JOHN CARMICHAEL. Firm opponent of the King`s innovations.

Fasti Ecclesiae Scoticanae, H Scott (1915) rev 1917, 1920
vol 5 p 208 Kilconquhar, 1603

JOHN CARMICHAEL, son of David C. of Balmedie, and Isobel, daugh. of David Barclay of Collairnie educated at Univ. of St Andrews; M.A. (3rd Dec. 1584); adm. to Newburnin 1595; app. one of the visitors of Ross-shire, and in 1601 to wait upon the Lord Home trans, and adm. 11th Aug. 1603; was one of those who met and counselled with the six mins. previous to their trial at Linlithgow 10th Jan. 1606, and after the trial accompanied them to their place of confinement; was oneof the forty-two mins. who signed a protest to Parliament, 1st July that year, against the introduction of Episcopacy. He was one of eight mins. commanded by the King, May1606, to go to London, sailed from Anstruther 15th and arrived there 25th Aug. After several conferences he was sent to advise with and be under the surveillance of Dr Tobias Matthew, Archbishop of York, 23rd Nov., but obtained leave to return home, Feb.1607, on condition of keeping himself quiet, not preaching, nor attending Synod or Presbytery, and confining himself to his parish. He was present at the Falkland conference 4th May1609; was released by the Privy Council from his confinement 28th July 1614. He refused the degree of D.D. July 1616; was on a Royal Commission 21st March 1619 for visiting the Colleges of Aberdeen, and summoned before the Court of High Commission 20th Aug. that year as accessory to the writing of the book Perth Assemblie and disobeying the Acts then passed thereof; died at Edinburgh 6th June 1622, aged about58. He firmly resisted all innovations proposed by the King. He  marr. Janet Black, and had issue Frederick, min.of Markinch; William.