Andrew Durie
Andrew Durie | |
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Alexander Gordon | |
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| Born | Late 15th century Probably Durie, Fife |
| Died | Edinburgh 1558 Edinburgh |
| Previous post(s) | Abbot of Melrose (1525–1541) |
Andrew Durie (died 1558),
archdeacon of St. Andrews
.
Biography
Early career and abbacy of Melrose
Both brothers, Andrew and George Durie, entered the church under the patronage of their uncle, Archbishop
Lord Maxwell, but letters of commendation to the pope in favour of Durie were obtained by fraud. Sir Christopher Dacre, in a letter dated 2 December 1526, says that Durie, "a monk of Melrose Abbey, will probably hold the place, notwithstanding that the king and the lords in this parliament have enacted that no Scotchman should purchase a benefice at the pope's hand, without license of the king and the lords of council".[1]
James wrote to
abbey of Melrose
. All these efforts were of no avail.
Maxwell, who had entered on the functions of abbot, had to retire in favour of Durie, who personally had nothing to recommend him as a churchman to any office whatever. He was dissolute and
protestant preachers that had assembled in Edinburgh, he is reported to have said: "Madame, because they are come without order, I rede ye, send them to the border".[1]
Bishop of Galloway
On 2 July 1541 he was made an
see of Galloway. The king stipulated that before receiving the bishopric he should resign Melrose, although he might hold the abbey of Tongland. He is, however, spoken of as bishop and abbot of Melrose in 1556. He accompanied the queen-regent on her visit to France in 1550. He was an inveterate enemy to protestantism
, and vowed openly that, in despite of God, so long as they that then were prelates lived, that word called the gospel should never be preached within the realm.
He died in Edinburgh in his house on Melrose CloseSt Giles.
Knox asserts that Durie had a very bad character.[3] He was succeeded in the bishopric by Alexander Gordon. Sources
Notes
References
- . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. [1]
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Durie, Andrew". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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- ^ This article lists the following in its citations: State Papers, Henry VIII, vol. iv.; Vatican Papers, Caligula B. vi. 420; Brunton and Haig's Senators of the College of Justice, p. 68; Keith's Scottish Bishops, p. 278.