The Sheriff of Forres, was historically the royal official responsible for enforcing law and order in

Forres Forres (; ) is a town and former royal burgh in the north of Scotland on the County of Moray, Moray coast, approximately northeast of Inverness and west of Elgin, Moray, Elgin. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several ...

, Scotland.

Sheriffs of Forres

* Richard..... (1226) * William Wiseman (1264) * William de Dolays (1291) * Alexander Wiseman (1305) * Andrew..... (1337) * John of Nairn (1414)

References

*Taylor, Alice; The Shape of the State in Medieval Scotland, 1124-1290 (2016). Sheriff courts

Sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is common ...

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