EDINBURGH] THE TRON 139 1650. He belonged to the Protesting party in the Church, and was trans, to the newly formed parish of Lady Yester's 3rd Sept. 1655.—[Edin. Counc. Reg.; Baillie's Lett., iii. ; Peterkin's Bee] [David Drummond, min. of Moneydie, was called 1662, but declined on account of illness.] JAMES LUNDIE, M.A. ; elected by the Town Council 29th April 1663 ; trans, to High Kirk Parish 5th May 1665. —[Edin. Counc. Reg., Reg. Collat.] ROBERTMORTIMER, licen. byGeorge, 1665 Bishop of Edinburgh, 19th Oct. 1664 ; elected by the Town Council, 2nd Aug. ; ord. and coll. 15th Sept. 1665 ; dem. Oct. 1676. He marr. 21st Dec. 1669, Ann (died 1st Feb. 1705, aged 66), daugh. of Patrick Murray of Bonytoun (G. R. Inhih., 2nd May 1670), and had issue—Martha, bapt. 11th May 1671; Anna, bapt. 9th June 1672 ; Helen, bapt. 10th Oct. 1673 ; James, bapt. 25th Sept. 1674; Alexander, bapt. 11th March 1676.—[Edin. Counc, Guild, Test., and Reg. {Marr., Baj>t., and Bur.) ; Reg. Collat.] JOHN FARQUHAR, regent in Mari- w schal College, Aberdeen ; elected by the Town Council, and adm. 1677; trans, to Old Kirk Parish 1682.—[Edin. Counc. Reg.] GEORGETROTTER, M.A.; trans, from Edrom ; elected by theTown Council 17th March, and adm. 1682; trans. to First Charge in 1683.—{Edin. Counc. Reg.] JOHN STRACHAN, M.A. (Aberdeen 1683 1655); adm. min. of Tarves 1662; elected by the Town Council 21st March 1683, and at the same time to the Professorship of Divinity, which he held in conjunction ; D.D. (Edinburgh, 1st July 1685); deprived 27th April 1689, for not reading the Proclamation and praying for King William and Queen Mary. He died before 15th July 1699, aged about 64. He marr. (1) Janet, eldest daugh. of William Forbes of Fingask, advocate : (2) Isobel Irving, and had issue—William, who was served heir ; John, bapt. 21st March 1684 ; Arthur, bapt. 2nd July 1685 ; Alexander, born 4th Oct. 1687 ; Isobel. — [Edin. Counc. and Reg. (Bapt.) ; Acts Pari., ix. ; Inq. Ret. Aberd. et Gen., 8116 ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689.] GEORGE MELDRUM, born 1634, fourth son of Andrew M., dyer and bailie in Aberdeen ; M.A. (Marischal College, Aberdeen, 1651) ; regent in Mari- schal College, Aberdeen, 1653 ; ord. to Second Charge, Aberdeen, 2nd Feb. 1659 ; deprived by Act of Parliament and Privy Council 1662, but was restored 1663, and became rector in Marischal College until he was again deprived in 1681 for refusing the Test ; adm. to Kilwinning in 1688 ; elected by the Town Council and General Session 11th May 1691 ; trans, and adm. 1692 ; Moderator of Assembly 11th Jan. 1698 ; Professor of Divinity, Edinburgh Univ., 24th Dec. 1701, holding it in conjunction; a second time Moderator of Assembly 10th March 1703. When after several sittings, and during a discussion on an overture, the Lord High Commissioner (James, Viscount Seafield) abruptly dissolved the Assembly, M., embarrassed for the moment, concluded as usual with prayer. This collision led to an understanding between the Church and the Government as to the manner of dissolving the Assemblies in future. He died 18th Feb. 1709. A number of Elegies written immediately after his death are preserved in the Advocates' Library. Publications—Four single Sermons (Edinburgh, 1690), includ- ing one preached before James, Duke of Queensberry (Edinburgh, 1703) ; Letter asserting the Lawfulness of informing against the Vicious and Prophane (Edin- burgh, 1701, anon.) ; Vindication and De- fence of his Sermons, being a reply to a pamphletbyBishop Sage,entitled Examina- tion of Some Things in Mr Meldrum's Sermon (Edinburgh, 1703) ; Letter from a Friend in the City to an M.P., anent Patronages (Edinburgh, 1703) ; Toleration Defended (Edinburgh, 1703); The Danger