▁D und ee . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁however ▁obtain ▁a ▁bishop ric , ▁becoming ▁Bishop ▁of ▁Ca ith ness . ▁On ▁ 2 6 ▁April ▁ 1 2 9 6 , ▁as ▁Pre cent or ▁of ▁Ross ▁he ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁Ca ith ness ▁dioc ese , ▁vac ant ▁since ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Alan ▁de ▁St ▁Edmund ▁in ▁ 1 2 9 1 , ▁and ▁consec r ated ▁by ▁Hugh ▁Ay cel in , ▁Card inal - B ishop ▁of ▁Ost ia . ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁bishop ▁long ▁however , ▁perhaps ▁not ▁even ▁long ▁enough ▁to ▁visit ▁his ▁new ▁bishop ric . ▁He ▁died ▁at ▁S ien a ▁some ▁time ▁before ▁ 1 7 ▁December ▁ 1 2 9 6 , ▁when ▁Andrew , ▁Abb ot ▁of ▁Cou par ▁Ang us , ▁was ▁provided ▁to ▁the ▁now ▁vac ant ▁see ▁of ▁Ca ith ness . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Dow den , ▁John , ▁The ▁B ish ops ▁of ▁Scotland , ▁ed . ▁J . ▁M ait land ▁Thom son , ▁( G las gow , ▁ 1 9 1 2 ) ▁ ▁In nes , ▁Cos mo ▁Nelson , ▁Reg istr um ▁Epis cop atus ▁Mor avi ensis ; ▁E ▁Pl ur ibus ▁C od ic ibus ▁Cons arc in atum ▁Cir ca ▁A . D . ▁M cc cc ., ▁C um ▁Cont inu ation e ▁Diplom atum ▁Rec ent ior um ▁Us que ▁Ad ▁A . D . ▁M dc xx iii , ▁( Ed inburgh