called scottish held ross war scottish independence coming family educated entering career church obtained diocese glasgow diocese ross served chaplain cardinal appointed papal provision delay able position held death early biography family background thomas son named nicholas detailed knowledge thomas father lacking nicholas son robert found document dated relevant nicholas nicholas chaplain found residing located possible names referred person rate thomas father family period produced prominent family proof families early thomas recorded assisting brother obtain loan daughter marriage portion thomas father prosperous wealthy send thomas italy thomas recorded master possessing master degree probably studied alongside aforementioned exact family origin determined early career documents dating february april thomas glasgow cathedral date acting cathedral chapter glasgow arbitration conducted thomas role dean absent having travelled arbitration agreement settled glasgow date soon soon thomas inspected charters behalf called thomas son nicholas reports confirm glasgow date inspection fixed precisely time found papal court acting table companion chaplain hugh probably making use training lawyer time thomas said dean cathedral known dean william attested dean possession dean known person probably thomas unlikely dean glasgow time election appointment possible thomas papal court cathedral chapter diocese ross carrying elections successor separate elections took place period november november appears chapter elected cathedral held diocese resigned rights episcopal cardinal hugh influence secure thomas papal provision bishop november following year compensated appointed ross north political troubles scotland time year gap thomas receiving provision gaining gaining actual possession office scotland king conflict authority king english deposed king john july released thomas king edward england probably meeting thomas king edward london according source king edward told pope install thomas bishop edward proceeded judge matter having received thomas oath king edward ordered earl surrey install thomas episcopal thomas taken diocese scotland august date seal attached document recorded losses suffered following scottish rebel defeat english crown battle years 14th century thomas witnessed charters company known opponent english crown witnessed charter relating abbey issued guardian scotland acting king resurgence english power scotland thomas found operating king edward officials autumn king edward planned council advisors assist new governor john brittany thought included council appears remained pro english rising earl bruce crowned king march king robert scotland positions mirrored earl ross december king england seeking support king robert realities power scotland pushed home following year december king robert secured submission temporal protector submission acted future loyalty record bishop thomas activity following years scarce sources parliament march parliament scottish clergy declared support king robert mentioned individually possible conclude attendance attended assemblies following decade parliament held december specifically recorded present october attached seal treaty king robert king norway thomas recipient papal mandate issued june marriage king robert brother daughter ross found november arranging pay loan granted loan granted way probable occurrence sources concerned conflict parish church parish lay thomas diocese abbot claimed primary right possess papal mandate issued january chancellor ross commanding judge dispute certainly alive date dead april roger canon received papal provision ross said vacant thomas death
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