276 INNERLEITHEN—KIRKURD [PRESB. OF to West St Giles, Edinburgh, 1st July 1875. 1876 WILLIAMMENZIES,trans,fromGlads- muir, and adm. 13th Jan. 1876 ; trans. to Duns 21st March 1878. 1878 JAMES BOYD, born Softlaw, Kelso, 9th August 1850, son of Thomas B. and Margaret Scott; educated at Kelso Grammar School and Edinburgh Univ. ; licen. by Presb. of Duns 1876 ; assistant at Galashiels and Hawick ; ord. 29th Aug. 1878. Marr. 18th Dec. 1878, Henrietta (died 25th Nov. 1909), daugh. of James Roberts, Selkirk, and had issue—Elizabeth Louise Smithson, born 25th Dec. 1879 (marr. George Lindsay Leslie, min. of Eddleston); Thomas William, born 15th Jan. 1882, died at Napier, New Zealand, 21st June 1914; James Roberts, born 3rd Feb. 1883, died 20th April 1884 ; Henrietta Roberts, born 14th May 1885; James Roberts, born 6th Sept. 1886; Andrew, born 8th Oct. 1887 ; Margaret Scott Knox, born 24th Sept. 1895; George Francis Edward, born 13th Sept. 1897. KAILZIE, on HOPE-KAILZIE. [Previous to the Reformation the church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, belonged to the Abbey of Kelso. The parish was suppressed by the Commissioners for Plantation of Kirks between 22nd May and 5th Aug. 1674, and united to Traquair, Peebles, and Innerleithen. Near the church is Our Lady's Well.] 1567 JOHN BULLO, reader. ALEXANDER FORREST, M.A. ; adm. 1613 1613; trans, to Hassendean same year. — [Reg. Sec. Sig.] JAMES LOGAN, pres. by James VI. in 1615 1605, he appears to have held this charge in conjunction with Eddleston till 1622. WILLIAM DICKSON, son of John D., 1623 burgess of Peebles (P. Inhib., ii., 128); continued 9th May 1639. Marr. Janet Sinclair, and had issue—John, min. of Bara (<7. R. Inhib., 31st Oct. 1624). ANDREW STEWART, inst. (at Peebles) le4_ 17th Dec. 1640; trans, to Penning- hame 4th May 1642. HEW GRAY, M.A. ; ord. 3rd June 1647 ; trans, to Innerleithen 1674. — [3fun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Wodrow's Hist., i.] KIRKURD. [The church, dedicated to St Constan- tine, belonged previous to the Reformation to Trinity College Church, Edinburgh.] 1570 THOMAS PATERSON, reader. 1574 ARCHIBALD DOUGLAS, son of John D., burgess of Edinburgh; pres. by James VI. 30th July 1574, when Linton and Newlands were also under his care ; removed to West Linton before 1576, but returned about 1585 ; was refused collation to Skirling 20th June 1592, and died before 19th April 1616.— [Beg. Assig. ; Edin. Presb., Test., and Edin. Comic. Regs. ; Calderwood's Hist., Wodrow Miscell.] RICHARD WEIR, styled "vicar" 1576 1576.—{Cockburn Book.'] JOHN BENNET, son of John B., min. of Heriot ; educated at Univ. of 1616 Edinburgh ; M.A. (27th July 1605) ; min. of Broughton 1608 ; pres. by the Town Council of Edinburgh 19th April 1616, and adm. soon after ; was a member of As- sembly 1638; died same year, aged about 53. He marr. (name unknown), and had issue—George, min. of Quothquan ; John {Reg. of Deeds, dxxxix., 7) ; James, ap- prenticed 10th April 1644 to Harry Hope, merchant, Edinburgh.—[Edin. Counc. Reg. ; lnq. Ret. de Tut., 262; Stevenson's Hist., Peterkin's Records; Mun. Univ. Glasg., iii. ; Keio Stat. Ace, iii.] THOMAS LAMB, M.A. (St Andrews 1619) ; min. of Glenluce 1622 ; dep. 1639 jggg . rep0ne(j atl(j recommended by the General Assembly 1638; pres. by the Magistrates and Town Council of Edin- burgh, and adm. 25th April 1639. Accused