From 1687 to 1691 the parishioners of the Canongate used it while their own church was in process of building, and it was afterwards reconstituted as a parish. The present edifice dates from 8th Dee. 1805.]

1655 JOHN STIRLING, M.A.; trans. from Tron Parish on the appointment of the Town Council 3rd Sept. 1655. In the same month he employed Patrick Gillespie, who had been deposed, to preach for him on a week day, which gave umbrage to his brethren and many others. While engaged with other Protesters in drawing up a new Remonstrance, he was apprehended and committed prisoner to the Castle, 23rd Aug. 1660, where he continued till the following year, when he was brought before the Lords of the Articles, 25th Sept. For subscribing the Remonstrance, his stipend was sequestrated by the Committee of Estates, but it was allowed to be paid by Act of Parliament, 13th March 1661. He was deprived by the Privy Council, 1st Oct. 1662, for not conforming to Episcopacy, and ordered to leave the city with his family. Similar authority, however, gave him leave to return for twenty days, 22nd June 1665, and on 20th July he was allowed till 1st Sept. After being "indulged" at Hounam, he became min. at Irvine.-[Edin. Counc. Reg., Lamont's and Nicoll's Diaries, Kirkton's and Wodrow's Hists. Acts Parl, vii. ; Baillie's Lett.]

1691  THOMAS WILKIE, born 1638, a native of the Border (probably Bowden); M.A. (Edinburgh, 14th July 1659); ord. to a charge in London; adm. min. of Galashiels 1665, of North Leith 1672, of the Tolbooth (Second Charge) 1687; elected by the Town Council, and adm. 30th Oct. 1691; dem. 21st April 1708; died 7th Jan. 1715. He had sasine of an annual rent of 300 merks out of the lands of Feirlienowis and Bewlie in Lilliesleaf; and gifted to the church four silver communion cups. He marr. (1) 4th April 1665, Margaret, daugh. of James Hepburn of Eastcraig, North Berwick, and had issue -John, W.S., born 1670, died 26th May 1704; George of Bridgeheugh, W. S., died March 1716: (2) 7th June 1704, Margaret Alexander, widow of George Paul, maltman in South Leith.--[Edin.

Counc., N. Berwick Sess., and Reg. (Bur.); New Gen. Reg. Sas., xxiv.; Hall's Galashiels.]

1708 WILLIAM MILLER, M.A.; trans. from Meigle; called 17th May; app. by Presb. 9th, and adm. 18th July 1708; trans. to Old Greyfriars 22nd Jan. 1721.

1721 WILLIAM BROWN, M.A.; trans. from South Leith, Second Charge; called 19th Aug. and 17th Nov. 1720; adm. 19th Jan. 1721; trans. to Old Greyfriars 23rd July 1730.

1730 JOHN GOWDIE, trans. from Earlston; called 31st March, and adm. 23rd July 1730; trans. to New North Parish 14th Dec. 1732.

1732 ARCHIBALD GIBSON, M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th May 1714); tutor in the family of Sir Robert Stewart of Tillicoultry, Bart.; licen. by Presb. of Dunblane 30th July 1718; ord. to Dunblane 18th Aug. 1719; trans. to St Ninians 5th June 1728; called by the General Session 31st Aug., trans. and adm. 14th Dec. 1732; died 2nd Feb. 1733, in 40th year. He marr. (cont. 5th Oct. 1721) Margaret, second daugh. of Robert Tod, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, and had issue-John, min. of St Cuthbert's. Publication--Not Ashamed of the Gospel of Christ, a sermon (Edinburgh, 1732).-[Reg. (Bur.).]

1733 WILLIAM ROBERTSON, trans. from Borthwick; called 23rd Aug., and adm. 22nd Nov. 1733; trans. to Old Greyfriars 10th Oct. 1736.

1736 ROBERT HAMILTON, trans. from Cramond; called by the Town Council and General Session 29th April 1736 (the kirk-session declaring "he cannot be of use in that church, because of his low voice " ); he was, however, a highly successful min.; adm. 7th Oct. 1736; trans. to Old Greyfriars 6th Dec. 1750.- [Edin. Chr. Inst., xxv.; Morren's Ann., ii.]

1750 JOHN JARDINE, trans. from Liberton; called 26th July, and adm. 6th Dec. 1750; trans.-to Tron Parish 11th Oct 1754.