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

David Stewart, consecrated 1461. He built the great tower of the palace of
Spyny which still stands, aml died 1475.
William Tulloch, Bisbop of Orkney, translated to Moray, 1477. He was
keeper of the Privy Seal; and died*1482.
Andrew Stewart, son of the Queen-mother by her second marriage with Sir
James Stewart of Lorn ; elected 1482, consecrated 1483. He died 29 September
1501.'
Axorew Forman succeeded in 1501. He was frequently employed in embassies,
and was in great favour with James IV. r He was Commendator of the Abbeys of
Dryburgh and Pittenweem, and of Cottingham in England ; and was translated to
the See of St Andrews in 1514. 5
James Hepburn, Abbot of Dunfermline, and High Treasurer, the third son of
Adam, Lord Hales, succeeded. He was consecrated in 1516. He died before
November 1524, when the Earl of Angus wrote to Cardinal Wolsey to solicit the
Pope for the Bishoprick of Moray and Abbacy of Melros, for his brotber — " whilkis
" ar baith vacant." '
Robert Schaw, Abbot of Paisley, promoted to the See of Moray, 1524 ; died
1527.
Alexander Stewart, son of Alexander, Duke of Albany, by Catharine Sinclair,
succeeded in 1527. He held the Abbacy of Scoone in commendam ; and died in
1534.
Patrick Hepburn, son of Patrick, first Earl of Bothwell, was Bishop in 1535.
He had previously held the Priory of St Andrews, and was for some time Secretary.
After his promotion to the Bishoprick, he held the Abbacy of Scoone in commendam.
He was the great dilapidator of the Church possessions ; and almost all the charters
of alienation, at the conclusion of the present volume, are granted by him. u He
1402, in tbe charter-chest of Kilravock, is en- " may be for my pore harttis ease in tyme to
gravcd, Plate II. N. \. " come!" — Lainris Dunbar, II. 453.
4 Ferne Kalendar. His seal at a charter of s His beautiful seal, from impressions ap-
1490, in the same collection, Plate II. X. 2. pended to charters in the same collection, Plale
r The Queen, Margaret of England, writes II. N. 6.
to her father, immediately after her marriage, ' JUortouris Teviotdale, p. 239. Bishop
" Hc (my Lorde of Surrey) and the Bichopp of James Hepburn's seal is engraved from an im-
" Murrey ordereth euery thing as nygh as they pression at a charter of 1523, in the Kilravock
" can to the Kyngis pleasur. I pray God it charter-chest, Plate II. N. 5.
u N. 307—460, Cartae Abbreviatae.