Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis

The Registrum Episcopatus Brechinensis (2 vols., 1856 Bannatyne Club edition) is the definitive published collection of the medieval and early modern records of the Bishopric of Brechin. It contains the compiled register of acts, chapter declarations, notarial instruments, and (in Vol. 2) original charters. Guthrie family members appear across four centuries as prebendaries, portioners, lairds of specific estates (Kincaldrum, Balnabreche, Pitforthie, Lunan), civic officials (bailie of Brechin), royal/episcopal administrators, and holders of the collegiate church of Guthre itself. This is prime primary evidence for the Angus Guthries’ status, landholdings, and ecclesiastical ties.

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Alphabetical List of All Guthrie (and Variant) References

Alexander de Guthre / de Kyncaldrum (Kincaldrum branch)
Juror (assize member) in the 1450 inquisition confirming the ancient market/forum rights of Brechin citizens and the bishop’s jurisdictional rights over the waters of the South Esk and Tay.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 42 (inquisition dated 21 July 1450); cross-referenced in main register p. 111 and index under Alexander de, de Kyncaldru m (App. 79).

Andreas Guthre (also Andreas de Wester Balnabreche)
Appears as bailie (ballivo) for family lands in Wester Balnabreche in a sasine/precept issued by Jacobus Guthre portionarius de Balnabreche; also linked to collegiate church of Guthre contexts.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix pp. 227, 336 (and related precepts/sasines, late 16th/early 17th c.); index App. 230, 336.

David de Guthrye / de Kyncaldrum (Kincaldrum branch; also styled thesaurarius regius)
Appointed (with John de Schoriswood) as camerarius of Bishop George of Brechin to hold the Iter camerarie (chamberlain’s circuit/court) in Brechin; involved in a contested notarial instrument in the Brechin tolbooth. Styled royal treasurer in the index at these pages. Witness includes Thomas de Guthre. One of the most prominent 15th-century appearances.
Citation: Vol. 1, pp. 188–190 (full notarial instrument dated 28 January 1459/60); index pp. 188, 189 and App. 107. Also referenced in App. p. 107.

Dauid de Guthre (clericus curie vicecomitatus de Forfar)
Clerk of the sheriff court of Forfar; appears in court/assize records concerning mills and episcopal rights in Brechin.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 84 (court session 19 March 1450); index App. 84.

Dauid de Guthre (clericus parochialis de Brechin)
Parish clerk of Brechin; appears in local ecclesiastical administration and property-related documents.
Citation: Vol. 1 / Appendix references around p. 164; index App. 164.

Egidia Guthre
Mentioned in tenement/boundary contexts in Brechin.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 120; index App. 120.

Gabriel Guthre
Confirmed in the provostry (prepositura) of the collegiate church of Guthre by royal precept (alongside Andrew Guthre receiving a prebend).
Citation: Vol. 1, Tabula / Ex Registro Secreti Sigilli (3 February 1576–7); Vol. 2, Appendix p. 336 and CCCV; index App. 336.

Henricus Guthre (burgensis de Dundee)
Burgess of Dundee; appears in civic and property records.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 235; index App. 235.

Henricus Guthre (de Colestoun)
Associated with Colestoun/Colliston lands.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 305; index App. 305.

Hugo Guthre
Linked to collegiate church of Guthre / prebend contexts.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 336 and related; index App. 336.

Isobell Guthre
Appears (with consent) in a 1613 procuratory of resignation involving family networks (Leslie connections) and James Guthrie, minister at Orquhart.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix CLXXVII (10 March 1613); index App. 240.

Jacobus Guthre (also Jacobus de Pitforthie; Jacobus portionarius de Balnabreche)
Portioner of Balnabreche lands; issues precepts/sasines for annual rents from those lands (with Andreas Guthre de Wester Balnabreche as bailie). Also laird of Pitforthie (recipient of 1637 charter from John Mortimer).
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix pp. 227, 246, 370 and CLXXXVII (24 February 1637); index App. 227, 246, 370.

James Guthre (minister at Orquhart)
Minister at Orquhart; appears as consenter/witness in 1613 family procuratory involving Isobell Guthrie.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix CLXXVII (10 March 1613); index App. 240.

Johannes / Joannes Guthre (de Guthre and variants)
Multiple appearances as landowner/tenant and witness in Brechin burgh charters and boundary clauses (e.g., 1429 charter of Walter, Earl of Atholl uses “heirs of the late John de Guthry” as a boundary; 1497 charter of David Rait lists Johanne Guthre as witness; later App. charters show him in tenement descriptions).
Citation: Vol. 1, pp. 52–53 (1429), 215, 229; Vol. 2, Appendix pp. 19, 20, 120, 136–139, 153–154, 158, 159, 160, 172, 183, 215, 216, 229, 302 and related; index pp. 52, 55 and App. 19, 20, 159, 160, 215, 216, 229, etc.

Joneta Guthre
Appears in tenement and sasine contexts in Brechin.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix p. 173; index App. 173.

Malcolmus Guthre (ballivus Brechinensis)
Bailie of Brechin; his tenement in Brechin is repeatedly used as a boundary marker in charters.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix pp. 98, 111, 112, 120, 274; index App. 98, 111, 112, 120, 274.

Patricius Guthre (de Guthre and Patricius Guthre filius Cristine Rattray)
Receives feu confirmation of the lands of Dawgathy (barony of Kethik) in 1575. Earlier references in App. 68.
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix CCCIII (10 July 1575) and p. 68; index App. 68, 336.

Ricardus Guthre (prebendarius de Lethnot)
Prebendary of Lethnot; assessed/pays tax on the prebend for cathedral choir repairs (1450).
Citation: Vol. 1, p. 124 (1450 taxation/assessment instrument); Vol. 2, Appendix p. 72; index p. 124 and App. 72.

Robert Guthre (of Lunane / Lunane)
Receives 19-year tack (lease) of the teinds of Ovir Dysart (1583).
Citation: Vol. 2, Appendix CCCXXXIII (26 December 1583); index App. 345.

Thomas Guthre (magister Thomas de Guthre in artibus)
Witness (styled “in artibus”) in the major 1459/60 notarial instrument involving David Guthrye de Kyncaldrum. Earlier prebendary of Guthry references also exist.
Citation: Vol. 1, pp. 188–190 (28 January 1459/60 instrument); index p. 190 and earlier prebend references.

Walterus Guthre (de Lownan / Lownan connections)
Juror in the 1450 perambulation of boundaries on the water of Cruok (alongside Willelmus Guthere de Lownan and Walterus Carnegy de Guthere).
Citation: Vol. 1, pp. 148–150; index p. 150 and related.

Willelmus Guthre (de Lownan)
Juror in the same 1450 Cruok water perambulation; his heirs’ lands referenced in later boundaries.
Citation: Vol. 1, pp. 148–150; Vol. 2, Appendix p. 226 and related; index pp. 148, 150 and App. 226.

Additional Notes:

• Prebenda de Guthry / Ecclesia Collegiata de Guthre: Treated as a distinct simple prebend of Brechin Cathedral (1372 chapter declaration, transsumpt 1449). Later royal confirmations (1576–7) explicitly name Gabriel Guthre (provostry) and Andree Guthre (prebend of Hiltoun and Langlandis). This is one of the strongest threads showing long-term family association with the collegiate church that bears their name. Citation: Vol. 1 (1372 declaration + 1576–7 precepts); Vol. 2, Appendix p. 77 and CCCV.
• General pattern across the source: 14th–15th century entries emphasize prebends, Brechin burgh land boundaries, and administrative/judicial roles (camerarius, ballivus, jurors, court clerks). 16th–17th century Appendix entries show continuity of landholding (Balnabreche, Pitforthie, Lunan, Dawgathy) and post-Reformation family members in teind tacks, sasines, and collegiate church offices.