John de Carrick (died c. 1380), a native of Carrick, Scotland, was a 14th-century

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and Bishop-elect of Dunkeld. Although John's exact origins are obscure, he seems to have come from a branch of the old native comital family of

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. Later evidence suggests he was a graduate of canon law, but the university is not known. He was

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of the

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by the early 1360s, during the episcopate of William Rae (1339–1367), and held Moffat parish church in Annandale as a

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. In political circles, he was associated with Archbald the Grim, Lord of Galloway; perhaps with the latter's assistance, he rose in royal service during the 1360s, as Clerk of the Wardrobe, Keeper of the

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and then in 1370

. Despite the death of David II of Scotland and accession of Robert II of Scotland in 1371, John remained Chancellor. In 1370 he was given the royal nomination to fill the vacant see of Dunkeld, which was free because of the death of John Luce that year. He failed, however, to secure papal approval, and the Pope instead provided

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to the Bishopric. Carrick continued in royal service until 1377, after which it appears he was allowed to retire on the revenues of the

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of Lanark. His death can probably be placed in 1380.

References

* Dowden, John, ''The Bishops of Scotland'', ed. J. Maitland Thomson, (Glasgow, 1912) *MacQueen, Hector L., "Carrick, John (d. 1380/81)", in the ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 200
, accessed 19 Feb 2007
* Watt, D.E.R., ''Fasti Ecclesiae Scotinanae Medii Aevi ad annum 1638'', 2nd Draft, (St Andrews, 1969) {{DEFAULTSORT:Carrick, John de 14th-century births 1380 deaths Bishops of Dunkeld (non consecrated, titular or doubtful) Lord chancellors of Scotland Medieval Gaels from Scotland People from South Ayrshire