Robert Reid's date of birth is unrecorded but he began his university education in 1511 and like most students of the … See more

The abbey of Kinloss, founded by King David I in 1151, is situated only a few miles from Elgin Cathedral where Robert Reid was its subdean and official, was governed by Abbot Thomas Crystall since his appointme… See more

Robert Maxwell, Bishop of Orkney had died by 25 December 1540 and Robert Reid was nominated by the King for the bishopric on 5 April 1541. The provision was granted on 20 July 1541 with Reid retaining his existing benefices i… See more

The new College of Justice held its inaugural meeting on 27 May 1532 when Abbot Reid was admitted as a senator in place of his uncle, Robert Schanwell. Alexander Mylne, the Abbot of Cambuskenneth, … See more

In a letter dated 30 October 1557, Henry of France requested that the Scottish parliament send commissioners to prepare for the wedding of Queen Mary to the Dauphin of France. Robert Reid was appointed … See more

• Boyle, L.E. (1984). Aston, D. H. (ed.). The History of the University of Oxford. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 536–7. ISBN 0 19 951011 3.
• Brown, P. Hume (1912), History of Scotland, Cambridge: Cambridge University … See more