Memorials of the family of Row

4 MEMORIALS OF THE FAMILY OF ROW.
Mr Calderwood, in his said History of ye Church of Scotland, p. 77.
sayes, yat in ye Assembly met at Ed r 1 Apr. 1577, where he presented
yrto ye heads of pollicie penned by Mr Jo. Row, and Mr Ja. Lawsone,
which were read, and nothing was opposed except yat one of ye said Mr
John his articles was referred to farder disputation, all men being required
yat had any reason or argument to propone in the contrair to alledge ye
same ; and he is again by this Assembly appointed one of those to revise
and consider ye debateable heads found in ye said Book of Pollicie. Ibid.
p. 79. In ye Assembly conveened at Ed r 25 Oct. 1577, he is among those
appointed yairby to present ye degested heads of Pollicie to ye Lord Re-
gent, to resolve him in any thing he finds yrin doubious ; and the nixt
yeare, ibid. p. 83. he is one of those yat met at ye Conference with the no-
bilitie anent the said Book of Policie. Ibid. p. 89. In ye Assembly con-
veened at Dundee ye 12 July 1580, because Mr John Row, Commissioner
of Dunkel, had not execute the commission given to him to charge Mr Jo.
Patoun to demit ye Bishoprik of Dunkel, under ye pain of excommuni-
cation, they appoint an other Commissioner to do the same. Ibid. p. 826.
This Mr Jo. Row, with Mr Ja. Durey, was directed by ye Assembly holden
at Ed r in July 1579, to some Lords to desire yat all signs of superstition
might be avoided at ye burial of ye body of ye E. of Athole, because it was
reported he was to use a white cloath above ye mort cloath, long gowns,
with stroups and torches ; they granted ye gowns, but denied the torches.
In Sep 1 ' 1571, I find he preached before the Lords ; and in plain terms
told yem yat for yair covetousness, and because they would not grant ye
just proceedings of ye Kirk, Gods hearty vengence would fall upon yem ;
and said moreover, " I care not, my Lords, for your displeasure, for speak
" my conscience before God, quho will not suffer sic wickedness and con-
" tempt to God unpunished ;" but for yis he was called Railer, and oyr
injurious words were used against him, but how God wrought upon ye Tues-
day after, is clear, for the Regent was shot.*
Mr James Greenshiells, Minister of ye Gpspell, in a genealogical ac-
count of ye Rows, sayes, yat yis Mr Jo. Row married Marg 1 , dau r tof —
Beton of Balfour in Fife, by quhom he had 3 sons,
Mr Jo. Mr Archibald, and Mr W m , and 2 daughters, Cathrine, and
Mary Rows, of quhom in order :
(1.) Mr John Row was minister at Carnock in Fife, quhair he continued
* Old Robert Mylne, whose tory notions made him no favourer of the Presbyterian
Church Establishment, or of its supporters, very dryly adds this pithy note on the pass-
age: — "The Regent Murray was shot 23d January, 1570." — Craufubd's Peerage,
p. 358.
t This and the ensuing blanks occur in the MS.