386 NOTICE ON TWO MINISTERS OF ROXBURGH 



Melrose, Sir Andro Wrycht thair, Sir Johnne Ker, vicar of 

 Auld Roxburgh, Maister Williame Johnnestoun in Ancrum — 

 to compeir befoir my Lord Regentis Grace and Lordis of 

 Seereit Counsall at ane certane day, to answer to sic things 

 as sould be laid to thair charge, under the pain of rebellioun 

 and putting of thame to the horne ; and gif thai failyeit 

 thairin to denunce thame rebellis and put thame to the 

 horne, and to escheit, etc., lyke as at mair lenth is coutenit 

 in the saidis lettres, executionis, and indorsationis thairof. 

 The saidis Dene Mungo Wilsoun, Dene Robert Mylne, Sir 

 James Douglas, Maister Johnne Oliver, Sir Williame Aynslie, 

 Sir Andro Curry, Sir Hew Hudsoun, Dene Johnne Lun 

 comperand personalie my Lord Regentis Grace with aviso 

 of the Lordis of Seereit Counsale tuke ordour with tham 

 according to thair demeritis.* 



Certain others of them were denounced as rebels and put 

 to the horn, and all their moveable goods escheit. The 

 rest, among whom was Sir John Ker, were ordered to be 

 summoned again, and to appear under pain of a like sen- 

 tence. It is probable that he was deprived about 1570, and 

 so room was made for the first Protestant minister — James 

 Betoun. 



Dr Hew Scott, in his valuable " Fasti of the Church of 

 Scotland," begins his enumeration of the ministers of this 

 parish after the Reformation with the following entry: — 



1579. — James Betoun, formerly of Glencairn, pres. by 

 James VI., 22nd Oct. He was a member of the General 

 Assembly 1606, which nominated the constant moderators, 

 and was then styled "old," but still continued in 1607. He 

 purchased from his brother, Robert, the estate of Creich, 

 Fifeshire, and married 1st, after 1573, Helen Leslie, " gudwyf 

 of Kynnarde," who had been twice married before, and died 

 in June 1577 ; 2ndly, Issobel Gilry, who died 20th Jan. 

 1600; Srdly, Margaret, eldest daughter of David Wemyss 

 of that ilk, by whom he had a son that succeeded to the 

 property, besides three other sons and three daughters. 



* Reg. Privy Council, ii., 40. 



