SECOND CHARGE.

1st, Mr. GAVIN HAMILTON, presented to serve the cure with Mr. John Hume, 4th January 1644. It is doubtful whether he was admitted, but the following particulars from the Presbytery Records bear upon the question:?" 19th `September' 1639, Mr. Hamilton presented to Carnwath, but having been lately in England, and ` kythed' himself opposite to the present work of Reformation, the Presbytery do not accept the presentation'' 4th January 1644, Mr. Gavin Hamilton presented to Lesmahagow. The Presbytery, although they do not accept the presentation, " as it doeth not satisfy the agreed upon conditions betwixt my Lord the patron and their commissioners, whilk was four chalders of victual and 400 merks to the entrant without diminution to Mr. John Hume, yet they retain it as a preparation conducing to the planting of the Church, and appoint Mr. Gavin Hamilton to handle the controverted head `de perfectione Scripture' in Latin next day, as a part of his tryall." 2d, Mr. ROBERT SEMPLE, admitted second minister 18th May 1648. 3d, Mr. ROBERT LOCKHART, admitted 1st September 1669. 4th, Mr. ROBERT BLACK, ordained colleague to Mr. Linning loth February 1703, translated to the Scotch congregation at Rotterdam in May 1715. 5th, Mr. THOMAS WHARRIE was ordained 6th May 1719, promoted to first charge on Mr. Linning's death, 1733, died 15th January 1761. After Mr. Wharrie's promotion there was a vacancy of seven years in the second charge. The Duke of Hamilton presented a Mr. Hugh Hamilton and a Mr. John Hepburn, but neither of them was acceptable. At length, 6th, Mr. THOMAS LIMNING, was ordained 30th April 1740. He died 9th October 1765. 7th, Mr. JAMES MEEK was ordained minister of second charge 25th September 1766. He was translated to Cambuslang 1st September 1774. 8th, Rev. ROBERT BUCHANAN, ordained 4th May 17,75, died 16th April 1796. 9th, Rev. JOHN WILSON, afterwards D.D., ordained minister of second charge 28th September 1796, died 13th, February 1842. 10th, Rev. THOMAS BURNS, translated from High Church, Airdrie, to second charge, 29th September 1842, the present incumbent of the second charge. (Vide Appendix, Notes I, J, K, and Q.)