4G OLD GREVFRIARS [PRESr.. OF servitor to Sir Hew Dalrymple of North Berwick, Lord President).—[Edin. Counc. and Guild Re/j., Kirkton's Hist.; Mair's Presb. of Ellon, p. 199.] ALEXANDER RAMSAY, M.A., above 1674 mentioned ; retrans. from High Kirk ; appointed by the Town Council 14th June 1674 ; trans, to the Old Kirk Parish in 1681.—[Udm. Counc. Beg.] ALEXANDER MALCOLM, trans, from 1681 Newbattle ; elected by the Town Council 16th, pres. 18th, and insti- tuted 31st March 1681 ; trans, to Tron Parish in 1687.—[Edin. Cotme. Reg.] JAMES HUTCHISON, M.A. ; trans. 1687 from North Leith ; elected by the Town Council 11th Aug. 1687 ; dep. in 1691 " for contumacy " ; restored by the Commission of the Gen. Assembly in 1699 ; min. of Fintray 1702. — [Edin. Counc. Reg. ; MS. Ace. of Min., 1689 ; Acts of Ass., 1699.] [JAMES WILKTE, min. of North Leith ; 1691 was aPPomted by the Town Council, but on account of opposition his induction was not proceeded with. — Counc. Reg.] JOHN HAMILTON, born 1651, son 1693 °^ -Archibald H, min. of Wigtown; educated at Univ. of Edinburgh ; M.A. (1668); ord. to the Presbyterian Church at Comber, Co. Down ; adm. to Cramond 16th Dec. 1689 ; trans, and adm. in 1693; died 17th Oct. 1702. He bequeathed to the poor of Bally, £20 ; of Comber, £7 (both in Ireland) ; of Cramond, £10 ; and of Edinburgh, £17. He marr. (1) in 1673, Anne Rainalds, who died 28th Dec. 1692, aged 42, by whom he had issue — Archibald, who predeceased him ; James, who succeeded to the estate of Ballikeigly, Co. Down ; Jean (marr. Hugh Hawthorn, merchant, Edinburgh); Dorothy (marr. Philip Mair of Billcleugh, Co. Down) : (2) 5th Feb. 1696, Jean (buried 16th June 1697), daugh. of Peter Blair, min. of Jed- burgh : (3) 29th June 1698, Maybel, daugh. of Hew Campbell, collector at Donaghadee : (4) (pro. 25thMay 1701) Elizabeth, daugh. of Henry Cunningham of Carlung.—[Test. and Cramond Sess. Reg. (Mar. and /lur.); Acts of Ass., 1694; Wood's Hist, of Cramond.] WILLIAM CARSTARES, M.A.; Princi- 1704 pal of the Univ., and chaplain to His Majesty ; called 9th Sept. ; app. by the Presb. 11th Oct., and adm. 8th Nov. 1704 ; trans, to the High Kirk Parish 28th Dec. 1707. MATTHEW WOOD, trans, from Leslie ; 1711 called 5th Dec. 1710 ; app. by Presb. 14th Feb., and adm. 18th March 1711 ; trans, to the Tron Parish 16th Jan. 1715. WILLIAM MILLAR, an Englishman, 1721 M.A. (Edinburgh, 27th Feb. 1694); licen. by Presb. of Chirnside 14th Jan. 1698 ; ord. to Chirnside 6th April 1699; trans, to Meigle 31st Dec. 1702; trans, to Lady Tester's 18th July 1708 ; app. by Presb. 18th, trans, and adm. 22nd Jan. 1721 ; Dean of the Chapel Royal in 1727 ; died 18th May 1732, in his 59th year. His daughter Jean marr. Robert Dunbar, min. of Dyke.—[Wodrow's Anal., iii., iv. ; Playfair's Bar., iii.] JOHN HEPBURN, son of John H., 1732 m*n> °^^rr > 0T^' to Torryburn 26th Dec. 1717 ; trans, to New Greyfriars 3rd Oct. 1723 ; trans, and adm. 14th Dec. 1732; Almoner to His Majesty 13th Feb. 1747 ; died 29th April 1749. He marr. 2nd April 1721, Margaret (died 26th June 1769), daugh. of Thomas Fenton, one of the bailies of Edinburgh, and had issue—Emilia (marr. 24th Jan. 1742, Daniel Carmichael of Mauldslie, and was mother of Thomas and Andrew, 6th and 7th Earls of Hyndford).— [Scots Peer., iv. ; Carlyle's Autob.] ROBERT HAMILTON, born 19th May 1750 1707, fourth son of William H., min. of Cramond (afterwards Principal of Univ. of Edinburgh) ; educated at High School and Univ. of Edinburgh ; licen. by Presb. of Edinburgh 30th Sept. 1730 ; ord. to Cramond 4th April 1731 ; trans, to Lady Yester's 7th Oct. 1736 ; trans, and adm. 6th Dec. 1750 ; app. Professor of Divinity, and dem. 6th Feb. 1754 ; Moderator of