DALKEITH] FALA 319 1689, for not reading the Proclamation of the Estates, and not praying for King William and Queen Mary. [Afterwards min. of South Konaldshay.]—[MS. Ace. of Min,, 1689.] 1697 WALTER CAVERS, born 1672, eldest son of John C. in Langtown (Box- burgh Sas., vii., 112); educated at Univ. of Edinburgh; MA. (18th July 1692); called 24th Aug., and ord. 21st Sept. 1697 ; died 3rd Jan. 1742. He marr. (name unknown), and had a numerous family. PATRICK SIMSON, pres. by Thomas Hamilton of Fala 14th June 1742; ord. 10th May 1743; he headed a contingent at the battle of Prestonpans, 21st Sept. 1745 :— "And Simson keen, to clear the een Of rebels far in wrang, man, Did never strive, wi' pistols five, But gallop'd wi' the thrang, man ; He turned his back, and in a crack Was cleanly out of sight, man, And thought it best: it was nae jest Wi' Highlanders to fight, man." After the battle he resided for about three months at Berwick, returning to his parish at the beginning of 1746. He was taken prisoner, and removed to Stirling, where he lay in ward for about three weeks, but was liberated. He was one of Dr Carlyle's strongest supporters when libelled by the Presbytery for attending the representation of Douglas; trans, to Clunie 1st Nov. 1759.—[Carlyle's Autob. ; Hogg's Jae. Belies, ii.] WILLIAM WOTHERSPOON [W ITHERSPOON S], licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith 19th Aug. 1757 ; pres. by the Town Council of Edinburgh 27th Feb., and ord. 19th Sept. 1760 ; died unmarr. (after prolonged periods of ill- health) 31st May 1763. 1764 JOHN GOURLAY, MA. ; pres. by Thomas Hamilton Macgill of Fala 31st Oct. 1763; ord. 11th May 1764 ; trans, to Crichton 2nd July 1773. WILLIAM SPROTT. pres. by the Town Council of Edinburgh 8th Sept. 1773 ; ord. 22nd April 1774. He res. on account of ill-health, 15th April 1790, but withdrew this at the earnest solicitation of the parishioners ; died unmarr. 15th May 1790. ARCHIBALD SINGERS, born at King- horn, July 1752, one of the masters in George Heriot's Hospital 14th Oct. 1776 ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th Aug. 1780 ; pres. by Lady Dalrymple Hamilton M'Gill 1st Nov. 1790 ; ord. 29th April 1791 ; clerk to the Presb. ; died at Belhaven, 18th Oct. 1830. He marr. 25th Dec. 1780, Mary Lothian, who died 2nd Dec. 1824, and had issue—Anne, born 19th Jan. 1784 (marr. James Stirling, min. of Cockburnspath) ; Hew Dalrymple, born 13th May 1787. Publication—Account of the Parish (Sinclair's Stat. Ace., x.). — [Steven's Mem. of IleriotJ] THOMAS SHERRIFF, born 29th April 1791, son of Peter S., farmer, East Lothian ; teacher in Water-of-Leith School ; educated at Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Chirnside 31st Dec. 1822 ; pres. by the Town Council of Edin- burgh, and ord. (assistant and successor) 9th May 1828 ; died 21st April 1836. He marr. 14th Sept. 1819, Janet (died 17th April 1837, aged 40 years), daugh. of Arthur M'Ewen, Water-of-Leith, and had issue—Peter, Excise officer, born 18th June 1820, died 9th Oct. 1860 ; Arthur M'Ewen, born 15th April 1822, served articles with James Duncan, W.S., Edinburgh, but sub- sequently entered the ministry. Going to Australia in 1849, he became min. of Clarence Town and Dungog, New South Wales, where he died 8th Nov. 1864; Thomas Liddle, born 6th Dec. 1823, died 23rd Dec. 1823 ; Thomas Liddle, born 16th Dec. 1824, died 11th Sept. 1826; William Christie, accountant, Edinburgh, born 4th Sept. 1826, died 20th Oct. 1887; Walter Brown, chemist, born 16th Feb. 1828, died 1859 ; John Liddle, bookseller, born 19th Nov. 1829, died at Sydney, New South Wales, May 1882 ; Jane Christie, born 29th