Richard, master, official of Aberdeen

Biography: Watt and Murray, Fasti, 30: Richard occurs as official of Aberdeen 1239x40, 24 June 1240 and 26 April 1245. Watt, Graduates, 468: Richard was called Master by 1240 and appears as a canon of Aberdeen by August of that year. He is probably the Richard, clerk, who appears as procurator of the dean and chapter of Aberdeen concerning the election of Ralph Lamley as bishop in 1239. He witnesses various acts by this bishop and was still in office as official in 1245. he died after 26 April 1245.
Floruits: 1240 × 1244
Related Place: Aberdeen

Transaction factoids (2) Relationship factoids (2) Title factoids (22) Witnesses factoids (9)

Date	Short Summary	Role	Witnesses	Source
unavailable	Letters concerning election of abbot of Arbroath as bishop of Aberdeen	Addressor		2/140/94 (Theiner, no. 99)
20 Aug. 1240	Quitclaim of churches of common fund of the canons of Aberdeen from all kinds of procurations and exactions	Signatory		2/1/29 (Abdn. Reg., i, 15)

Date	Short Summary	Role	Source
17 Jun. 1239	Procurator of Robert of Leicester/Craigie, dean of Aberdeen (d.1277×88) (Employment relationship)	subject (relationship)	2/140/94 (Theiner, no. 99)
17 Jun. 1239 X 13 May 1247	Official of Ralph of Lamley, bishop of Aberdeen (d.1247)(Employment relationship)	subject (relationship)	2/1/33 (Kel. Lib., no. 227)

Date	Short Summary	Source
17 June 1239 X 1241	Gift of the church of Ruthven in Mar (ABD)	3/18/12 (Abdn. Reg., i, 16)
17 June 1239 X 13 May 1247	Confirmation of church of Aboyne (ABD)	2/1/32 (Abdn. Reg., ii, 271-2)
17 June 1239 X 13 May 1247	Renewal of churches of Arbroath Abbey	2/1/34 (Arb. Lib., no. 202)
17 June 1239 X 13 May 1247	Admission of Alan of Soutra to the vicarage of the church of of Peterculter	2/1/33 (Kel. Lib., no. 227)
24 June 1240	Gift of the vicarage of Peterculter (ABD)	2/73/29 (Kel. Lib., no. 228)
23 October 1240	Renewal of church of Bourtie (ABD)	2/1/30 (St A. Lib., 303)
25 August 1243	Renewal of concession of church of Leslie (ABD)	3/344/2 (Lind. Cart., no. 83)
28 April 1244	Renewal of church of Bourtie (ABD), with two ploughgates of land	2/1/31 (St A. Lib., 303-04)
28 April 1244 X 13 May 1247	Gift of vicarage of church of Bourtie (ABD)	2/1/35 (St A. Lib., 305-06)

People of Medieval Scotland
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