292 STOBO—TRAQUAIR [PRESB. OF JOHN LIVINGSTON BOOTH, bom 1st Nov. 1845, son of Patrick B., 1871 min. of Innerleithen ; educated at Innerleithen, Edinburgh Academy and Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Peebles 30th Dec. 1868 j assistant at Spott, and Tron, Edinburgh ; pres. by Sir G. Graham Mont- gomery, Bart., 1st May 1871 ; called 15th June 1871 ; ord. 11th Aug. 1871 ; died 13th May 1891. He marr. 6th Oct. 1875, Julia Ritchie, Stroud, and had issue—Norah Janet, born 4th Nov. 1876 ; Alfred Patrick, born 3rd April 1878, died 4th Sept. 1878 ; Julian Livingston, born 14th July 1880. 1891 JOHN [RODGERS] CRUICKSHANK, born Dyce, 29th Aug. 1861, son of Alexander C. and Margaret Rodgers ; educated at Aberdeen Univ. ; M.A. (1883), B.D. (1885); licen. by Presb. of Fordoun May 1885 ; assistant at Ellon 1886 ; Arbroath 1887 ; ord. 28th Sept. 1891 ; clerk of the Presb. 1909. DAWYCK. [Formerly a chapelry of Stobo. Annexed by the Court of Teinds, 17th Nov. 1742, to the parishes of Stobo and Drumelzier.] JOHN FAIRFOUL, M.A. (Edinburgh, 1598 30th July 1597); adm. 1598 ; said to have been trans, to Balmaghie in 1601, though there is no mention of that in the Record. He marr. Margaret Scott, and had issue—John. — \_Reg. Assig.] RICHARD POWRIE, M.A. (St Andrews 1608 1603) ; mentioned as min. in 1608 ; dep. and excommunicated, 7th Dec. 1649, "for solemnizing the marr. of John, Lord Linton, afterwards second Earl of Traquair, and the excommunicated papist, Lady Henrietta Seton." He was released from the sentence of excommunication on 7th April thereafter. He marr. (name un- known), and had issue—William, appren- ticed to James Wilson, W.S., 1633.—[Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Reg. Assig., Subval. Book of Teinds ; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Chambers's Ann., ii.] DAVID THOMSON, M.A. ; ord. 4th Dec. 1656; one of those who countenanced the admission of John Hay to Manor 1661 ; inst. 6th April, and trans, to Manor 1663. — [New Gen. Reg. Sasines, xiii. ; Act. Rect. Univ. St And., Wodrow's Hist.] WILLIAM BOLLO, M.A. ; ord. by Alex- ander, Archbishop of Glasgow ; adm. and inst. 8th May 1665 ; trans, to Stobo 1682. GEORGE SMYTH, M.A., son of James 1684 ^'' m*n ' °^ Eddleston ; got a bursary from Presb. of Glasgow in 1678 ; coll. and inst. 3rd. Feb. 1684; died before 9th Dec. 1719. He marr. Agnes, daugh. of Robert Smith, min. of Manor.— [Glasg. Presb. Reg. ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] ROBERT BROUNE, M.A. (Edinburgh 1729 1677); ord - to Colvend 1692; trans, to Roxburgh 1702; charged with disloyalty to the Government, he was dep. in 1717 {vide Roxburgh); he resided at Cessford for some years ; was called to this charge 3rd July, and adm. 27th Aug. 1729 ; died unmarr. 22nd Feb. 1742. TRAQUAIR, FORMERLY KIRKBRIDE. [The church, dedicated to St Bride, was a mensal church of Glasgow.] JOSEPH TENNANT, of Listonshiells, 1599 M.A. (Edinburgh, 10th Aug. 1595). In 1598 the Presb. gave him license to " teach at the Kirk of Traquair " ; called 11th June 1599, and was still min. in 1602, after which his name disappears from the Register. — [Reg. Assig.] GAVIN MAKCALL, M.A. (Edinburgh, 28th July 1596) ; min. of the Second Charge, Peebles, 1600 ; trans, and adm. 5th Sept. 1603 ; died Feb. 1639, aged about 63. He left 1500 merks to the poor of the parish. He marr. Anna Murray, who survived him.— [T'est. Reg., Reg. Assig. ; Sinclair's Stat. Ace, xii. ; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Calderwood's Hist., v.]