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Born near Haddington in around 1607, Patrick Scougal was the son of Sir John Scougal of that ilk, and educated in nearby Edinburgh. He was ordained in 1636 and presented to Dairsie, in Fife, and later, by Charles I in 1644, to Leuchars, also in Fife. He was instrumental in removing some of the older, less Presbyterian ornaments of that ancient church. In 1658, despite his lack of sympathy with the Commonwealth, he was appointed to Salton near Haddington amongst scholarly clergy of Presbyterian inclinations. Following the restoration, he was appointed Bishop of Aberdeen in 1664. Though stern, he was generally well thought of in his episcopate, and following his death in 1682 he was buried at Aberdeen Cathedral. In 1684 the presentation to the library of King?s College of books, which had belonged to him and to his son Henry, was recorded in the College minutes.
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