Henry Christie, M.A. (1655–1718) was a

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of the

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in the early eighteenth century.

Early life and family

Born in 1655, he was the youngest son of Henry Christie of Craigton., ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy'', p. 24. He was educated at the

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, which awarded him a

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degree on 13 July 1671. He married Margaret Blair, eldest daughter of George Blair of Glasclune. They had four sons: William, James, Alexander and George, and one daughter: Mary., ''Scottish Episcopal Clergy'', pp. 24–25.

Ecclesiastical career

His first pastoral appointment was the Minister at

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from 31 October 1679 to 1689., ''Scotichronicon'', volume 2, p. 437., ''Annals of Scottish Episcopacy'', pp. 533–534. On 29 August 1689, he came under a sentence of deprivation from the Privy Council for neither reading the Proclamation of the Estates, nor praying for William III and Mary II, but for the restoration of

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and "confusion to his enemies, etc." Twenty years later, he was consecrated at Dundee on 28 April 1709 as a

in the

by bishops

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and

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. He and other college bishops were consecrated to maintain the

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without being committed to a particular Episcopal see. After his consecration, he was also

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at Toddrick's Wynd, Edinburgh. He died on 5 May 1718. There is a memorial brass to him the burying ground at Kinross.

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