212 KINNEIL—KIRKLISTON [PltESB. OF
1692. He marr. Christian, daugh. of
Richard Burno, a magistrate of Linlithgow,
and had issue—Sir George, entered the
army, and acquired the estate of Clifton-
hall, Ratho ; Sir James of Little Chelsea,
admiral, commander-in-chief in the Medi-
terranean, M.P. for Portsmouth, etc., died
31st May 1723; William, Principal of the
Univ. of Edinburgh (q.v.).—[S. Leith Sess.,
Test., and Edin. Beg. (Bur.) ; Wodrow's
Hist, and Anal., iv. ; Acts Pari., vii.
;
Mun. Univ. Glascj., ii. ; Brodie's Diary.]
KIRKLISTON.
[The church, which belonged to the
Templars, dates from the 12th century.
The south wall contains a partly restored
Norman doorway, and there are other
features of note.]
WILLIAM STRANG, adm. May 1569;
trans, to Irvine 1584.
—
[Beg. Min.
and Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Wod-
row Miscell. and Biog., Test. Beg.]
JAMES LAW, M.A. ; pres. by James
15 5 VI. ; coll. and adm. 1585 ; rebuked
by the Synod for playing football
on the Lord's Day ; one of- the Commis-
sioners app. in 1589 for the maintenance of
religion in the Sheriffdom of Linlithgow
;
app. Bishop of Orkney 1605, but probably
continued here till his consecration 1610
;
Archbishop of Glasgow 1615 (q.v.).—[Act.
Beet. Univ. St And., Keith's Catal., Beg.
Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Row's and Calder-
wood's Ilists., Test. Beg.; ActsPari. , iv.; Pit-
cairn's Cr. Trials, ii. ; Livingston's Charac]
JOHNBOOK, M.A. (Glasgow 1606). He
had a recommendation to George,
Archbishop of St Andrews, from the
Presb. 13th Feb. 1611, testifying to him as
a " very worthy young man, who had given
good trial of his gifts and was well lyked
by the parish," and was adm. 10th March
1611 ; recommended as colleague to Adam
Bellenden at Falkirk 1614 ; craved trans-
portation there by reason of his mean
and unsettled condition ; resolved to abide
same year ; George Thomson, " his guid-
sone," was reader 1644 ; a brother, James
Book, is mentioned in 1644 ; dep. 6th May
1611
1646, but had £100 promised him yearly,
£80 being paid from the stipend, the Presb.
making up the balance. Recommendations
were granted in his favour by the Synod
6th Nov. 1651, and by Parliament 13th
March and 30th May 1661 ; died June 1663.
He marr. Marion Inglis, and had issue
—
John, apprenticed to George Ker, tailor,
22nd Nov. 1626; Robert, to Alexander
Muir, skinner, 30th March 1631 ; Walter,
to Robert Tait, merchant, 20th Jan. 1643
;
Alexander, to William Hamilton, tailor, 23rd
Dec. 1646, all in Edinburgh.—[Mun. Univ.
Glasg., iii. ; Cramond, Uphall, Tor])hichen,
and Yester Sess., and Edin. Beg. (Bur.) ;
Beg. Assig. and Old Dec. ; M'Ure's Glasg.
Sed. Book of Teinds.]
1646
GILBERT HALL, brother of Thomas
H., min. at Larne ; M.A. (Glasgow
1642); ord. 9th Dec. 1646, when he
promised to give £80 yearly of the stipend
to his predecessor. He withdrew from
the Presb., and assisted in forming the
Protesting Presb. 1651. He had a call to
Linlithgow 1655, which was annulled. He
was one of the Commissioners for visiting
the Universities, and authorising good and
able men to fill the livings appointed for
the ministry in the south of Scotland.
Subscribing to the Remonstrance, he was
imprisoned in Edinburgh Castle 23rd Aug.
1660, and his stipend was sequestrated by
the Committee of Estates. He was sus-
pended by the Synod May 1661, and
deprived by Act of Privy Council 1st Oct.
1662. He was accused of attending con-
venticles in 1672, and died 15th March
1673, aged about 51. Principal Baillie
said of him that he was "one of the
greatest preachers in his time ; he had
heard most of the celebrated preachers in
England, the most noted in Holland, and
the most considerable in Scotland, but, in
his opinion, H. surpassed them all in a
preaching gift." "He was of small
stature, with a pleasing countenance, and
an extraordinary voice." He marr. Cecil
Inglis (alive in 1690), and had issue—
George and Marion, twins, bapt. 8th Feb.
1670 ; Alexander, entered apprentice to
James Braid, merchant, Edinburgh, born