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(Reg. Min. and Assig., Booke of the Kirk, Calderwood's M.S. 

 Hist., Wodrow Miscell., and Biog. 2, Melville's Autob. 1680.) 

 Thomas Hepburn, above mentioned, returned ; he died 7th 

 June 1585. His Frie geir, d.d., amounted to viijc. Ixxx. li. 

 He married Margaret Sinclair (who subsequently marr. Mr 

 Walt. Hay, Provost of Bathans), and had a son Thomas, 

 afterwards in the benefice, and two daughters, Margaret 

 and Geiana. He also left a brother Robert. — (Reg. Assig., 

 Test., and Deeds xxxi., Inq., Ret. Haddingt. 10.) 



1585. — James Lambe, Reader of Tyningham 1576, and at 

 North Berwick 1578; trans, to Auldcamus before 1586. — 

 (Reg. Assig.) 



1586. — Thomas Hepburne, trans, fr. Auldcamus, deposed 

 by the Synod, 2nd May 1599, for not submitting to their 

 authority in a case of stipend between him and Mr John 

 Lauder, min. of Cockburnspath. Restored in 1601, and was 

 a member of the Assembly 1610. In 1627, there were in the 

 par. about four hundred communicants. He died before 

 9th April 1629, leaving a son Mr Alexander, afterwards a 

 Regent in the Univ. of Edinburgh, and a daugh. Jeanna, 

 to whom her brother was served nearest agnate. — (Reg. 

 Assig., Sec. Sigill., and Presb., Excheq. Buik, Booke of 

 the Kirk, Syn. Extract, Edin., Presb. and Test. Reg., Stat. 

 Reports 1627, Calderwood's Hist., Inq. Ret. de Tut. 448, 

 Ind. Reg. of Testaments.) 



1629. — John Patersone, trans, fr. Denny, one of his 

 Majesty's Chaplains and Elimoziners in Scotland, pres. by 

 Charles I. 21st April; died before 22nd July 1642, having 

 the crop for that year. His vtencils and librarie were 

 estimat at jc. Ixvj. li. xiijs. iiijd, Inventar and debts iiij, m, 

 viijc, xxxii, li, xiijs. iiijd. — (Reg. Soc. Sigill., and Pres., 

 Inner wick Sess., and Test. Reg.) 



1642. — Thomas Hepburn, A.M. trans, fr. Lennal, when 

 there were competing presentations, though by whom is not 

 stated, adm. 22nd Sept; died 9th May 1671, aged about 55. 

 His librarie was estimat at viijc. merks, Frie geir dd. jm. viij. 

 xxxviij. li. He married Margaret Paterson, who survived 

 him, and liad a son Patrick, and eight daugh., Barbara, 

 Margaret, Kathrine, Ann, Isobell, Elizabeth, Mary, and 

 Elizabeth. — (Sess., Presb., Syn., lunerw., Sess. Test., and 



