Synods of Lothian and Tweedale,
and of Glasgow and Ayr "for some charitable supply" (Rec. of
Commission, Sess. 39). In 1704, he applied for relief to the General
Assembly, and stated that he had obtained from the Privy Council a
patent to print his father's works, of which twelve years were then
unexpired, and that it was his intention to publish them in one
volume. The Assembly recommended "every minister within the kingdom
to take a double of the same book, or to subscribe for the same."
They likewise called upon the different presbyteries in the church
to collect among themselves something for the petitioner (Unprinted
Acts, Sess. 11). The last application he made to the Assembly for
pecuniary aid was in 1717, when he must have been far advanced in
life--Idem, 13th May.--_Ed_.]

120 [Mr. James Gordon was minister of Comber, in the county of Down. He
was ordained about the year 1646. We find his name in Wodrow's list
of the non-conforming ministers in the synod of Ballimenoch in
Ireland (Hist. of Suff. of Ch. of Scot. vol. i. p. 324). According
to Dr Reid, "Mr. Gordon, after having been deposed with the rest of
his brethren in 1661, continued to officiate privately at Comber for
many years, but about the year 1683, in his old age, he appears to
have deserted his principles, and conformed to prelacy." Hist. of
the Presb. Ch. in Ireland, vol. ii. pp. 129, 130.--_Ed_.]

121 [May 14, 1654--"Sederunt Mr John Carstaires and the Elders.

"The qlk day the session being conveened for election and calling of
a minr to the kirk of Govan, and having now this forenoon heard Mr.
David Veetch, with whom most are satisfied, but for the satisfaction
of all persons interested, who heard him never but once, both of
heritors and elders, the session have delayed their election till
they hear him again in the afternoon, and the session then were to
meet again for that effect.

"Sederunt Mr John Carstaires and the Elders.

"The heritors and elders having now heard the said Mr. David Veetch
twise, and both being well satisfied, and clear, and unanimous, the
satisfaction of the session being first enquired, and next of the
heritors, which, being both of one mynd, cordially for the thing, a
call was presently drawn up, and subt by moderator