Crossraguel, 29th Dec. 1612, which entitled him to a seat in Parliament (ratified to him and his children for nineteen years after his death, on payment of 5 merks yearly, by Charles II., 27th Oct., and by Parliament, 17th Nov. 1641); one of those appointed by the Assembly, 17th Aug. 1616, for revising the Liturgy. He consulted with the ministers regarding a Protest for the Liberties of the Kirk in 1617 drew out one of his own, and still adhering to it was deprived by the High Commission, 12th July of that year, and confined to Dundee. He was still recognised, however, as minister, and had his stipend paid by the city to Candlemas 1619, but he was charged to remove, and be confined at Crossraguel by royal warrant, 12th, and by that of the Privy Council, 17th June following. He died in the parish of Maybole, Aug. 1645, aged about 78. He marr. Isobel (died Aug. 1644), daugh. of William Smail, merchant in the city, and had issue-Margaret, bapt. 23rd Nov. 1600; John, bapt. 30th May 1602; Lilias, bapt. 26th June 1603; Margaret, bapt. 5th Sept. 1605; Jean, bapt. 18th April 1611; William (Reg. of Deeds, cclxxx., 24th Jan. 1619); Elspeth; Janet; Elizabeth, or Elspeth (marr. Bryce Blair of Goldring). Publication -Three Excellent Points of the Christian Doctrine (Edinburgh, 1621).-[Edin. Counc., Guild, Bapt., and Test. Reg. (Glasg.); Acts Parl., v.; Row's, Spottiswood's, and Calderwood's Hists.; Melvill's Autob.;  Morrison's Dec., x.]

1622 JOHN MAXWELL, M.A.; trans. from Mortlach; elected by the Town Council 18th July 1622, and adm. soon after. On the division of the city in

1625, he was removed to the North-East Quarter, or Trinity Parish. -- [Row's, Spottiswood's, and Calderwood's Hists.; Edin. Counc. Reg.]

1628  ALEXANDER THOMSON, son of Alexander T., min. of Stonehouse (Acts and Decreets, cccclxxiv., 13); M.A. (Glasgow 1613); min. of Cambuslang 1623; elected by the Town Council 3rd July 1628, and adm. soon after. Deposed 1st Jan. 1639 for declining the General Assembly 1638, and reading and defending the Service Book; died in 1646, aged about 53. He marr. Margaret Moorehead, and had issue-James, apprenticed to James Stewart, merchant, Edinburgh, 6th Nov. 1639; John, who had £100 sterl. granted him by Parliament, 5th July 1661, in respect of his father's sufferings; William; Margaret (marr. James Hamilton, Bishop of Galloway).-[Eden. Counc., Test., and Reg. (Bapt.); Row's and Stevenson's Hists., Peterkin's Rec.; Wodrow's MSS., lxii.; Acts Parl., vii.]

1639 ROBERT DOUGLAS, M.A.; trans. from Second Charge, Kirkcaldy; elected 14th Jan. 1639, and adm. after 22nd Aug. same year; removed to North-West Quarter, or Tolbooth Parish, 24th Dec. 1641.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.]

1641  HENRY ROLLOCK, M.A., son of John R. of Woodside (G. R. Sas., lviii., 202); adm. 24th Dec. 1641; died 2nd June 1649, aged about 47. He marr. Helen, youngest daugh. of Alex., Lord Elphinston, and widow of Sir William Cockburn of Langton, and had issue-John of Woodside.-[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Baillie's Lett., ii.; Douglas's Peer., i.]

1650 DAVID DICKSON of Busby, born Glasgow 1583, son of John D., a wealthy merchant of the Trongate, was at first intended for the mercantile profession, but afterwards studied for the Church. After becoming -M.A. of Glasgow, he was appointed Regent of Philosophy in the University, and on 31st March 1618 was ordained minister of Irvine. He declared against the Perth Articles, and was summoned before the Court of High