328 INVERESK, ou MUSSELBURGH—LASSWADE [presb. of Sept. 1877 ; Allastair Oilmour M'Cowan, shipping agent, born 18th Feb. 1879 ; Crawford Cleland, M.D., born 24th March 1881 ; Jennie Isobel, born 24th Nov. 1882 : William Douglas, assistant min. Scots Church, Melbourne, born 9th July 1884 ; Allan (twin), born 9th July 1884, died 1885 ; Norman, born 10th Feb. 1886; Katherine Buchanan, born 30th Oct. 1887 (marr. John Phillip) ; Louis, born 1891 ; Doris Susan, born 1893. JAMES SHARP, born Scone, 1st Nov. 1888 1860' son °^ William S. and Ann Sandilands ; educated at Perth Academy and Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Perth May 1885 ; assistant at North Leith ; ord. to North Church, Stirling, 3rd Feb. 1887 ; trans, and adm. 4th Sept. 1888; died 18th Oct. 1905. He marr. 12th Sept. 1887, Annie Taylor (died 11th May 1899), daugh. of John Graham, H.M. Customs, and Agnes Marshall Easton, and had issue—William Stirling, born 30th Aug. 1888 ; Agnes Marshall, born 2nd June 1890 ; James Easton, born 3rd April 1892 ; Ursula Edmondston, born 27th Feb. 1894, died 13th July 1908; Maud Margaret, born 14th Feb. 1896 ; Dora Catherine, born 19th Oct. 1897; Irene Scott, born 26th Feb. 1899. JAMES WALLACE, born Corstorphine, 1906 23rd Sept, 1871, son of Robert W. and Euphemia Stewart ; educated at Gillespie's School and Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A., B.D. ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh ; assistant at St Mary's, Edinburgh ; ord. to Eyemouth 4th Aug. 1899 ; trans, to Second Charge, St Andrews, 25th June 1903 ; trans, and adm. 17th May 1906 ; died unmarr. 4th Oct. 1906. 1907 GEORGE GORDON DUNDAS STEWART DUNCAN, B.D. ; trans, from Glencairn 16th May 1907 ; trans, to St Cuthbert's, Edinburgh, 12th May 1910. WILLIAM EDIE, born Wilton, Hawick, 30th Aug. 1865, son of Robert E. and Christian Miller ; educated at Univ. of St Andrews; MA. (1888), B.D. (1891); licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 5th Aug. 1891 ; assistant at St Cuthbert's,Edinburgh ; ord. to King Edward 7th Nov. 1893 ; trans, to Greyfriars, Dumfries, 24th Feb. 1905 ; trans, and adm. 20th Sept. 1910; examiner in theology, Univ. of St Andrews. He marr. (1) 5th April 1894, Martha M'Cormick (died 7th Dec. 1903), daugh. of James Williamson, Thornhill, and had issue — Robert Miller, born 17th Aug. 1896: (2) 16th Jan. 1906, Jeanie Irvine Fergusson. Publications—Translation of Nestle's Ein- fiikrungin das Griechische Neue Testament (Theological Translation Library, vol. xiii., 1901) ; Contributor to One Volume Bible Commentary. LASSWADE. [The church was dedicated to St Edwin. ' Previous to the Reformation the minister was Dean of the collegiate church of Restal- I rig, which was dissolved by Parliament 5th June 1592.] WILLIAM BARBOUR, exhorter ; pres. 1565 to the vicarage pensionary by James VI. 18th May 1569 ; trans, to Pent- ; land about 1573. He possessed the manse ! of Lasswade for 17 years before his death, and was still min. in 1574 (Reg. of Deeds, ; xiv., 15).—[Beg. Mm.] 1910 1581 GEORGE RAMSAY, son of Alexander R., parson of Foulden ; ord. min. of Carrington 1570; trans, to Foulden 1574; trans, to Dalkeith 1575; trans, and adm. 1581 ; Dean of Restalrig (1583-93) ; Glencorse was also in his charge 1585-94. Having charged the Lords of Session with the selling of justice, by saying " they sold it in the tolbuithe, and took payment in their chambers at home, and that the place of their judgment was justly called 'tol- buith,' because there they took toll of the subjects," he was summoned before their Lordships, 22nd Dec. 1593, but dismissed ; pres. to the vicarage of Lasswade and Glencorse, in terms of the Act of Dissolu- tion, by James VI. 23rd Nov. 1601 ; was a member of Assembly 1602 ; constant