EDINBURGH] THE TRON 135 —[Edin. Counc. and Dalkeith Presb. Reg. ; Wood's Hist, of Cramond ; Mem. of Montrose, ii. ; Nicoll's and Brodie's Diaries, Wodrow's Anal.; Balfour's Hist. Works, iii. ; Butler's Tron Kirk, Grant's Univ., Mar and Kellie Papers; Hist. MSS. Comm., Diet. Nat. Biog.] ROBERT LAURIE, M.A.; trans, from 1648 Trinity College ; app. by the Town Council to take charge during Col- vill's suspension. When the Presb. peti- tioned Parliament (1661) for a meeting of the General Assembly to settle the question of Church Government, he was one of those appointed to wait on Middleton, the Lord High Commissioner. Trans, to the High Kirk Parish 1662. In 1672 he became Bishop of Brechin, but returned to Trinity College in 1674.—[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Kirkton's and Wodrow's Hists., i. ; Baillie's Lett., iii. ; Brodie's Diary ; Chambers's Ann., ii.] 1663 JOHN PATERSON, trans, from Ellon j elected by the Town Council 24th Oct. 1662 ; adm. 4th Jan. 1663. Five mins. drew lots as to which parish they should be appointed to, when the South- East Parish fell to the lot of P. Trans, to the High Kirk Parish 1672.—[Edvn. Counc. Reg., Reg. Collat., Lamont's and Nicoll's Diaries.] WILLIAMANNAND, M.A.; trans, from 1672 Tolbooth ; app. by the Town Council 16th Aug. 1672; trans, to the High Kirk Parish 1675. — [Edin. Counc. Reg.] JAMES LUNDIE, M.A.; trans, from Tolbooth ; app. by the Town Council 21st April, and coll. 29th May 1675 ; trans, to Dalkeith 1680.—[Edin. Counc. Reg., Reg. Collat.] 1675 1681 ROBERT BRUCE, M.A. (Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1665), regent in Marischal College, Aberdeen (1667-74); adm. to Old Deer in 1676; pres. by the Town Council, trans, and inst. 25th May 1681. Refusing to take the Test, he dem. same year. He marr. Marjory Leslie, and had issue— Robert, bapt. 6th June 1682. — [Edin. Counc. and Reg. (Bajrt.) ; Wodrow's Hist., iii.] [JOHN MENZIES, min. at Aberdeen ; 1682 Pres - by the T°wn Council 18th Feb. 1682, but declined.] 1683 GEORGE TROTTER, M.A. (Edinburgh, 19th July 1661); licen. by George, Bishop of Edinburgh, 30th July 1664; adm. min. of Bunkle 21st July 1665 ; trans, to Edrom in 1677 ; trans, to Tron, Second Charge, in 1682 ; elected by the Town Council 16th March 1683, and adm. shortly afterwards. Libelled for various offences— " traducing the Town Treasurer and others of the Magistrates, and frequently abusing the Kirk Treasurer, and putting violent hands upon them," etc., he was suspended by Bishop Pater- son. Had D.D. conferred ; died Aug. 1687, aged about 46. He marr. Oct. 1669 (cont. 7th Sept. 1669 : G. R. Inhib., 21st April 1673), Elizabeth, eldest daugh. of Andrew Oswald, merchant, burgess of Edinburgh, who died Nov. 1689.—[Edin. Counc, Test., and Reg. (Eur.) ; Fountain- hall's Diary.] ALEXANDER MALCOLM, min. of 1687 0rwen 1663 ' of Tolbooth, Edin- burgh, 1663, of Newbattle 1667, of Greyfriars, Second Charge, 1681 ; elected by the Town Council 11th Aug. 1687, and adm. soon after ; deprived in 1689,and dep. by the Commission of Assembly, Jan. 1691, "for declining their authority." Having gone to England 25th March following, he was advised by Bishop Burnet to return and submit to the Presbyterian establish- ment. What became of him is unknown. He marr. (1) 9th Nov. 1665, Janet Mason, and had issue—Jean, bapt. 6th July 1666 (marr. 28th Oct. 1696, William Gray, merchant, Edinburgh) ; William ; Nicholas ; Henrietta ; Mary; Janet; Lilias (marr., pro. 5th Nov. 1699, Archibald Malcolm, M.A., student of divinity) : (2) Jean Reith, and had issue—Alexander, bapt. 25th Dec. 1685; John, bapt. 28th March 1687.— [Edin. Counc, Newbattle Sess., and Reg,