vember, 1644, for
speaking once to the Marquis of Montrose.[12] The sentence was taken
off by the Assembly, 8th February, 1645; but he was again deposed by
the Assembly, 6th July, 1649. His prelatic predilections were
attributed to his wife being a descendant of John Hamilton, the last
Catholic Archbishop of St. Andrews.

James Drummond, son of the Rev. James Drummond, minister of Fowlis, and
a near relative of the Earl of Perth, was successively incumbent of
Auchterarder and of Muthill. He was consecrated Bishop of Brechin on
Christmas Day, 1684, in the Chapel Royal of Holyrood. He is reported
to have been a man of strict Protestant principles, and a decided
opponent of King James' interference with the Church, though he, like
most of his brethren, was a keen supporter of hereditary monarchy, and
took a decided part with King James when the most of his courtiers
deserted him. Bishop Drummond was deprived of his bishopric at the
Revolution, having preached at Brechin for the last time on Sunday,
18th April, 1688.[13]

David Freebairn was minister of Auchterarder from 1680 to 1686, when he
became minister of Dunning. He was deprived by the Privy Council, 4th
September, 1689. He went to Edinburgh, and was consecrated a bishop of
the Scottish Episcopal Church, 7th October, 1722, and died Primus and
the oldest Presbyter in Scotland, 24th December, 1739, in his
eighty-seventh year and sixty-fourth of his ministry. "He was of
blameless conversation and sweet temper, while he was a vigilant
preacher and a successful physician." His son Robert was a bookseller
and printer in Edinburgh, and a staunch adherent of the Stuart family.

Andrew Duncan, D.D., was minister of Auchterarder from 1781 to 1802,
when he was translated to Ratho. He was Principal Clerk to the General
Assembly, and Moderator of the Assembly in 1824.

Robert Young was presented to the church by the Earl of Kinnoull, 14th
September, 1834. Objections were taken to him under the Veto Act, and
his settlement was delayed till 1843. He died 15th September, 1865.
He was an excellent scholar, an able preacher, and a faithful pastor.

In conclusion, let us express a hope that Auchterarder may long
flourish and increase in prosperity, and that the sentiment contained
in its motto may continue to be verified--_Non potest civitas abscondi
supra montem posita_.

[1] M.S. in the Imperial Library at Paris. Fonds Lat., 6049, folio 30
b.

[2] Buchanani