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of age afforded the “Triers” a reason for his ejection. When that 
took place is uncertain, but the parish register book, if it does not 
settle the point, at least throws considerable light upon it. On the 
fly leaf of the register book is found a formal memorandum of the 
age of John Hastie. It stands thus :—“ A true copy of the age of 
Mr. Hastie, Vicar of Penrith, set down here July 2nd, 1650,” 
“The 27th day of January was baptised John Hastie, son of 
William Hastie, of Catterlen, Anno Dom. 1575.” ‘‘ Witness the 
register book of Newton per me, Jacobum Pearson, Minister.” 
Observe that John Hastie is here (July 2nd, 1650) styled “ Vicar 
of Penrith,” indicating that he was at that date still vicar. Had he 
then been ejected, it would surely have styled him “ late vicar.” 
That this formal record of the old vicar’s age was a factor in the 
process of his ejection by the “Triers” can hardly be doubted, 
and it is further significant that (as the Rev. Mr. Whitehead informs 
me) the leaf of the Newton register, containing the original of the 
entry, copied into the Penrith register book, has been abstracted, 
probably for evidence before the Triers. 
ROGER BALDWIN, THE PRESBYTERIAN VICAR. 
Turning to the registers of that time we find that Roger Baldwin 
was in Penrith with his family, as shown by this entry, ‘‘ 1650, 
June, the 9th day, Willm. the son of Mr. Baldwin bapt.” Now, it 
is certain that the name of Baldwin never before occurred in the 
Penrith registers, but that it was the real. Roger Baldwin is proved 
by an entry fifteen months later, when another little Baldwin is 
baptised as the daughter of Mr. Roger Baldwin. I submit then 
that the memorandum dated July 2nd, 1650, in which John Hastie 
is styled “vicar,” and the baptismal registers showing that Roger 
Baldwin was resident in Penrith in that year, is good evidence 
that John Hastie’s ejection was in 1650. It may be of no great 
importance, perhaps, to prove this, but at least it shows how parish 
registers may sometimes help out history. 
THE REGISTERS DURING THE COMMONWEALTH. 
The registers during the Commonwealth, unlike those of many 
parishes, were continued without interruption or change of form, 
