Prior of Monymusk (later, Commendator of Monymusk) was the head of the property and community of Augustinian canons of Monymusk Priory, Aberdeenshire. The following is a list of priors and commendators:

List of office holders List of priors Máel Brigte (Bricius), 1210x1211-1222xA culdee. Unknown abbots Alan, fl. 1268 Unknown abbots Bernard, fl. 1345 Andrew Cant, 1357-1365 Unknown abbots David de Kynnard, x 1420 Richard de Donery, 1420-1426 Robert de Kilconkar, 1424-1429 Robert de Paisley, 1427-1429 x 1430 John de Tulach, 1429 William de Cupar, 1430-1444 x 1450 William Crannach, 1430Became Abbot of Inchaffray. William Couys (Cowes), 1430-1434 Laurence de Cupar, 1430 Robert de Keith, 1434 John de Luoris (Luchris), 1444 David Hay, 1450-1464 x 1469 Thomas Straton, 1469 Alexander Spens, 1469-1489 x 1491 John Dugut, x1489 William Kermichael (Carmichael), 1489 Robert Fairweather, 1486-1490 Laurence Valles, 1490 Bartholomew de Putellis, 1491 Richard Strathauchin, 1497-1499 x 1509 John Aitkenheid, 1509-1523

List of commendators David Ferlie, 1522-1554 x 1558 John Elphinstone, 1543-1554 x 1562 Duncan Sviles, 1546 John Stewart, 1558 John Hay. 1558-1573Commendator of Balmerino. Alexander Forbes, 1574-1577 Robert Forbes, 1577-1614 x 1616

See also Monymusk Priory

Notes

References Cowan, Ian B. & Easson, David E., Medieval Religious Houses: Scotland With an Appendix on the Houses in the Isle of Man, Second rdition, (London, 1976), pp. 155–59 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. 93–4