Bannatyne Club > Registrum Episcopatus Moraviensis, e pluribus codicibus consarcinatum approximately A.D. MCCCC [i.e. 1400]

eight secular canons, and gave to his cathedral a constitution founded on the usage
of Lincoln, which he ascertaiucd by a mission to England. He hrought with him
into Moray his brothers Archibald, Alexander, Hugh, Henry, and probably Fres-
kinus, and provided for some of them by grants of lands, for others as beneficed
churchmen. The promotion of their brother to the Bishoprick, and perhaps the
connexion with the great Northern family already mentioned, seems to have laid the
first foundation of the power of the family of Douglas, whose name before this period
is scarcely known in history. Bricius died in 1222. r
Andrew de Moravia succeeded in 1222, z but was not consecrated till after 1223.
He was probably the son of Hugh de Moravia, Lord of Duffus, and, before being
raised to the Bishoprick, Parson of Duffus, in which character he consented to the
erection of the chapel. a In his time — in 1224 — the transference of the Episcopal
See and the Cathedral of the Diocese to Elgin was effected, which had probably been
designed and solicited by his predecessor. This Bishop probably built the Cathedral
church ; b and he at different times, and chiefly by munificent endowments obtained
from his own relatives, of the families of De Moravia of Duffus and Petty, increased
the number of prebends in the Cathedral to twenty-three ; c of which the Bishop held
one, and sat as a simple undignified canon in the chapter. d Andrew died in 1242. e
Simon, probably the Dean of Moray, succeeded in 1242. He died 1251. f
Ralph, a canon of Lincoln, was elected in his room, but seems to have died before
consecration. 5
Archibald succeeded. He was not consecrated till 1253. He died 5 Idus
Decemhris 1298. h
David de Moravia was consecrated by Pope Boniface VIIJ., at Agnania, on the
7 Chr. Melr. His seal — from an impression c It is not quite clear, whether two of these,
among the Coldingham charters at Durham, the prebends of Moy, and of Kynnoir and Dun-
communicated by the kindness of Mr Raine, and banan, were added by Andrew or by Bricius.
from several charters in thc Mclros collection — N. 55.
is engraved, Plate I. N.\. The counter-seal is d N. 81.
a small antique gem. e Chr. Melr.
i Chr. Mdr. ' N. 277.
» JV. 211. y_ e Mat. Paris.
b Withoutdoubt, jSister *9j™? themCon, '< X 277. His seal— from a fiArmcnt pre-
and Richard the glazier {jBnister Gregorius served among the Coldingham» charters at
cemtntarius et Ricardus vilWarius) were two Durham, appended to a charter of 1268 — is
of the persons employed on that work. N. 121. engraved, Plate I. N.2.
It was built on a site granted by King Alex-
ander II. N. 26.