Abbot of Newbattle

The Abbot of Newbattle (later Commendator of Newbattle) was the head of the Cistercian monastic community of Newbattle Abbey, Midlothian. It was founded by David I of Scotland in 1140.

List of abbots

• Radulf, 1140-1147x1150
• Amfrid, 1159-1179
• Hugh, 1179-1201
• Adam, 1201-1213
• Alan, 1213-1214
• Richard, 1214-1216
• Adam de Harcarres, 1216-1219 ^[1]
• Richard (I), 1219-1220
• Richard (II), 1220-1223
• Constantine, 1236
• Roger, 1236-1256
• William, 1256-1259
• Adam de Maxton, 1260-1261 ^[2]
• Guy, 1261-1269
• Waltheof, 1269 -1272
• Patrick (?)
• Walter (?)
• John, 1291-1296
• Gervase, 1306-1323
• William, 1328 -1345
• John de Wedel, 1329 x 1342
• Andrew, 1351
• William, 1356-1362
• Hugh de Moffet, 1366-1384 x 1392
• Nicholas, 1390
• John de Halis, 1392-1399
• John Gugy, 1402-1412x1413
• William de Manuel, 1412-1419
• Thomas de Langlandis, 1422
• Thomas Livingston, 1422
• David Croyser, 1422-1432 x 1443
• Thomas de Lundie, 1443-1458
• [William Hyriot listed in Thomas Innes's notes under 1458 (Newb. Reg., xxv.]
• Patrick Mador, 1461-1472See also Deer.
• John de Creton (Crichton), 1474
• John Atkinsoune, 1478-1482 x 1488
• Peter, x 1489
• Andrew Langlands (Longant, Longlad), 1489-1503
• John Turnbull, 1503-1520
• Edward Schewill, 1520-1529
• James Haswell, 1529-1547 [1557] ^[3]

List of commendators

• Mark Kerr (I), 1547-1584
• Mark Kerr (II), 1567-1587

See also

• Newbattle Abbey

Notes

1. Became Abbot of Melrose.
2. Became Abbot of Melrose.
3. Had previously been elected Prior of Beauly.

References

• Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second Edition, (London, 1976), p. 77
• 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. 159–63