Walter I (died c. 1199) was a 12th-century Augustinian Anglo-Norman prelate active in the

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), he was

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of the cathedral when he became

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in 1160.Watt and Shead, ''Heads of Religious Houses'', p. 187

Walter Bower Walter Bower (or Bowmaker; 24 December 1449) was a Scottish canon regular and abbot of Inchcolm Abbey in the Firth of Forth, who is noted as a chronicler of his era. He was born about 1385 at Haddington, East Lothian, in the Kingdom of Scotl ...

, our principal source for Walter, says that he served as prior for 24 years before resigning on grounds of ill-health. Bower's "24 years" is probably a mistake for "34 years", as other sources attest his priorship from his accession in 1160 (the ''

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'') to his last charter appearance in 1195. His successor was Gilbert I. Gilbert died within a few years of taking office, in later 1198 or early 1199, and because of this Walter briefly resumed office. Walter died "within the same year"

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probably sometime in 1199. Thomas, the former sub-prior, is attested as prior of St Andrews for the first time in a document dating to 6 June 1199. Walter's time as prior coincided with the episcopates of bishops Ernald,

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and

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.Watt and Murray, ''Fasti Ecclesiae'', pp. 378–79

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