Prior of Coldingham
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The Prior of Coldingham was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire. Coldingham Priory was founded in the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor King Edgar of Scotland had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of Durham in 1098, and a church was constructed by him and presented in 1100. The first prior is on record by the year 1147, although an earlier foundation is almost certain. The monastic cell was a dependent of Durham until the 1370s, and in 1378 King Robert II of Scotland expelled the Durham monks; for the following century the cell had two priors, one chosen by Durham and one chosen by the Scots. It became a dependent of Dunfermline Abbey. It was subject to increasingly secular control from the late 15th century into the 16th century. The following is a list of priors and commendators:
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[edit] List of priors
- Edward, fl. 1124 x 1153[1]
- H.[...], fl. 1147 x 1150
- Sampson, fl. x 1159-1161 x 1162
- Alan, fl. 1165 x 1173
- Herbert, 1172x1174-1175
- Bertram, 1188-1189[2]
- Simon, 1189 x 1203
- Radulf, x 1203-x 1307
- Ernald, x 1207-1208 x 1211
- Thomas, 1212-1221 x
- Radulf, 1218 x 1234
- Thomas de Melsonby, 1229-1234[3]
- Anketin, 1239-1242
- Bertram de Mediltone, 1242 x 1244[4]
- Richard, x 1245-1247 or 1248
- Henry de Sylton, 1248-1260
- German, 1260
- Roger de Wolviston, 1263-1274 x 1276
- Henry de Horncastre, 1276-1296
- William de Midilton, 1304
- William de Gretham, 1304-1305
- Adam de Pontefract, 1309-1311
- William de Gretham, 1311-1321
- Richard de Whitworth, 1322-1325
- Adam de Pontefract, 1325-1332
- Robert de Graystanes, 1333
- Alexander de Lamsley, 1334
- William de Scaccario, 1336 x 1337
- Alexander de Lamsley, 1338-1339
- John Fossour, 1340-1341
- Walter de Skaresbrekis, 1341-1354
- William de Bamburgh, 1355-1362
- Robert Berrington de Walworth, 1363-1374
- Robert de Claxton, 1374 x 1379
[edit] List of priors with allegiance to Durham
- Robert de Claxton, 1374-1391
- John de Ayclif, 1392-1416
- William Drax, 1418-1441
- John Oil, 1441-1447
- Thomas Nesbitt, 1447-1456
- John Pencher, 1456-1465 x 1467
- Thomas Haughton, 1467
- Thomas Wren, 1470
[edit] List of priors with allegiance to Dunfermline
- Adam de Carale, 1374 x 1379
- Michael de Inverkeithing, 1379-1389
- William Reid, 1389-1390
- Simon Marischal, 1389
- John Steele, 1390-1402
- Alan de Lyn, 1402
- Richard Mongal, 1402-1409
- Andrew Raburn, 1409-1414 x 1418
- Robert Bowmaker, 1419
- William Brown, 1419-1430
- Stephen Bryg, 1432
- William Boyce, 1442-1445
[edit] List of prior-commendators
- Patrick Home, 1461-1478[5]
- John Home, 1464-1503
- Ninian Home, 1501-1508
- John Home, 1509
- Alexander Stewart, 1510-1513[6]
- David Home, 1513-1517
- Thomas Nudre, 1514
- Robert Blackadder, 1518-1519
- William Douglas, 1519 -1526[7]
- George Patricii, 1520
- Patrick Blackadder of Tulliallan, 1521 -1525[8]
- Andrew Home, 1522
- John Forman, 1523
- Adam Blackadder, 1523-1541
- John Stewart, 1541-1563[9]
- Francis Stewart, earl of Bothwell, 1565-1567[10]
- John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, 1567-1571
- Alexander Home I [senior], 1570
- Alexander Home II [junior], 1571-1587
- Francis Stewart, earl of Bothwell (again), 1584-1590
- John Stewart, 1589-1592
- Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home, 1592-1606
[edit] Notes
- ^ Known only as monachus de Coldingham, but the fact he occurs three times in high circles means he was probably head of the monastery.
- ^ Became Prior of Durham.
- ^ Became Prior of Durham.
- ^ Became Prior of Durham.
- ^ Also Archdeacon of Teviotdale.
- ^ Also Archbishop of St Andrews (1504-1513).
- ^ Becomes Abbot of Holyrood.
- ^ Administered the cell as Archdeacon of Glasgow.
- ^ Illegitimate son of James V, King of Scots.
- ^ Was two years old.
[edit] References
- Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976), pp. 55-6
- Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries, The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp. 29-42
[edit] See also
- Coldingham Priory
- Prior of Durham
