Account of the families of Birnie and Hamilton of Broomhill

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ACCOUNT OF THE FAMILIE
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HE Bishop was the second son of Sir James Hamilton
of Broomhill, knight and barronet, in the shyre of
Lanark, who, anno 1635, was, by commission under
the Great Seal from King Charles the First, of
blessed memorie, made sherif principal of the aboue
shyre, whose lady was Dame Margaret Hamilton,
eldest daughter of John Hamilton of Udston, and Margaret Muirhead, his
spouse, a daughter of Lauchop's, and the same Margaret who attended
Alieson Sinclair, Lady Bothwellhaugh, at the council in St Giles Church,
Edinburgh, to solicite the Earle of Murray, regent, as Dr M'Kenzie, vol.
ii. page 324, relates.
The Bishop was born at Broomhill anno 1610, was always very re-
served, and much inclyned to his book, on which account he was much
noticed by his parents, especially his mother, and most carefully educate
at schools and colledges. When gone throw these, he clossely applyed
himself to the study of divinitie till anno 1634, that he was by Patrick
Lindsay, Archbishop of Glasgow, institute and ordain'd minister at Cam-
busnethan, in the presbitrie of Hamilton.
Being now setled, he married the next year, 1635, with consent of
Sir James, his father, the verteous and well educate Margaret Thomson,
only daughter of Mr Alexander Thomson, one of the ministers of Edin-
burgh, and thereafter chaplain to King Charles the First, who fled for
not complying with their woefull couenants, and dyed in England. His
wyfe was Margaret Muirhead, eldest daughter of Mr Thomas Muirhead
of Kirkhill, former minister of Cambusnethan, a brother of Lauchop's,
and Mr Thomas his wyfe was Margaret Baillie, a daughter of Carphin's.