{{Short description|Roman Catholic Church title}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} The '''Prior of Coldingham''' was the head of the Benedictine monastic community of Coldingham Priory in Berwickshire, Scotland. The priory was founded during the reign of David I of Scotland, although his older brother and predecessor, King Edgar of Scotland, had granted the land of Coldingham to the Church of Durham in 1098 AD, and a church was built by him and presented in 1100. The first prior is recorded by 1147, although an earlier foundation is likely. The monastic cell was a dependency of Durham until the 1370s, and in 1378 King Robert II of Scotland expelled the Durham monks; for the following century, the cell had two priors: one chosen by Durham and one by the Scots. It later became a dependency of Dunfermline Abbey. It was subject to increasingly secular control from the late 15th century into the 16th century.

==List of priors== {{Section citations needed|date=October 2023}} * Edward, fl. 1124 x 1153<ref>Known only as ''monachus de Coldingham'', but the fact he occurs three times in high circles means he was probably head of the monastery.</ref> * H.[...], fl. 1147 x 1150 * Sampson, fl. x 1159-1161 x 1162 * Alan, fl. 1165 x 1173 * Herbert, 1172x1174-1175 * Bertram, 1188-1189<ref>Became Prior of Durham.</ref> * Simon, 1189 x 1203 * Radulf, x 1203-x 1207 * Ernald, x 1207-1208 x 1211 * Thomas, 1212-1221 x * Radulf, 1218 x 1234 * Thomas de Melsonby, 1229-1234<ref name="Became Prior of Durham">Became Prior of Durham.</ref> * Anketin, 1239-1242 * Bertram de Mediltone, 1242 x 1244<ref name="Became Prior of Durham"/> * Richard, x 1245-1247 or 1248 * Henry de Sylton, 1248-1260 * German, 1260 * Roger de Wolviston, 1263-1274 x 1276 * Henry de Horncastre, 1276-1296 * William de Midilton, 1304 * William de Gretham, 1304-1305 * Adam de Pontefract, 1309-1311 * William de Gretham, 1311-1321 * Richard de Whitworth, 1322-1325 * Adam de Pontefract, 1325-1332 * Robert de Graystanes, 1333 * Alexander de Lamsley, 1334 * William de Scaccario, 1336 x 1337 * Alexander de Lamsley, 1338-1339 * John Fossour, 1340-1341 * Walter de Skaresbrekis, 1341-1354 * William de Bamburgh, 1355-1362 * Robert Berrington de Walworth, 1363-1374 * Robert de Claxton, 1374 x 1379

==List of priors with allegiance to Durham==

* Robert de Claxton, 1374-1391 * John de Ayclif, 1392-1416 * William Drax, 1418-1441 * John Oil, 1441-1447 * Thomas Nesbitt, 1447-1456 * John Pencher, 1456-1465 x 1467 * Thomas Haughton, 1467 * Thomas Wren, 1470

==List of priors with allegiance to Dunfermline==

* Adam de Carale, 1374 x 1379 * Michael de Inverkeithing, 1379-1389 * William Reid, 1389-1390 ** Simon Marischal, 1389 * John Steele, 1390-1402 * Alan de Lyn, 1402 * Richard Mongal, 1402-1409 * Andrew Raburn, 1409-1414 x 1418 * Robert Bowmaker, 1419 * William Brown, 1419-1430 * Stephen Bryg, 1432 * William Boyce, 1442-1445

==List of prior-commendators==

* Patrick Home, 1461-1478<ref>Also Archdeacon of Teviotdale.</ref> * John Home, 1464-1503 * Ninian Home, 1501-1508 * John Home, 1509 * Alexander Stewart, 1510-1513<ref>Also Archbishop of St Andrews (1504-1513).</ref> * David Home, 1513-1517 ** Thomas Nudre, 1514 * Robert Blackadder, 1518-1519 * William Douglas, 1519 -1526<ref>Becomes Abbot of Holyrood.</ref> ** George Patricii, 1520 ** Patrick Blackadder of Tulliallan, 1521 -1525<ref>Administered the cell as Archdeacon of Glasgow.</ref> ** Andrew Home, 1522 ** John Forman, 1523 * Adam Blackadder, 1523-1541 * John Stewart, Commendator of Coldingham, 1541-1563<ref>Illegitimate son of James V of Scotland: see Stewart, John (1531-1563) (DNB00</ref> * Francis Stewart, earl of Bothwell, 1565-1567<ref>Was two years old.</ref> * John Maitland, 1st Lord Maitland of Thirlestane, 1567-1571 * Alexander Home I [senior], 1570 * Alexander Home II [junior], 1571-1587 * Francis Stewart, earl of Bothwell (again), 1584-1590 * John Stewart, 1589-1592 * Alexander Home, 6th Lord Home, 1592-1606

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==References== * Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., ''Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland <small>With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man</small>'', Second Edition, (London, 1976), pp.&nbsp;55–6 * Watt, D.E.R. & Shead, N.F. (eds.), ''The Heads of Religious Houses in Scotland from the 12th to the 16th Centuries'', The Scottish Records Society, New Series, Volume 24, (Edinburgh, 2001), pp.&nbsp;29–42

==See also== * Coldingham * Coldingham Priory * Coldingham Bay * Prior of Durham

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