Part 22 (1/2)

1662-1665--JAMES FORSYTHE, tr. to Bothkennar. Son of minister of Monzie.

1667-1677--DAVID MONCRIEFF, A.M., tr. to Aberdalgie.

1677-1697--ROBERT SHARP, A.M. Deposed for contumacy.

1698-1701--JOHN GIB, A.M., tr. to Cleish.

1703-1717--ANDREW URE, tr. to Fossoway.

1718-1724--DAVID GUTHRIE, died 9th March.

1725-1732--ALEX. WARDROBE, tr. to Whitburn.

1734-1786--ARCHIBALD RENNIE, A.M., died 13th March. A disputed settlement. Ordained by Committee of Commission of a.s.sembly. During his long ministry he preached in church only the first Sunday; never had an elder; never dispensed Lord's Supper; let manse, except dining-room, which he used for service; was tenant of a farm, which he much improved; and bought an estate.

1786-1830--ANDREW GIBSON, died 18th October. Age 90. Gathered again a fair congregation.

1824-1825--ROBERT ALLAN, A.M., tr. to Little Dunkeld.

1831-1832--WILLIAM ROBERTSON, tr. to Logie. Afterwards D.D. and minister of New Greyfriars, Edinburgh.

1832-1843--JAMES THOMSON. Seceded.

1843-????--ALEX. MOORHEAD FERGUSON.

Parish disjoined in 1836 to form part of new Presbytery of Kinross.

MUTHILL

1567-1574--ALEX. GALL, tr. to Strageyth.

1576-1585--ALEX. CHEISHOLME, tr. to Comrie.

1590-1607--JOHN DAVIDSON, A.M., died 7th April. Protested against introduction of Episcopacy in 1606. Named as constant Moderator of Presbytery.

1608-1627--JAMES BURDOUN.

1635-1645--JAMES ROW, A.M., deposed 12th February as a Royalist.

Afterwards became minister of Monzievaird.

164?-1649--ARCHIBALD DRUMMOND, A.M., deposed for acceding to a divisive supplication; afterwards became minister of Auchterarder.

1656-1686--JAMES DRUMMOND, A.M. Became D.D. in 1682; Bishop of Buchin in 1684; and resigned Muthill in 1686.

1687-????--JAMES IRVINE, tr., probably to Lonmay.

1689-1693--JAMES INGLIS. Intruded by Earl of Perth, and finally ousted by Privy Council for refusing to pray for William and Mary.

1702-????--WM. CHALMERS, minister of Monzie, was for a short time in Muthill, but afterwards returned to Monzie.