DALKEITH] ORMISTON—PENICUIK 343 valent Forms of Unbelief (Edinburgh, 1849); Apologetical Theology (1851); In- spiration : The Infallible Truth and Divine Authority of the Holy Scriptures (Edin- burgh, 1865) ; The Church : a Treatise on the Nature, Powers, Ordinances, Discipline, and Government of the Christian Church, 2 vols, (posthumous), ed. by his son (1868) ; Sermons (1869).— [Disruption Worthies, Diet. Nat. Biog.'] ROBERT WODROW THOMSON, ord. 1843 15th Sept. 1843 ; res. 16th May 1861 [afterwards of Martyrs' Church, Paisley, and St Luke's, Glasgow]. WILLIAM TAYLOR WILLIAMSON, 1861 k°rn Muir of Lunan, Montrose, 5th Jan. 1826, son of Thomas W. and Isabella Esplin ; educated at Montrose Academy and St Andrews Univ. ; M.A. ; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews ; assistant at Leuchars ; ord. to Johnstone 22nd Feb. 1855 ; trans, to Ormiston 19th Sept. 1861 ; died unmarr. 17th Feb. 1880. WILLIAM JOHNSTON, born Loch- maben, 29th Oct. 1841, son of William J. and Margaret Jardine ; educated at Lochmaben School and Edin- burgh Univ.; M.A. (1865), B.D. (1869); licen. by Presb. of Lochmaben 1869 ; assistant at Kirkcudbright; ord. to Cum- mertrees 4th Nov. 1870 ; trans, and adm. 28th Sept. 1880; died 25th Feb. 1911. Marr. 24th Oct. 1876, Mary, daugh. of David M'Kay, Hurkledale, Cummertrees, and had issue—William, mercantile marine service, born 9th July 1877 ; David M'Kay, accountant, born 5th Oct. 1878 ; Alfred Brandon, solicitor, born 25th Dec. 1879 ; George Bernard, born 24th Jan. 1882, died 21st Aug. 1882 ; John, banker, Montreal, born 28th April 1883. DAVID CUNNINGHAM GRAHAM, born Edinburgh, 4th Oct. 1876, son of John G. and Mary Cunningham ; educated at St Andrews Univ.; licen. by Presb. of St Andrews 1903 ; assistant at Pollokshields, and St John's, Edinburgh ; ord. 21st Sept. 1911. PENICUIK. [The church was dedicated to St Mungo. Mount-Lothian, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, and St Catherine's of the Hopes were annexed in 1635. The site of St Catherine's church is covered by the Glencorse Reser- voir. John Barbour was reader at Mount- Lothian in 1576, and John Charles in 1589.] WILLIAM PENYCUKE, rector, prob- ably brother of the patron, Sir John Penycuke of that ilk. He was the first Protestant min. of the parish, and continued till 1567 ; had a son, James. — [Wilson's Annals of Penicuik.'] 1567 JOHN DURIE, exhorter. 1576 1580 WILLIAM BARBOUR, min. and ex- horter, removed from Pentland, having also Mount - Lothian in charge ; styled "supportare at Lesuade." Under him George Tait acted as reader. Still min. in 1579, but died before 25th May 1584. — [Reg. Min. et Assig.] GILBERT TAILZEOUR [TAYLOR], mentioned as min. in 1580; trans, to Bathgate in 1588. — [Beg. Assig., Edin. Presb., Excheq. Buik.] WILLIAM CARBRAITH [GAL- BRAITH], adm. 17th May 1592; suspended 1st April 1595, but con- tinued in 1597. In 1599 he was min. of Bedrule.— [Beg. Assig. ; Pitcairn's Cr. Trials, ii.] JAMES FRENCH, M.A. (Edinburgh, 1599 12th Aug- 1593; min " in 15";adhered to the Protestation in behalf of the Liberties of the Kirk 27th June 1617 ; died between July and Nov. 1629, aged about 56. He marr. Margaret Spens, who survived him, and had issue — Richard (marr., cont. 4th March 1635, Janet, daugh. of James King, advocate); David, apprentice to Robert Tweedie, saddler, Edinburgh, 24th Nov. 1630 (marr. Bessie, daugh. of George Robertson, min. of Trinity Parish, Edinburgh).— [Beg.