Reverend Adam Colt, Minister of the Gospel at Inveresk

REVEREND MR. ROBERT COLT

Minister of the Gospel at Inveresk; formerly at Borthwick

ADAM COLT, called 4th Aug. and adm. 30th Sept. 1595, and had a glebe designed ; pres. by James VI. 11th May 1596 ; trans, to Inveresk 1597. Fasti I: 301

ADAM COLT, born Perth 1562, youngest son of Blaise C. of Leonardly, Provost of Perth, and Egidia Fleming ; educated at Perth and St Salvator's College, St Andrews; M.A. (1583); regent in the Univ. of Edinburgh 1586; min. of Borthwick in 1595. He was one of a committee appointed by the Assembly to consider the Articles submitted by the King, 1596 ; trans, and adm. to this charge 1597, and one of the ministers proposed for Edinburgh 1598. He was opposed to the transportation in 1601 of the three city ministers who had offended the King, and His Majesty being present in the Assembly, called him "a seditious knave. : ' With James Gibson he was a Commissioner to Merse and Teviotdale. In 1606 he was a member of the conference held at London, previous to the establishment of Episcopacy. After a detention at Court of ten months, more fortunate than some of his brethren, he was allowed to return on condition of keeping within the bounds of his parish. He dem. 3rd June 1641, and died, according to his wish (it being not unusual for him in prayer to ask of God that he might die at his work of preaching), very soon after his last sermon, Friday, 24th March 1643, in his 82nd year. (The date on his tombstone — 1651 — is incorrect.) He marr. Elizabeth, daugh. of Sir James Johnston of Elphinston, and Janet, daugh. of Sir John Melville of Kaith (ancestor of the Earls of Melville), and had issue — Oliver, his successor ; John, min. of Roberton; James; William; Robert; George, born 1614; Elizabeth (marr. the Laird of Falsyde) ; Isobel (marr. David Merchiston, min. of Ormiston); Sybil (marr. Robert Douglas) ; Margaret, born 25th July 1611 ; Geills (marr. James Robertson of Brunstane), died 7th Feb. 1645. Fasti !: 325

Genealogy

Genealogical Memoirs of the Families of Colt and Coutts, pp. 37-38