William Row

[2] By act of Privy Council, he was one of five charged with the maintenance of the true religion throughout the bounds of Perth, Stormont, and Dunkeld (Masson, Reg.

Nevertheless, he went to Stirling and boldly defended himself, arguing that Andrew Henderson, the Earl of Gowrie's chamberlain, and alleged would-be assassin of the king, had been not punished but rewarded.

He was a member of the assembly held in 1602, and also joined in the protest against the proposed restoration of episcopacy, which was presented at the first session of the parliament which met at Perth on 1 July 1606.

On the petition of the assembly he was released in June 1614, and in 1624, through the favour of Alexander Lindsay, Bishop of Dunkeld, patron of the parish, and an old fellow-student of Row, his son William was appointed his assistant and successor.

It is said that he refused, even under these circumstances, to recognise the ecclesiastical supremacy of his old friend, placing their former regent, John Malcolm, now minister of Perth, at the head of his table, instead of the bishop.

(1587); was appointed one of five by the Privy Council, 6 March 1589, for the maintenance of true religion in the bounds of Perth, Stormont, and Dunkeld ; was one of forty-two ministers who signed the Protest to Parliament, 1 July 1606, against introduction of Episcopacy.

For having, as Moderator of Synod at the previous meeting, opened their meeting at Perth 7 April 1607, in opposition to the King's Commissioner, by a sermon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., he was put to the horn at the instance of the King's Advocate, summoned before the Privy Council 9 June, found guilty, and warded in Blackness Castle at his own expenses.