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COLLECTION OF BISHOPS’ RENTS FOR 1690 437
it qtinuing with me Mr. Walter Scot1 pbationar preacht for
me janry 9th on rom. 10, 12.
Wedensday, \9.th.—I went to the pbitry att dunbar, my
gowt abating, and had the exercise and addition together on
2 pet. 1, 7.
This day we chose our coihissionars to the assembly, who
were Mr. John curry and myself, with the Lord Bellhaven
ruling Elder.
16tfA.—I preacht fornoon and aftarnoon on John 20,15, first
part of the verse.
Wedensday, Wth.—I marryed Cleghorn, Bayly and
Brewar in westport, to Mris paterson gentlewoman to the old
countess of Haddington.
Thursday, 9,0th.—Mr. paterson her brother minr in the west
church 2 preached here on eph. 5, 31, 32.
23.—I preacht all day on 1 pet. 5, 10.
30.—Preacht all day on ditto.
Mocmday, 31.—I went to Edenr, and returned on fryday.
February, 5th.—Being Saturnday, and the ppara°n day befor
the sacrament in Whitkirke, I preached there on 1 Cor. 11, 28.
Qth.—Att home; lectured on Josh. 15, and preacht on 1 pet.
5, 10. Mr. Walter Scot preacht in the aftarnoon.
Twesday, Febry. 8th.—The pbitry mett att dunbar for
refor°n of manner and prayer; and on wedensday ordinary
pbitry.
Febry. 18th.—Lectured on Joshua 16th, and preacht on luke
12, 1.
Wedensday, 10th.—I went to Edenr to assist monquhany 3 in
clearing the bishops rents for the year 1690, which my my [sic]
father collected, and he was cautionar. I returned fryday next.
90th.—Lect. on Joshua 17; prea. on ditto.
This weeke I ended the parochiall examin°n, as also Mr.
Hamilton minr att Whitkirke, Mr. Findlay att preston, and I
1 Walter Scot, M. A., graduated at Edinburgh in 1697 ; licensed by the Pres¬
bytery of Dunbar 27th January 1703 ; ordained minister of Westruther in 1704 ;
died in May 1737, aged about sixty.—Scott’s Fasti.
Thomas Paterson, ordained minister of Colinton in 1697 ; translated to the
second charge of St. Cuthbert’s or West Church, Edinburgh, in 1699, and to
the first charge of the same in 1706 ; died 22d May 1726.—Ibid.
* His maternal uncle, James Crawford.
1704

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