418 SPOTT [PRESB. OF 1574 1577 Twelve Scots Trials, Jean Lang's North and South of Tweed.] JOHN MELVILL, son of Richard M. of Baldowy, min. of Maryton ; min. of Crail 1560 ; adm. 1574. He marr. (cont. 17th June 1575) Margaret, sister of Alexander Boyd of Petkyndie. — [Reg. Assig., Wodroiv Miscell., Ind. Reg. ofDeeds.] JAMES GIBSON, min. in 1576; trans. 1576 to Saltoun 1577.—[Reg. Assig.] PATRICK SIMSON, M.A. ; adm. in 1577, when Aldhame and the Bass were also under his care; trans, to Cramond 1582.—[Row's and Calderwood's Hists. ; "Wodrow's Anal, and MS. Biog., iv. ; Select Biog., i.] CUTHBERT BONCLE, pres. to the 1585 vicaraSe °f Whitekirk by James VI. 3rd May 1580 ; trans, and adm. about 1585; died 20th Jan. 1592. He marr. 20th April 1585, Katherine, daugh. of Alexander Gullane, portioner of East- barns, who survived him. — [Reg. Assig.; Test, and Reg. Deeds, xxxvi. ; Calder- wood's Hist.] NICOL SUDDIE, formerly of Stenton, 1593 menti°ned as mm« iQ 1593. — [Reg. Assig.] ALEXANDER HOME, mentioned as 15g6 "parson of Spott" in 1596. He marr. Janet Hamilton {Milne Home Papers, 258). CHRISTOPHER KNOWES of Swyne- 1618 wo°d> M.A. ; min. in 1618; trans, to Coldingham in 1622.—[Inq. Ret. Gen., 777.] JOHN SINCLAIR, second son of 1627 Robert S. of Longformacus ; M.A. (St Andrews, 27th July 1616) ; adm. 1627 ; still min. 11th April 1641 ; date of death unknown. He marr. Marion Stewart, to whom he gave a liferent of 300 merks out of the lands of Muirtown, and had issue—Archibald, apprenticed to James Ker, skinner, Edinburgh, 21st Jan. 1657 ; James, apprenticed to William Sinclair, merchant, 26th Sept. 1649; Robert, his successor, 1665.— [Douglas's Baronage, Innerwick Sess. Reg.] WILLIAM DOUGLAS of Stoneypath, brother of Sir Archibald D. of Whittingehame ; a decreet arbitral between him and John Sinclair anent the Kirk of Spott was given in Douglas's favour 8th July 1641 (Reg. ofDeeds, dxxx.) ; died 1642. He marr. Elizabeth Cranstoun, who survived him, and had issue—Isobel (marr. Arthur Douglas, afterwards of Whittingehame). ANDREW WOOD, M.A. ; pres. by Sir 1643 Archibald Douglas of Spott, andadm. 7th Aug. 1643 ; trans, to Dun- bar 1665.— [Keith's Catal. ; Chambers's Ann., ii.] 1665 ROBERT SINCLAIR, M.A. ; ord. and coll. 9th June, and inst. 4th Sept. 1665 ; trans, to Dirleton in 1683— [Reg. Collat., Tynningh. and Whittingeh. Sess. Reg.] 1683 ARCHIBALD BUCHAN, M.A. (Edin- burgh 1670) ; ord. to Queensferry 26th Sept. 1682; pres. by William Murray of Spott, trans, and inst. 21st Aug. 1683. On 27th Jan. 1689 he was roughly treated by some of his parishioners, who early in the morning carried him in a half-naked condition into church, and dared him to officiate any longer as min. of the parish ; deprived by the Privy Council 10th Sept. 1689, for not reading the Pro- clamation of the Estates, nor praying for William and Mary; died soon after. He marr. Margaret Mowbray, who survived him (Treas. Sed. Bk., 9th Aug. 1697).— [MS. Ace. of Min., 1689; Sinclair's Stat, Ace] ANDREW BROWN, M.A. (Glasgow, 16Q3 27th July 1676); ord. 19th April 1693; died 20th March 1726, in his 65th year. He marr. 12th Dec. 1693 Isobel Chalmer (died 7th May 1712, aged 51), descended from the family of Gadgirth, and had issue—Andrew ; Giles ; Clara ; Robert ; Jean (marr. the succeeding in- cumbent). — Tombst., Sinclair's Stat. Ace]