Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Ochiltree, Michael
OCHILTREE, MICHAEL (fl. 1425–1445), bishop of Dunblane, was dean of Dunblane some time before 18 March 1424–5, when the king, as a mark of friendship, conceded to him a tenement in the burgh of Perth (Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1424–1513, No. 18). While dean of Dunblane he rebuilt the church at Muthill, the residence of the deans, of which the ancient Romanesque belfry and the nave and aisles erected by him still remain. He became bishop of Dunblane some time before 24 Jan. 1429–30, when he was appointed a commissioner to meet the English ambassadors at Hawdenstank (Cal. Documents relating to Scotland, iv. 1032). In 1439 he set his seal to a solemn agreement between the queen-dowager and a committee of parliament about the keeping of the young king, James II. He continued in the bishopric of Dunblane until 1445.
[Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot. 1424–1513; Cal. Documents relating to Scotland, vol. iv.; Rymer's Fœdera; Keith's Scottish Bishops.]