against any person. But the information extracted on such terms was freely used against his friend Baillie of Jerviswood. After lying in prison for a year and a half at London, Edinburgh, and Stirling, he returned to Holland in the winter of 1684-5, when he was made chaplain to the Prince of Orange, and appointed minister of the English Church at Leyden. He accompanied William to England in 1688, and when matters quieted after the Revolution, and William and Mary sat upon the throne, he was probably the most influential personage in the land. The King required his constant presence, assigned him apartments at Whitehall, and paid him liberally when abroad with the army. From 1693 to William's death in 1702 he was virtually prime minister of the country, and his authority in Church affairs was such that he was popularly called " Cardinal Carstares " by the Jacobites and those who were opposed to his policy. He became Principal of the Univ. of Edinburgh in 1703, and in 1704 min. of Greyfriars; was Moderator of Assembly 1705 (an office to which he was re-elected 1708, 1711, 1715), and was trans. to this charge 28th Dec. 1706. The Treaty of Union had his enthusiastic support, and he warmly promoted the succession of the House of Hanover to the British crown. He was chaplain to Queen Anne, and to King George I., and died 28th Dec. 1715. He marr. 6th June 1682, Elizabeth (died 1724, without issue), daugh. of Peter Kekewich of Trehawk, Cornwall. Publications-The Scottish Toleration Argued (London, 1712); the State Papers and Letters addressed to William Carstares were published by Principal M'Cormick (Edinburgh, 1774). - [Wodrow's Hist., Corresp., MSS. lxxxii., and Anal.; Ferrie's Life of J. Carstairs, Dunlop's Serm., Burnet's Hist., Grant's Univ., Edin. Mag. and Rev.; Chr. Inst., xxvi.; Story's William Carstares, Proc. Soc. Ant. Scot. 1892, Dict. Nat. Biog.]

1721 WILLIAM MITCHELL, born 1670, son of William M., min. of Footdee, Aberdeen, and Margaret Cant;

licen. by Presb. of Aberdeen; ord. to Second Charge, Canongate, 1695; trans. to Old Kirk Parish 27th June 1708; Moderator of Assembly 1710; a second time 1714; a third time 1717; called 10th Jan. 1718; trans. and adm. 5th Feb. 1721; a fourth time Moderator of Assembly 1722, and a fifth time 1726, though the last was carried by a single vote; Chaplain in Ordinary to George I. While on his way to London as one of the deputation sent to congratulate George II. on his accession, he died at York, 8th Sept. 1727. He had great influence at Court, and was the chief figure in the Church after the death of Carstares. He marr. (1) 29th Oct. 1705, Margaret, daugh. of Hugh Cunningham of Edinburgh, and widow of James Stewart, advocate, and had issue-a daugh., who died May 1726; Hugh, died young; Sir Andrew, born 1708, K.C.B., M.P. for Aberdeenshire 1747-54, and for Elgin burghs 1755-71, envoy to Berlin 1756, and ambassador to Frederick the Great 1765, died 28th Jan. 1771: (2) 7th July 1723, Barbara, daugh. of John Forbes, and widow of Thomas Mitchell of Thainston, bailie of Aberdeen. Publications-He left behind him a Diary ready for the press, in which he had noted incidents connected with himself and the affairs of the Church. See Catalogue of the Forbes of Craigievar MSS. in Fifth Report of the Historical MSS. Commission.-[Reg. (-Marr.), Wodrow's Corresp. and Anal.; Acts of Ass., 1718.]

1728 ROBERT KINLOCH, M.A. (St Andrews, 7th May 1706); studied at St Leonard's College; licen. by Presb. of Dundee and Forfar 3rd Oct. 1711; called to Third Charge, Dundee, 22nd June, and ord. 26th Aug. 1713; trans. and adm. 8th Oct. 1728; Moderator of Assembly 7th May 1747; dem. 24th Feb., and died 3rd April 1756. He marr. Lilias (died 12th July 1769), third daugh. of Colin Campbell of Monzie, and had issue-John (second son), W.S. apprentice 1738. Publication-The Truth and Excellency of the Gospel Revelation, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1731).-[Reg. (Bur.), Morren's Ann., Wodrow's