People of Medieval Scotland
1093 - 1371

Ralph, bishop of Down (d.×1213)

Biography
Watt and Shead, Heads, 131, 150: Ralph (Radulf) was a prior, probably of Kinloss, when he succeeded Rayner, abbot of Kinloss, following the latter's election as abbot of Melrose on 23 March 1189. Ralph himself succeeded Rayner again, as abbot of Melrose, on 18 September 1194. He was made bishop of Down, Ireland, by a papal legate in 1202. Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae, iii, 199: Radulf was bishop of Down from 1202, serving eleven years. His successor appears in 1213.
Floruits
1193 × 1208
Related Place
Down

Total number of associated factoids: 30

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Date Short Summary Source
1189 X 1193 Gift of land in Galloway which is called Godenech and land called Barmuir (AYR) 3/595/1 (Melr. Lib., no. 69)
18 October 1194 X 2 February 1196 Gift of the church of Kirkbride of Largs, with a half-ploughgate of land, a saltpan, two acres at the croft, etc. 2/7/30 (SEA, i, no. 98)
August 1196 X November 1200 Gift of saltpan at Loch Kindar (KCB) 3/28/13 (Kel. Lib., no. 254)
3 December 1201 X 25 March 1202 Gift of Kincreich (ANG) 3/638/2 (C.A. Chrs., no. 11)
6 December 1201 Statement of agreed terms for appointment of clerks to vicarages in dioceses of St Andrews and Glasgow which belong to Kelso Abbey 4/30/1 (Kel. Lib., no. 427)
20 September 1202 X 15 May 1207 Renewal of gift of toft in the burgh of Glasgow built by Ralph of Haddington 2/7/40 (Melr. Lib., no. 44)
1204 X 1212 Renewal of land of Mauchline and other property rights (AYR) 3/547/38 (Melr. Lib., no. 72)
1204 X 1212 Renewal of land of steward's forest in Ayrshire (AYR) 3/547/39 (Melr. Lib., no. 74)
1207 X 1209 Gift of land in Stenton (ELO) 3/595/4 (Melr. Lib., no. 64)
1207 X 5 August 1213 Gift of ploughgate near Greenlaw (BWK) 3/15/37 (Melr. Lib., no. 48)
17 June 1208 X 31 May 1212 Gift of Sorrowlessfield (ROX) 3/15/38 (Melr. Lib., no. 104)
6 July 1208 Agreement between Patrick, earl of Dunbar, and Melrose Abbey 4/19/2 (Melr. Lib., no. 102)
6 November 1208 Confirmation of settlment made between Earl Patrick of Dunbar and Melrose Abbey 1/6/449 (RRS, ii, no. 483)