BISHOPS. 325 same month. In his return to his diocese he was taken prisoner in France and redeemed for 500 marks. He was enthroned 23th Jan. 1376, and died in 1380^^. Robert Waldby is said to have been bishop here. i-^ Upon the death of John Dunkan in 1380, the Scotch ap- pear to have rejected the bishops elected under the influence of the crown of England, and to have chosen their own prelates, whom they called bishops of Sodor, while those appointed by the English were styled bishops of Man. The following is a list of the bishops of Sodor from that time to the revolution in 1688, when the prelates of this see were deprived : John was bishop in the reign of king Robert II with the other bishops of Scotland. "Johannes episcopus Sodor- ensis" was named in a com- mission, dated 14th July 1388, to treat with Godifrido fiho Joannnes de Yle nuper domini insularum Scotiae^ and in another commission to treat with Donaldo filio Johannis de Yle, et Johanne fratre ejusdem Donaldi^. Michael witnessed a grant aa bishop of Sodor in 1409. Angusius or Angus witnessed a grant as bishop of Sodor in 1427, and was j)re.sent in the Scotch parliament 25th Nov. 1476. As there are a- bout 50 years between the date of the charter in 1427 and that of the sitting of parliament in 1476, it is probable that there were two bishops of the name of An- gubius. Kobert held this see in 1492. » Rot Scot. 12 Ric. IT. John held the see in 1507 ; he died in 1509. George Hepburn succeeded in 15 10. He styles himself '•' Georgius Sodoren. episco- pus et monasteriiloniae com- mendatarius perpetuus." He was slain with the King at Flodden 9th Sept. 15 13. John was bishop elect of Sodor in 1524. Ferquhard had the temporal- ities of the see restored to him 24th May 1530. He resigned it in 1544. Roderick Maclean, archdeacon of the Isles, succeeded to the bishopric in 1544. The see was vacant in 1 549 . Alexander Gordon was pro- vided to this see 26th Nov. 1553- John Campbell, prior of Ard- chattan, was elected in 1558. John Carswell, nominated by queen Mary 24th March 1566. Andrew Knox was made bi- shop of the leles and abbot of Icolmkill 2nd April 1606. He was translated to Raphoe in 1622. Thomas Knox, son of the last- named bishop, succeeded to the see on the translation of his father. He died in 1626. John Lesley was preferred to thisbishopric 1 7th Aug. 1 628, and translated to Raphoe in i^»33- Neil Camj)bell obtained the m. 6. *> Ibid.
