170 ST MUNGCTS—LIBERTON [PRESB. OF Univ. of Aberdeen j M.A. (Aberdeen, 1890); licen. by Presb. of Turriff 1892; assistant at St Aidan's, Edinburgh ; ord. 28th June, 1901. Marr. 10th Oct. 1906, Jeannie, daugh. of John Ross. Publica- tions — The Sin of Cruelty to Animals; Industrial War. LIBERTON. [Belonged before the Reformation to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse. The church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary.] ALEXANDER FORRESTER, formerly 1562 canon °f the Abbey of Holyrood ; may have been the son of Alexander F., who owned land in Liberton in 1536 ; was a member of Assembly 29th June 1562 ; trans, to Jedburgh before 25th June 1566. — [Boohe of the Kirk.] ANDREW BLACKHALL, trans, to 1564 Ormiston after 5th June 1567 (Acts and Dec, xxxix., 235). THOMAS CRANSTOUN, min. of ,___ Borthwick in 1567; adm. at Lam- mas 1569 ; trans, to Peebles May 1570; returned before 1574; continued in 1578; removed to Ashkirk in 1579; declined a call to Annan 7th May 1580; returned after 12th April 1582 ; died in Edinburgh, 21st May 1585. He marr. (1) before 1559, Janet Liddell,Lady Halkerston (Acts and Dec, xlvii., 281): (2) after 1570, Janet Mowbray, and had issue—Michael, his successor ; Andrew, schoolmaster of Peebles ; Isobel. — [Reg. Min. and. Assig., Test. Reg. ; Wodroiv Miscell. and Biog., i. ; Archceol. Scot., i.] JOHN DAVIDSON, M.A. ; formerly 157g regent in St Leonard's College, St Andrews ; min. in 1579. He fled to England about the end of April 1584, to escape the troubles of the period, and appears as min. of this parish for the last time 7th Oct. following. He was offered to be again settled here, but refused, 5th Nov. 1588. He became min. of Preston- pans 1596.— [Reg. Assig., Calderwood's Hist, Test. Reg. ; Edinr. Chr. Inst., xxii. ; Chambers's Biog. Diet., ii. ; Archceol. Scot., i. ; Wodrow's Biog., i. ; Diet. Nat. Biog.] MICHAEL CRANSTOUN, trans, from Selkirk ; pres. to the vicarage by James VI. 8th March 1586 ; trans. to Cramond in 1590. — [Reg. Assig., Excheq. Buik.] JAMES BENNET, M.A. (St Andrews 1581) ; min. of Ormiston 1585 ; trans, and coll. to the vicarage May 1591. He was suspended by the Presb., 2nd Oct. 1599, whilst under a sentence for rebellion; reponed 11th Dec. thereafter; died before 20th March 1609. He had a son, George, bapt. 6th Aug. 1598.—[Reg. Assig., Edin. Reg. (Bapt); Calderwood's Hist., v.] JOHN ADAMSON, born 1576, son of Henry A., Provost of Perth; M.A. 1609 (Edinburgh, 30th July 1597) ; Regent of Philosophy in Univ. of Edinburgh 1598 ; min. of North Berwick 1604 ; pres. by James VI., and adm. 20th March 1609; member of Aberdeen Assembly 1616; one of a committee appointed to draw up a form of liturgy and a catechism for children ; trans, to the Principalship of the Univ. of Edinburgh in 1623 ; died 1651. He marr. (cont. 2nd May 1606, pro. 15th March 1607) Marion (died 1651), daugh. of Thomas Auchmoutie, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh (Dupplin Charters), and had issue—David, bapt. 20th Dec. 1608 ; Marie, bapt. 24th Sept. 1611. Publications — The Muses' Welcome to the High and Mighty Prince (James VI.) (Edinburgh, 1618) ; E-rotxetaim, Eloquiorum Dei (1627). —[Grant's Univ., Reg. Assig., Edin. Reg. (Bapt) ; Bannatyne Miscell., iii. ; Murray's Life of Rutherford, Diet. Nat. Biog.] JOHN CRANSTOUN, M.A. ; trans. from Second Charge, South Leith ; 1624 pres. by James VI. 12th March 1624 ; trans, to First Charge, South Leith, in 1627.—[Bannatyne Miscell., iii.]