HADDINGTON] HADDINGTON 569
1569
Reg. Min., Dempsteri, Hist. Eccl, ; Play-
fair's Baronet., ii. ; New Stat. Ace.]
[ANDEEW SIMSON, M.A., vicar and
exhorter at Bolton, supplied Had-
dington during the vacancy.]
JAMES CARMICHAEL, studied at St
._,-_ Leonard's Coll., St Andrews, and
graduated M.A. about 1564. Prior
to July 1570 he was master of the Grammar
School at St Andrews. On 25th Aug. 1570
he was settled in this charge. Presented
to the vicarage of Nungate 2nd Nov. 1571.
From 16th April 1572 to 15th Nov. 1576
he acted as schoolmaster of the parish, but
resigned at the latter date, the Town
Council having resolved (28th May 1576)
" that in no time coming should the
minister of the kirk be admitted school-
master of the burgh." In 1574 he had
also charge of Bolton, Athelstaneford, and
St Martin's. He was one of a committee
of four who prepared the Acts of the Kirk
for more general use, and he assisted in
the revision of publications, particularly
the Second -Book of Discipline. In 1584 he
was compelled to take shelter in England,
for being in sympathy with the Ruthven
Haiders. He returned in 1587.
—
[Reg. Min.,
Assig., xud Test. Reg. ; M'Crie's Melville, ii.
;
Booke of the Kirk, Spottiswood's and
Calderwood's /lists. ; Wodrow and Mait-
hiiiil Mi&celL, ii. ; New Stat. Ace, Miller's
Haddington .]
JOHN KEPv, from St Andrews, elected
schoolmaster 19th June 1579 ; trans,
to Aberlady about 1587. — [Reg.
Assig.]
JAMES CARMICHAEL, M.A., above-
1587 mentioned, returned ; was engaged
from 1592 to 1595 in abridging the
Acts of Assembly ; nom. constant Modera-
tor of Presb. by the Assembly 1606 ; died
between 28th May and 24th Sept. 1628,
aged 85. He marr. Violet, daugh. of
Andrew Simson, min. of Dalkeith(Reg. Sec.
Sig., xlvi., 92; A. and D., ccexxxii., 348),
and had issue—Nathaniel ; James, min. of
Athelstaneford. Publications
—
dram. Lot.
de Ety. liber secundus (Cantab., 1587), 52
pp. [see copy in the Bodleian] ; a Poem
(prefixed to Skene's Regiam Mnjestatem,
VOL. I.
1585
1629
of which he corrected the proof at the
request of the Privy Council) ; Corre-
spondence (Wodrow Miscell. and Calder-
wood's Hist., iv., v.).
—
[Reg. Assig., Test,
and Priv. Coicnc. Reg., Excheq. Built,
Lochleven Pap., Calderwood's Hist., Mel-
ville's Autob. ; Acts Pari., iii., iv. ; Wodrow
and Bannatyne Miscell., iii. ; M'Crie's
Melville ; Cooper's Athence Cantab., ii., 22 ;
Diet. Nat. Biog.]
ALEXANDER HAMILTON, M.A.,
born 1605, son of Claud H. of Little
Earnock ; coll. and inst. 2nd Dec.
1629; died 30th Dec. 1645. He marr.
Marion Mure, who died 27th June 1643,
and had issue—Robert ; Barbara; Alex-
ander ; Eupham ; Thomas ; George
;
Barbara (secunda) ; Anna ; Elizabeth (marr.
William Mitchelson, merchant, burgess of
Edinburgh).— Test. Reg., Sed. Book of
Tcinds ; Archasol. Scot., i.]
ROBERT KER, bapt. 12th Nov. 1609,
1647 secon<l son °f 3o\m K., min. of
Prestonpans ; educated at Univ. of
Edinburgh; M.A. (25th July 1629); ord.
assistant and successor to his father 11th
April 1638 ; pres. by John, Earl of Hadding-
ton, in April 1646; trans, and adm. 21st April
1647 ; was a member of the Commissions
of Assembly 1647, 1648, and of the Com-
mission for visiting the Univ. of Edin-
burgh 1649 ; he did not conform, but was
permitted to remain, through the influence
of John, Duke of Lauderdale ; died 4th
Feb. 1677. He marr. Jean, daugh. of John
Ramsay of Edington, and had issue—
Margaret ; John ; William ; George ; Anna ;
Jean ; Helen ; Robert ; all of whom died
young. His widow marr. Patrick Broun of
Coalstoun.—[Nicoll's Diary, Kirkton's and
Wodrow's Hists. ; Acts Pari., vi., vii. ; Bail-
lie's Lett., Monteith's Theater of Mort. ;
J rchceol. Scot., i.]
JAMES FORMAN, M.A. (Edinburgh,
1678 27th July 1663); licen. 6th Feb.
1666 ; ord. to Middlebie 1666 ; trans,
to Second Charge 20th April 1676; trans,
and adm. after 4th April 1678 ; died 3rd
Dec. 1702, aged 59. He marr. Agnes,
daugh. of William Trent, min. of the
Second Charge, and had issue—an only
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