He  passed  his  trials  at  Dunbar,  and  being
recommended  to  George,  Bishop  of  Edin-
burgh, was  licen.  13th  Jan.  1671.  In
consequence  of  the  infirmity  and  sickness
of  the  preceding  min.,  he  was  recom-
mended by  the  Bishop  to  supply  his
place  30th  May  1673,  and  officiated  till
22nd  Aug.  1676.  —  [Dunbar  Presb.  and
Edin.  Counc.  Beg.,  Beg.  Collat.]

ROBERT  SCOTT,  trans,    from  Inver-

7      keithing,    adm.    before    28th    Nov.
1676;     trans,     to    (Hamilton)    the

Deanery  of    Glasgow.  —  [Act.  Beet.  Univ.
St  And. ;  Fountainhall's  Dec,  i. ;  Maitland

Miscell.,  iii.]

ALEXANDER    BURNET,   bapt.    2nd
1687    June  1653,  son  of  Robert  B.,  advo-
cate, and  Katherine  Pearson  (Beg.  of
Deeds,  Dal.,  19th  Feb.  1733) ;  ord.  to  Cross-


EDINBURGH]


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michael  about  1672 ;  trans,  to  Kirkton
17th  April  1684;  trans,  to  Second  Charge
13th  Aug.  1685  ;  trans,  and  adm.  28th  June
1687 ;  deprived  by  the  Privy  Council  23rd
Aug.  1689,  for  refusing  to  read  the  Procla-
mation of  the  Estates,  or  pray  for  King
William  and  Queen  Mary.  He  marr.
Elizabeth  Kirk,  who  was  buried  in  Grey-
friars,  31st  Jan.  1696.— [Peterkin's  Con-
stitution of  the  Church  ;  MS.  Ace.  of  Min.,
1689 ;  Hist.  Bel.  of  the  Gen.  Ass.,  1690.]

THOMAS    WILKIE,   born    8th    April

1689  1645  '  nePnew  °f  Thomas  W.,  min.
