240 Report of Meetings for 1880, by James Hardy. 



The following is Mr Brown's list in continuation : — 



Wmiam GuUan, ordained May nth, 1753, died April 11th, 1792. 

 Kobert Scott, ordained Sept. 17th, 1793, translated to Coldstream, 



July 3rd, 1795. 

 James Baird, ordained Sept. 17th, 1795, translated to Eccles, July 



20th, 1797. 

 James Young, ordained Dec. 6th, 1797, settlement rescinded May 25th, 



1798. [He had been minister at Kirkley and Glanton, in 



Northumberland, but was not qualified according to the laws of 



the church. He died of a broken heart at Coldstream, 23rd 



Jan., 1799, in his 43rd year and 18th min.] 

 Henry Gamock, ordained March 14th, 1799, translated to Canongate, 



Edinburgh, July 25th, 1811. 

 George Cupples, ordained March 26th, 1813, translated to East 



Church, Stirling, Jan., 1834. 

 John H. Walker ordained Oct. 4, 1836, translated to Greenlaw, Aug. 



2, 1844. 

 James Macnair, ordained Dec. 19th, 1844, translated to Auchter- 



muchty, July 1, 1853. 

 James Langwill, ordained Sept. 8th, 1853, translated to Currie, Jan. 



21st, 1859. 

 Archibald Brown, inducted March 31st, 1859. 



The company having taken refuge in the church from a heavy 

 shower, Mr Brown read copies of some of these documents, and 

 other statements; one being an extract from ''Pitcairn's 

 Criminal Trials," respecting the slaughter on the lands of Boon, 

 in this parish, by Alexander French, tutor of Thorniedykes, and 

 James Wicht at Gordon Mylne, of John Oranstoun, brother to 

 Patrick Cranstoun of Corsbie, Feb. 10th, 1611-12. Of this I in- 

 sert a copy made by our President, Mr Watson. 

 SLAUGHTER. 



" 1612, March 13. — Alexander Frenche, Tutour of Thomiedykis, and 

 James Wicht, at Gordoun Mylne, his sister-sone. 



Dilaittit of airt and pairt of the slauchter of umqie Johnne Cranstoun, 

 brother to Patrik Cranstoun of Corsbie committit be thame upone the grand 

 and landis of Boun in the Merse, u^on the tent day of Februare lastbypast, 

 be wounding of him in the heid, leg and dyuerse utheris pairtis of his bodie, 

 to the efEusioun of his bluid in grit quantitie : Off the quhilkis straikis and 

 deidlie woundis the said umqle Johnne nevir thaireftir convalessit : bot, 

 upone the first day of Merche instant, depairtit this life, of the saidis hurtis 

 and woundis. 



Persewar, Patrik Cranstoun of Corsbie, as brother. 



The persewar, be his grit aithe, declairis that he hes most cans to persew ; 

 and sueris the said Dittay to be of verritie, and takis instrumentis thair- 

 upoun ; and Protestis for Wilfull Errour, gif the Assyse Acquit. As also 



