Prior of Perth

The Prior of Perth was the head of Perth Charterhouse, the Carthusian monastic house located near Perth. It was founded in 1429, and finally suppressed in 1602. The following is a list of priors and prior-commendators:

List of priors and prior-commendators

List of priors

• Oswald de Corda, 1429-1434
• Adam Hangleside, 1434 x 1435-1441
• Laurence Hutton, 1442-1443
• Patrick Russell, 1443
• Michael Virey, 1444-1445^[1]
• Bryce Montgomery, 1445-1446
• Bryce Wych, 1446-1447
• Maurice Barry, 1447-1452
• Martin de Groether, 1452-1455
• James Bayne, 1456-1457
• Simon Fairlie, 1457-1465 x 1466
• Andrew Telfer, 1466-1471 x 1472
• Patrick Russell, 1472-1474 x 1475
• John Davidson, 1474 x 1475-1482 x 1486
• Richard Gaergen, 1482 x 1486
• David Simson, 1482 x 1486-1490 x 1492
• Walter Lyall, 1492-1495 x 1498
• John Ramsay, 1495 x 1498-1500 x 1501
• Alan (probably Alan Dawson), 1500 x 1501-1506 x 1507
• William Turnbull, 1507-1515 x 1517
• Hugh Moryn, 1515 x 1517-1535
• Alexander Inglis, 1535-1542 x 1543
• James Gordon, 1543-1543 x 1544
• Simon Galloway, 1543 x 1544-1544 x 1546
• Andrew Forman, 1544 x 1546-1552 x 1556
  • Simon Galloway (again), 1550-1554 x^[2]
• Adam Forman, 1552 x 1556-1567^[3]
• Adam Stewart, 1567 x 1569-1569^[4]

List of commendator-priors

• George Balfour, 1569-1588
• James Balfour of Cossertoun, 1588-1592 x 1599
• George Hay of Nether Liff, 1599-1602^[5]