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marr. Jean, sister of Alexander Mowbray,
and had issue—Janet ; Alexander, min. of
Muiravonside ; John (his successor);
Kobert ; Rachel (marr. cont. 23rd Oct. and
3rd Nov. 1617, Ludovic Stewart, min. of
Denny), who died before 1621 (G. R.
Inhib.).—[Booke of the Kirk, Calderwood's
Hist., Melvill's Autobiog., Reg. Assig., Privy
Council, Minutes of Synod of Fife, Burgh
Rec, Ferguson's Eccl. Ant]
JOHN CORNWALL, son of preced-
Q ing; pres. by Charles I. 16th June
1626. In 1635 Cornwall was made
a burgess of Linlithgow. At an in-
fluentially attended visitation of the
parish by the Presb., 24th April 1641, it
was considered that he "was not able
sufficiently to bear the whole charge of
the congregation, and therefore must have
a helper." Commissioners were appointed,
1st April 1642, to attend the Synod of
Perth and Stirling, to procure the trans-
lation of David Drummond from Muckhart
to Linlithgow. Cornwall died April 1646.
He marr. (perhaps as a second wife) Jean,
daugh. of Duncan Balfour, St Andrews
(G. R. Sas., xxxvii., 130), and had issue
—
Robert ; John, bapt. 7th March 1627, died
in infancy ; Christian ; Jean ; Andrew, bapt.
30th April 1640.— [Old Dec, iv. ; Privy
Council, Burgh, Presb., Sess., and Test.
Regs.; Dempsterii Feci. Hist., i.; Ferguson's
Feci. Ant.~]
DAVID DRUMMOND, M.A. ; trans,
from Second Charge ; pres. by
Charles I. 6th May, and adm. 2nd
Sept. 1646; dep. 4th Oct. 1648, for his
silence in not preaching against the un-
lawful Engagement. A tumult broke out
at the intimation of this sentence. He was
reponed 14th Feb. 1655, and became min.
of Moneydie. In 1665 the parishioners of
Linlithgow petitioned him to return to
them, but he declined on the ground of ill-
health.
—
[Privy Council, Presb., Syn., and
Burgh Rec. ; Guthrie's Mem., Peterkin's
Rec, Ferguson's Eccl. Ant.]
. EPHRAIM MELVILL, son of Ephraim
^ M., min. of Pittenweem, and grand-
son of James Melvill, the auto-
biographer; M.A. (St Andrews 1629);
1646
chaplain to Christian, Lady Boyd ; ord. to
Queensferry 30th Sept. 1641 ; declined a
call to Livingstone 1646 ; nom. by the Kirk-
session 16th Aug. 1649 ; trans, and adm.
31st Jan. 1650. An unhappy difference di-
vided the church in the following year into
Resolutioners and Protesters. Adhering
to the latter, he, with five others—Keith of
Ecclesmachan, Kennedy of Calder, Row
of Abercorn, Kinnear of Midcalder, and
Wishart of Kinneil, being the minority
—
formed themselves into a presb. 6th Aug.
1651. Attempts were made to heal the
breach, but the remanent members (22nd
June 1652) find "that they cannot unite,
because of the reasons contained in their
protestation." They continued separate till
12th Feb. 1659, when they united. Melvill
died April 1653, aged about 44, when he is
styled " their late and worthie pastor." He
marr. Bessie Yoole, who survived him
;
she was buried in Greyfriars, Edinburgh,
8th Oct. 1688, and had issue—Bessie
;
Eupham ; Katherine, bapt. 26th July 1652
—who were served heirs-portioners, 28th
Oct. 1656, and to whom Andrew M., mer-
chant, Edinburgh, was served tutor, 4th
June 1653.— [Test Reg., Lamont's and
Brodie's Diaries, Wodrow's Anal.; Inq. Ret.
Fife, 863—de Tut., 801.]
ALEXANDER GUTHRIE, son of Alex.
1653 ^"' ta^or' Edinburgh; M.A. (Edin-
burgh, 28th July 1648). "After
seeking of God the most part of the day
for direction," he was unanimously elected
by the Session 26th April 1653, "having
great abilities and a godlie conversation " ;
adm. (by the Protesting or Remonstrant
Presb., at Langlands, near Pardovan) 1st
June 1653 ; died unmarr. March 1655, aged
about 27.
—
[Test. Reg. ; Baillie's Lett., iii.
;
Rep, on Ch. Patronage.]
WILLIAM WEIR, born probably in the
county of Linlithgow ; M.A. (Edin-
burgh, 28th July 1648) ; licen. by the
Protesting Presb. 18th May 1653; ord. to
the Second Charge of this parish 6th
Oct. same year ; trans, and adm. 29th
May 1655; removed by the Synod 1660.
Refusing to deliver to the magistrates