64 ST GILES [PRESB. OF
Melvill's Atdob., Scott's Apolog. Nam.;
Petrie's, Spottiswood's, Row's, and Calder-
wood's Hists. ; Orig. Lett. ; Wodrow's MS.
Biog., ii. ; The Balfours of Pilrig.]
PETER HEWAT, M.A., above men-
tioned ; trans, from Colinton to Old
Greyfriars 1597 ; trans, in terms of
King James's request, and adm. after 21st
Feb. 1610 ; was a member of Assembly
same year, and of the Court of High
Commission, 21st Dec. 1615. He had a
gift from the King of the Abbey of Cross-
raguel, 29th Dec. 1612, which entitled him
to a seat in Parliament (ratified to him
and his children for nineteen years after
his death, on payment of 5 merks yearly,
by Charles II., 27th Oct., and by Parlia-
ment, 17th Nov. 1641); one of those
appointed by the Assembly, 17th Aug. 1616,
forrevising the Liturgy. He consulted with
the ministers regarding a Protest for the
Liberties of the Kirk in 1617, drew out one
of his own, and still adhering to it was
deprived by the High Commission, 12th
July of that year, and confined to Dundee.
Hewas still recognised, however,as minister,
and had his stipend paid by the city to
Candlemas 1619, but he Avas charged to
remove, and be confined at Crossraguel by
royal warrant, 12th, and by that of the
Privy Council, 17th June following. He
died in the parish of Maybole, Aug. 1645,
aged about 78. He marr. Isobel (died Aug.
1644), daugh. of William Smail, merchant
in the city, and had issue—Margaret, bapt.
23rd Nov. 1600; John, bapt. 30th May
1602; Lilias, bapt. 26th June 1603;
Margaret, bapt. 5th Sept. 1605 ; Jean,
bapt. 18th April 1611; William {Reg. of
Deeds, cclxxx., 24th Jan. 1619) ; Elspeth
;
Janet ; Elizabeth, or Elspeth (marr. Bryce
Blair of Goldring). Publication— Three
Excellent Points of the Christian Doctrine
(Edinburgh, 1621).—[Edin. Comic, Guild,
Bapt., and Test. Beg. (Glasg.) ; Acts Pari.,
v. ; Row's, Spottiswood's, and Calderwood's
Hists. ; Melvill's Aiitob. ; Morrison'sDec, x.]
JOHN MAXWELL, M.A. ; trans, from
1622 Mc-rtlach
•
elected by the Town
Council 18th July 1622, and adm.
soon after. On the division of the city in
1625, he was removed to the North-East
Quarter, or Trinity Parish.— [Row's,
Spottiswood's, and Calderwood's Hists.
;
Edin. Counc Beg.]
ALEXANDER THOMSON, son of
1628 Alexander T., min. of Stonehouse
(Acts and Decreets, cccclxxiv., 13)
;
M.A. (Glasgow 1613); min. of Cambuslang
1623; elected by the Town Council 3rd
July 1628, and adm. soon after. Deposed
1st Jan. 1639 for declining the General
Assembly 1638, and reading and defending
the Service Book ; died in 1646, aged about
53. He marr. Margaret Moorehead, and
had issue—James, apprenticed to James
Stewart, merchant, Edinburgh, 6th Nov.
1639; John, who had £100 sterl. granted
him by Parliament, 5th July 1661, in
respect of his father's sufferings ; William ;
Margaret (marr. James Hamilton, Bishop
of Galloway).
—
[Edin. Counc, Test., and
Beg. (Bapt.) ; Row's and Stevenson's /lists.,
Peterkin's Bee ; Wodrow's MSS., lxii.
;
Acts Pari., vii.]
ROBERTDOUGLAS, M.A. ; trans,from
Second Charge, Kirkcaldy ; elected
14th Jan. 1639, and adm. after 22nd
Aug. same year; removed to North-West
Quarter, or Tolbooth Parish, 24th Dec.
1641.—[Edin. Counc Beg.]
HENRY ROLLOCK, M.A., son of John
1641 R. ofWoodside (G. B. Sas., lviii.,202)
;
adm. 24th Dec. 1641 ; died 2nd June
1649, aged about 47. He marr. Helen,
youngest daugh. of Alex., Lord Elphinston,
and widow of Sir William Cockburn of
Langton, and had issue—John of Wood-
side.
—
[Edin. Counc Beg.; Baillie's Lett.,
ii. ; Douglas's Peer., i.]
DAVID DICKSON of Busby, born
Glasgow 1583, son of John D., a
wealthy merchant of the Trongate,
was at first intended for the mercantile
profession, but afterwards studied for the
Church. Afterbecoming M.A. of Glasgow,
he was appointed Regent of Philosophy in
the University, and on 31st March 1618
was ordained minister of Irvine. He
declared against the Perth Articles, and
was summoned before the Court of High
1639