1194:
19:
591:
Managed to hold the abbacy for a few months but the provision was rejected by the pope in favour of John Fenton. Nothing is known thereafter of Fenton and it appears that
Lidderdale continued in office until December 1508 when he was deprived of the abbey; he did, however, receive a pension from the
531:
Challenged
Crawford\’s abbacy in 1477 and was successful in gaining provision to the abbey but then was expelled from the convent. In 1482 Douglas counter-challenged Crawford but in that same year and before the claim could be heard, Crawford died. Douglas thereby successfully gained the abbacy
778:
in 1584, and that of
Inchmahome to Henry Stewart. Received back into favour by James in 1585, his forfeitures were returned to him. He oversaw the end of Dryburgh Abbey as a working monastery; records show that though there were canons at the abbey in 1581, these had all died by 1600. In 1604, he
716:
Nominated by King James V in
November 1539 but provision only granted in 1541 presumably due to the dispute of provision with Robert Waucope. Waucope was a secular cleric in the archbishopric of Armagh and prosecuted his claim to the abbacy of Dryburgh until his appointment as
750:
Succeeded his father as Lord
Erskine, and later awarded the Earldom of Mar. John resigned the commend in 1556 to David Erskine, an illegitimate son of his brother, Robert. Later served as Regent of Scotland, September 1571 – 29 October 1572.
549:
Lidderdale was a secular canon and received the provision in
September 1482 on condition that within 3 months he would become a Premonstratensian. He resigned in October in favour of Thomas Hay.
577:
A group of canons elected Fenton, a
Dryburgh canon, arguing that Lidderdale had failed to adopt the Premonstratensian habit. He was soon imprisoned by the followers of David Dinac.
770:
Responsible for large-scale alienation of the abbey lands, David
Erskine was also Commendator of Inchmahome, as well as one of James VI’s four preceptors or tutors. Involved in the
431:
King Robert III gave to the abbey the wealthy properties of the nuns of
Southberwick in compensation for the destruction of the abbey by Richard II in 1385.
774:
when the young King James was kidnapped, he was forced to flee to
England following the failure of the Gowrie regime, forfeiting the commend of Dryburgh to
1688:
1151:
373:
occurs as witness to a charter, granted between 1324 and 1328, by which Sir John de Graham confirmed the whole of Eskdale to the monks of Melrose.
1178:
780:
1156:
62:
820:
Although the lands had all been transferred into the Lordship of Cardross, Erskine retained the title until his death in 1628.
756:
718:
517:
Papal confirmation of his appointment in 1477. He tried to regain some of the properties alienated by his predecessor.
1188:
1120:
678:
in a protracted appeal at Rome. Hamilton had formerly given up his claim by 1519 when he was provided to Dryburgh.
503:
Last abbot to have his provision without challenge and first documentary evidence of alienation of abbey property.
606:
King James IV did not approve the appointment. Instead, Andrew Forman became the first commendator of the abbey.
739:
330:
On 28 August 1296 he submitted along with abbots of Jedburgh, Kelso, and Melrose to King Edward I of England
1171:
792:
775:
1693:
1647:
1612:
1288:
359:
King Edward II of England burned the abbey in August 1322 along with abbeys of Holyrood and Melrose.
296:
1186:
1703:
1698:
1386:
1376:
1293:
1215:
1164:
637:
411:, Edward Balliol’s resignation of all rights to the Scottish crown at Roxburgh on 20 January 1356.
228:
69:
control, and was eventually incorporated into the lordship of Cardross. The following is a list of
656:
Pluralist and diplomat. Received the temporalities of the abbey in August 1516 and died in 1518.
1351:
1326:
1657:
1559:
1414:
1381:
1341:
1331:
1311:
779:
resigned the commend of Dryburgh to his relative Henry Erskine, Master of Cardross, the son of
645:
426:
120:
314:
Grants an undated charter, thought to be from 1270, to the chaplain of Alan, Lord of Galloway
1419:
1356:
1346:
1336:
1321:
1268:
1210:
498:
422:
408:
124:
1193:
1454:
1424:
1366:
1316:
815:
765:
711:
544:
483:
385:
341:
8:
1652:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1607:
1602:
1587:
1567:
1544:
1499:
1474:
1449:
1361:
1273:
1248:
627:
442:
325:
116:
1519:
1439:
1409:
1371:
1263:
1253:
1233:
1136:, The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), p. 58-62
1667:
1662:
1617:
1582:
1577:
1549:
1539:
1509:
1489:
1479:
1469:
1464:
1404:
1258:
1243:
1116:
693:
38:
592:
abbey\’s income. The canons elected David Finlayson and nominated him to James IV.
1622:
1529:
1524:
1514:
1504:
1429:
1283:
1238:
671:
148:
50:
1572:
1278:
771:
633:
1107:
Annals of the Reigns of Malcolm and William, Kings of Scotland, A.D. 1153 – 1214
843:
Annals of the Reigns of Malcolm and William, Kings of Scotland, A.D. 1153 – 1214
1627:
1597:
1534:
1494:
1459:
1146:
697:
675:
389:
46:
42:
1682:
1592:
1484:
1434:
1134:
The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries
721:
in 1545. King James refused to allow him to the temporalities of the abbey.
618:
199:
58:
636:(1501–1516); resigned abbacy in 1516 two years after his translation to the
18:
784:
74:
1303:
1202:
563:
Hay was unable to secure the abbacy and Lidderdale stayed in position.
54:
1014:
1012:
837:
835:
532:
but then he died before the bulls of provision could be produced.
1009:
66:
832:
1225:
1072:
1070:
1056:
1054:
972:
970:
968:
966:
964:
1396:
70:
1067:
1051:
961:
65:. In the 16th century the monastery increasingly came under
674:(1497–1523) and had tried to obtain the commend of
1680:
1172:
1689:People associated with the Scottish Borders
882:, Bannatyne Club, Edinburgh, 1847, p. xiii
272:He resigned due to continuing abbey debts.
57:was founded in 1150 by canons regular from
1179:
1165:
920:, Bannatine Club, Edinburgh, 1847, p. xiv
857:, Bannatine Club, Edinburgh, 1847, p. xii
803:Was commendator for a little over a year.
945:, Bannatine Club, Edinburgh, 1847, p. xv
129:First abbot of Dryburgh; resigned 1177.
17:
1132:Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.),
216:He was prior during Geoffrey’s abbacy.
198:Promoted to the motherhouse to become
143:He was the prior before his elevation.
1681:
1111:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1089:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1076:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1060:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1044:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1031:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1018:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
1002:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
989:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
976:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
954:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
929:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
904:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
891:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
866:Fawcett, Richard & Oram, Richard,
407:Andrew witnessed, as a vassal of King
1160:
610:
102:
97:
92:
87:
63:Hugh de Morville, Lord of Lauderdale
13:
14:
1715:
1129:, Bannatine Club, Edinburgh, 1847
80:
1192:
1099:
1083:
1038:
1025:
996:
983:
948:
936:
923:
911:
898:
885:
873:
860:
848:
612:COMMENDATOR HEADS OF THE ABBEY
1:
1105:Campbell, Archibald Lawrie,
841:Campbell, Archibald Lawrie,
776:William Stewart of Caverston
7:
1140:
1035:, Stroud, 2005, pp. 32, 33
1022:, Stroud, 2005, pp. 31, 32
993:, Stroud, 2005, pp. 30, 31
638:archbishopric of St Andrews
10:
1720:
1653:St Serf's Inch, Loch Leven
1127:Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
943:Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
918:Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
880:Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
855:Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
86:
1558:
1395:
1302:
1224:
1201:
761:1556–1584 & 1585–1604
22:Seal of abbot of Dryburgh
826:
436:William (IV) de Dryburgh
404:Edward Balliol, David II
35:Commendator of Dryburgh
1093:, Stroud, 2005, p. 37
1080:, Stroud, 2005, p. 36
1064:, Stroud, 2005, p. 35
1048:, Stroud, 2005, p. 33
1006:, Stroud, 2005, p. 31
980:, Stroud, 2005, p. 30
958:, Stroud, 2005, p. 29
933:, Stroud, 2005, p. 25
908:, Stroud, 2005, p. 22
895:, Stroud, 2005, p. 20
870:, Stroud, 2005, p. 16
537:Andrew (II) Lidderdale
464:Thomas (III) de Merton
451:John (III) de Aberdeen
61:with the patronage of
37:) was the head of the
23:
597:David (III) Finlayson
492:Walter de Var (Dewar)
409:Edward III of England
21:
1440:Dercongal (Holywood)
1187:Senior churchmen of
719:archbishop of Armagh
696:and kinsman of the
326:Edward I of England
1694:Premonstratensians
508:John (IV) Crawford
189:Geoffrey (Galfrid)
24:
1676:
1675:
1216:St Andrews (1472)
1189:Medieval Scotland
824:
823:
694:Glasgow Cathedral
134:Gerard (Girardus)
39:Premonstratensian
31:Abbot of Dryburgh
1711:
1613:May (Pittenweem)
1196:
1181:
1174:
1167:
1158:
1157:
1152:Lord of Cardross
1094:
1087:
1081:
1074:
1065:
1058:
1049:
1042:
1036:
1029:
1023:
1016:
1007:
1000:
994:
987:
981:
974:
959:
952:
946:
940:
934:
927:
921:
915:
909:
902:
896:
889:
883:
877:
871:
864:
858:
852:
846:
839:
672:bishop of Argyll
582:David (II) Dinac
495:1461–1476 x 1477
200:abbot of Alnwick
149:Adam of Dryburgh
85:
84:
51:Scottish Borders
1719:
1718:
1714:
1713:
1712:
1710:
1709:
1708:
1704:Lists of abbots
1699:Scottish abbots
1679:
1678:
1677:
1672:
1554:
1495:Kelso (Selkirk)
1391:
1298:
1220:
1197:
1185:
1143:
1115:, Stroud, 2005
1102:
1097:
1088:
1084:
1075:
1068:
1059:
1052:
1043:
1039:
1030:
1026:
1017:
1010:
1001:
997:
988:
984:
975:
962:
953:
949:
941:
937:
928:
924:
916:
912:
903:
899:
890:
886:
878:
874:
865:
861:
853:
849:
840:
833:
829:
793:William Stewart
772:Raid of Ruthven
634:bishop of Moray
568:John (V) Fenton
554:Thomas (IV) Hay
83:
26:
12:
11:
5:
1717:
1707:
1706:
1701:
1696:
1691:
1674:
1673:
1671:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1648:St Mary's Isle
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1564:
1562:
1556:
1555:
1553:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1401:
1399:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1314:
1308:
1306:
1300:
1299:
1297:
1296:
1291:
1286:
1281:
1276:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1230:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1218:
1213:
1211:Glasgow (1492)
1207:
1205:
1199:
1198:
1184:
1183:
1176:
1169:
1161:
1155:
1154:
1149:
1147:Dryburgh Abbey
1142:
1139:
1138:
1137:
1130:
1123:
1113:Dryburgh Abbey
1109:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1095:
1091:Dryburgh Abbey
1082:
1078:Dryburgh Abbey
1066:
1062:Dryburgh Abbey
1050:
1046:Dryburgh Abbey
1037:
1033:Dryburgh Abbey
1024:
1020:Dryburgh Abbey
1008:
1004:Dryburgh Abbey
995:
991:Dryburgh Abbey
982:
978:Dryburgh Abbey
960:
956:Dryburgh Abbey
947:
935:
931:Dryburgh Abbey
922:
910:
906:Dryburgh Abbey
897:
893:Dryburgh Abbey
884:
872:
868:Dryburgh Abbey
859:
847:
830:
828:
825:
822:
821:
818:
812:
809:
805:
804:
801:
798:
795:
789:
788:
768:
762:
759:
753:
752:
748:
745:
742:
736:
735:
733:
730:
727:
723:
722:
714:
708:
705:
704:Thomas Erskine
701:
700:
698:Earl of Lennox
690:
687:
684:
680:
679:
676:Glenluce Abbey
668:
665:
662:
661:David Hamilton
658:
657:
654:
651:
648:
642:
641:
630:
624:
621:
615:
614:
608:
607:
604:
601:
598:
594:
593:
589:
586:
583:
579:
578:
575:
572:
569:
565:
564:
561:
558:
555:
551:
550:
547:
541:
538:
534:
533:
529:
526:
523:
519:
518:
515:
512:
509:
505:
504:
501:
496:
493:
489:
488:
486:
481:
478:
477:James Crawford
474:
473:
471:
468:
465:
461:
460:
458:
455:
452:
448:
447:
445:
440:
437:
433:
432:
429:
420:
417:
413:
412:
405:
402:
401:1350–c.1367–69
399:
395:
394:
392:
390:Edward Balliol
382:
381:1324x1328–1342
379:
375:
374:
371:
368:
365:
361:
360:
357:
354:
351:
347:
346:
344:
339:
336:
332:
331:
328:
323:
320:
316:
315:
312:
309:
306:
302:
301:
299:
294:
291:
287:
286:
284:
281:
280:1240–1245x1255
278:
274:
273:
270:
267:
264:
260:
259:
257:
254:
251:
247:
246:
244:
241:
238:
234:
233:
231:
225:
222:
218:
217:
214:
211:
208:
204:
203:
196:
193:
190:
186:
185:
183:
180:
177:
173:
172:
170:
167:
164:
160:
159:
157:
154:
151:
145:
144:
141:
138:
137:1177–1184x1188
135:
131:
130:
127:
114:
111:
107:
106:
101:
96:
91:
82:
81:List of abbots
79:
47:Dryburgh Abbey
43:canons regular
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1716:
1705:
1702:
1700:
1697:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1686:
1684:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1569:
1566:
1565:
1563:
1561:
1557:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1523:
1521:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1508:
1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1496:
1493:
1491:
1488:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
1453:
1451:
1448:
1446:
1443:
1441:
1438:
1436:
1433:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1423:
1421:
1418:
1416:
1415:Cambuskenneth
1413:
1411:
1408:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1352:Isles (Sodor)
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1313:
1310:
1309:
1307:
1305:
1301:
1295:
1292:
1290:
1287:
1285:
1282:
1280:
1277:
1275:
1274:Isles (Sodor)
1272:
1270:
1267:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1231:
1229:
1227:
1223:
1217:
1214:
1212:
1209:
1208:
1206:
1204:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1182:
1177:
1175:
1170:
1168:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1135:
1131:
1128:
1125:Spottiswood,
1124:
1122:
1121:0-7524-3439-X
1118:
1114:
1110:
1108:
1104:
1103:
1092:
1086:
1079:
1073:
1071:
1063:
1057:
1055:
1047:
1041:
1034:
1028:
1021:
1015:
1013:
1005:
999:
992:
986:
979:
973:
971:
969:
967:
965:
957:
951:
944:
939:
932:
926:
919:
914:
907:
901:
894:
888:
881:
876:
869:
863:
856:
851:
844:
838:
836:
831:
819:
817:
813:
810:
808:Henry Erskine
807:
806:
802:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
786:
782:
777:
773:
769:
767:
763:
760:
758:
757:David Erskine
755:
754:
749:
746:
743:
741:
738:
737:
734:
731:
728:
726:Robert Frasin
725:
724:
720:
715:
713:
709:
706:
703:
702:
699:
695:
691:
688:
685:
683:James Stewart
682:
681:
677:
673:
669:
666:
663:
660:
659:
655:
652:
649:
647:
646:James Ogilvie
644:
643:
639:
635:
631:
629:
625:
622:
620:
619:Andrew Forman
617:
616:
613:
609:
605:
602:
599:
596:
595:
590:
587:
584:
581:
580:
576:
573:
570:
567:
566:
562:
559:
556:
553:
552:
548:
546:
542:
539:
536:
535:
530:
527:
524:
521:
520:
516:
513:
510:
507:
506:
502:
500:
497:
494:
491:
490:
487:
485:
482:
479:
476:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
462:
459:
456:
453:
450:
449:
446:
444:
441:
438:
435:
434:
430:
428:
424:
421:
418:
415:
414:
410:
406:
403:
400:
397:
396:
393:
391:
387:
383:
380:
377:
376:
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243:Alexander II
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227:William I,
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1455:Dunfermline
1425:Crossraguel
1304:Archdeacons
1203:Archbishops
785:Earl of Mar
692:A canon of
543:James III,
364:Roger (III)
305:Thomas (II)
293:1262–1273 x
207:William (I)
113:1152 – 1177
1683:Categories
1643:St Andrews
1638:Restenneth
1633:Pluscarden
1608:Lesmahagow
1603:Inchmahome
1588:Coldingham
1568:Ardchattan
1545:Sweetheart
1500:Kilwinning
1475:Inchaffray
1450:Dundrennan
1387:Teviotdale
1377:St Andrews
1294:St Andrews
814:James VI,
626:James IV,
427:Robert III
398:Andrew (I)
384:Robert I,
335:Roger (II)
263:Walter (I)
221:Thomas (I)
121:Malcolm IV
1520:Newbattle
1410:Balmerino
1327:Caithness
1249:Caithness
845:, p. 219
816:Charles I
811:1604–1628
797:1584–1585
744:1548–1556
710:James V,
707:1541–1551
686:1523–1539
664:1519–1523
650:1516–1518
640:in 1514.
623:1509–1516
588:James III
574:James III
560:James III
540:1482–1508
528:James III
525:1477x1482
514:James III
511:1477–1482
499:James III
480:1444–1445
454:1408–1414
423:Robert II
419:1381–1406
416:John (II)
378:David (I)
367:1324x1328
353:1316–1324
338:1308x1309
266:1236–1240
240:1221–1229
224:1200x1234
213:William I
210:1209–1210
195:William I
192:1203–1209
182:William I
179:1193–1196
169:William I
156:William I
153:1184–1188
140:William I
125:William I
110:Roger (I)
55:monastery
1668:Whithorn
1663:Urquhart
1618:Monymusk
1583:Canonbie
1578:Blantyre
1550:Tongland
1540:Soulseat
1510:Lindores
1490:Jedburgh
1480:Inchcolm
1470:Holyrood
1465:Glenluce
1445:Dryburgh
1405:Arbroath
1382:Shetland
1342:Galloway
1332:Dunblane
1312:Aberdeen
1264:Galloway
1254:Dunblane
1234:Aberdeen
1141:See also
800:James VI
766:James VI
764:Mary I,
603:James IV
545:James IV
484:James II
386:David II
370:Robert I
356:Robert I
342:Robert I
277:John (I)
33:(later,
1623:Oronsay
1530:Saddell
1525:Paisley
1515:Melrose
1505:Kinloss
1430:Culross
1357:Lothian
1347:Glasgow
1337:Dunkeld
1322:Brechin
1269:Glasgow
1259:Dunkeld
1244:Brechin
1226:Bishops
689:James V
667:James V
653:James V
628:James V
470:James I
457:James I
443:James I
163:Richard
117:David I
67:secular
49:in the
1573:Beauly
1560:Priors
1397:Abbots
1367:Orkney
1317:Argyll
1284:Orkney
1239:Argyll
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732:Mary I
712:Mary I
290:Oliver
94:TENURE
71:abbots
53:. The
1628:Perth
1598:Fyvie
1535:Scone
1460:Fearn
1362:Moray
1279:Moray
827:Notes
308:?1270
253:?1230
250:Henry
104:NOTES
99:REIGN
89:ABBOT
1593:Fogo
1485:Iona
1435:Deer
1372:Ross
1289:Ross
1117:ISBN
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670:Was
632:Was
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585:1483
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237:Hugh
176:Alan
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