216 LINLITHGOW [PRESB. OF
the parish registers, etc., he was im-
prisoned by James Glen, provost, in the
"Thieves Hole," and subsequently in the
Palace for six weeks, till he complied with
the orders.. He went to Ireland and was
min. again in 1691.—[Wodrow's Hist., i., ii.
;
Reid's Ireland, ii.]
JAMES RAMSAY, M.A. ; of the Resolu-
tionist or Moderate Presb. ; trans.
from Kirkintilloch ; adm. (on a call
by the Presb. with a Committee of Synod)
14th Sept. 1655. On a petition of the
parishioners to the Synod, 8th Nov. 1656,
bearing that he is "ane able, pious, and
peaceable man and doth meet with many
obstructions in the exercise of his minis-
try, to the prejudice of the Lord's work
and his discouragement, and desiring he
may be encouraged in his calling," the
Moderator, in their name, found and
declared him to be lawfully called and
admitted, " being farther confirmed in their
judgment of his abilities, by his sermon
preached this day before them." Coll.
1662; trans, to Hamilton 1664; Bishop of
Dunblane 1673 ; Bishop of Boss 23rd May
1684 {q.v.).—[Reg. Collat. ; Kirkton's and
"Wodrow's Hists., i. ; Baillie's Lett., iii.
;
Chambers's Ann., ii. ; Acts Pari., vii.
;
Keith's Catalogue.']
1665
ALEXANDER SETON, son of Alex-
ander S. of Graden, and Margaret
(or Janet V) Cornwall of Bonhard.
In early life he qualified as a physician,
but having studied divinity, was settled as
a clergyman in England. He was pres.
by the Archbishop, and inst. Oct. 1665.
Frequently at war with the Town Council,
and violently opposing their wish for the
appointment of a second min., he was
finally libelled on various scandalous
counts, and dep. 29th Aug. 1690; died
Nov. 1690. He marr. Anna Channell, an
Englishwoman, who died May 1709, and
had issue—Alexander, collector of Excise
for East Lothian ; Ann (marr. Andrew
Crawford of Lochcote).
—
[Test. Beg., Reg.
Collat ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Fountain-
hall's Dec, i. ; Reg. Gen. Ass., 1692.]
1691
WILLIAM WEIR, M.A., who had gone
to Coleraine, Ireland, returned on a
call given to him 21st June 1691 >
was a member of the Assemblies 1691-2
;
died 1st July 1695, aged about 67. He
marr. (1) Helen Hill, widow of John
Maxwell, merchant, burgess of Glasgow,
who -died before 10th Dec. 1669 (G. R.
Inhib., 5th March 1670) : (2) Katherine
Lund, and had issue—James ; Jean (marr.
7th April 1695, Bailie John Waugh, Edin.
Sas., lxxiii., 204). He bequeathed £100
to the poor of Linlithgow.
—
[Burgh Reg.,
Wodrow's Hist. ; Reid's Ireland, ii., iii.
;
Ferguson's Eccl. Ant.]
ALEXANDER DALGLEISH, son of
William D., min. of Cramond ; licen.
by Presb. of Linlithgow 18th July
1688 ; ord. to Abercorn 1st Jan. 1690 ; called
14th March, trans, and adm. 31st May
1699 ; died 30th May 1726. He marr. (1)
(name unknown) : (2) Joan (diedMay 1701),
daugh. of Robert Marshall, ship captain,
South Queensferry: (3) 29th Oct. 1702,
Susanna, daugh. of Duncan Campbell of
Auchlyne, and had issue—William, died
Dec. 1716 ; Robert (his successor) ; Christian
(marr. her cousin, William Dalgleish of
Scotscraig) ; Susanna ; Marion ; Elizabeth ;
Jane (marr. Robert Spears, min. of Second
Charge).
—
[Edin. Reg. (Marr.).]
ROBERT DALGLEISH, M.A., born
1727 1693, son of preceding; licen. by
Presb. of Linlithgow 16th Sept. 1719 ;
ord. to Second Charge 4th Aug. 1720;
called 22nd Dec. 1726 ; pres. by the Presb.
jure devoluto, trans, and adm. 25th Jan.
1727; died 9th Aug. 1758. He marr.
Aug. 1723, Susanna (died 24th Jan. 1764),
daugh. of John Symmers, accountant in the
Equivalent office, and had issue—William,
min. of Livingston ; Robert.— [Carlyle's
Autob.]
JAMES HOGG, licen. by Presb. of
1?5 Linlithgow 5th March 1735 ; tutor
to the family of Sir Charles Douglas
of Kellhead ; ord. to Kirkbean 3rd Sept.
1745 ; pres. by George II. 27th Jan. 1759 ;