EDINBURGH] SOUTH LEITH 163
JAMES WAUGH, born 1645, a native
16g2 of Lanark; M.A. (Edinburgh 1665);
licen. by Alexander, Bishop of
Edinburgh, 10th Oct. 1672 ; ord. to Kirk-
newton 21st Oct. 1673 ; trans, and adm.
25th May 1682 ; deprived by the Committee
of the Estates, 2nd May 1689, for contra-
vening their Proclamation, 13th April
preceding. He was the first of those
removed from their livings at the Revolu-
tion. He had sasines, March 1679, of
parts of the Overtown of Kirknewton
;
March 1681, of the lands of Easter Kirk-
newton ; and December following, of the
former again, with the teinds of Easter
Kirknewton, and "ane parcell " of the
minister of Kirknewton ; also, 10th April,
a confirmation of the Overtown of Kirk-
newton. He died 2nd April 1691.
Robert Waugh, in Quothquan, a younger
brother, was served heir 4th Aug. 1693.
—[Edin. Reg. (Bur.) ; Acts Pari., ix. ;
Min. Book Reg. Priv. Seal, v. ; Part. Reg.
Sas. Edin.; Inq. Ret. Edin., 1511; Peter-
kin's Constitution of the Church.]
1688
WILLIAM WISHART, called 24th Nov.
1687 ; ord. (in the meeting-house)
12th Jan. 1688. His call was ap-
proved by the parish 1st July 1688, and
confirmed by the Presb. 6th Jan. 1692,
having before this been only min. of a
" gathered congregation." " The Presby-
tery, with the magistrates of Edinburgh
and Leith, came 10th Aug. 1692 and
required the keys of the church doors from
the min. [Charles Kay] and neighbours,
to which it was answered, that if they
had any warrand from the Privy Council
for that effect, or any remit from them
to the Presb. authorising them to pro-
ceed, they were ready to give obedience
;
but none being produced, they thought
themselves not obliged, the matter being
still depending before the Council, and
protested against any violent intrusion to
be made by them, and for cost, skaith, and
damage, and for remeid of law. Notwith-
standing whereof the magistrates and
ministers of the Presb. with a confused
company of people entered the church, by
breaking open the windows, breaking the
locks off the doors, and putting on new
ones, and so caused guard the church doors
with halberts, rang the bell, and possest
Mr W. of the church, against all which
irregular procedure public protests were
taken." Having been adm. to the charge
in this manner, he "came to the church
next day with a guard of halberts, and
preached, and after sermon took possession
of the session-house, Kay [Second Charge]
and his Session being refused entry, the
bailies declaring W.'s the only legal Session,
on which K. took instruments. W. preached
every Sunday forenoon, and his colleague
in the afternoon, in the church. On the
afternoon of Sunday W. preached in the
meeting-house, and on Thursdays they
preached in the church and meeting-house
alternately. The Presbyterian Session,
however, got a decreet from the Privy
Council, 28th Feb. 1693, "declaring them
the only legal Session, and ordaining K.'s
[the Episcopal] Sess. to deliver up the
poor's-box, all rights of mortification,
utencils of the church, etc." Trans, to
Tron, Edinburgh, 3rd Sept. 1707—[Wod-
row's Hist., iv.]
JOHN SHAW, studied at Glasgow
1708 Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Dalkeith
7th Jan. 1696 ; ord. to Newton 21st
April 1696; trans, to Leslie, Fife, 29th
Nov. 1698; called 18th March, trans, and
adm. 22nd April 1708. He refused to take
the Oath of Abjuration in 1712; died 7th
Sept. 1739, in his 66th year. He marr.
20th Jan. 1734, Cecil Stenhouse, widow of
Charles Hay, banker, who survived him.
Publication— Two Sermons, posthumous
(Edinburgh, 1743).—[Test. Reg.]
WILLIAM AITKEN, ord. min. of Lar-
ltJ4^ bert 6th Sept. 1732 ; pres. by John,
Lord Balmerino, 14th March 1740,
trans, and adm. 26th June 1740 ; died 4th
Sept. 1765, in 60th year. He marr. 28th
Nov. 1750, Christian (died 4th Jan. 1786),
daugh. of James Stevenson, min. of Old
Greyfriars, and had issue—Thomas, born
6th Jan. 1755. Publication
—
Ten Sermons
on Important Subjects (published by his
Widow; Edinburgh, 1767).