James II confirms a recent charter of Robert Seres, burgess of Dundee, concerning the foundation of a perpetual chaplainry at the altar of St James the apostle in the parish church of Dundee from certain lands and annualrents. Robert de Seres, burgess of the burgh of Dundee, for the salvation of my soul and that of Katherine, my late spouse, the souls of my father and mother, my ancestors, my successors and all the faithful departed gives, grants, and by my present charter confirms to almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, St James the Apostle and the altar of the same, for the sustentation of a perpetual chaplain at the said altar in the parish church of St Mary of Dundee to celebrate Mass for the foresaid souls, a certain dwelling with pertinents lying within the burgh of Dundee in the street of St Mary on the south part of that street between the land of Robert Keryr to the west on one part and the land of Robert Moncur to the east on the other part, andalso the annualrents withinwritten, namely 4 s of annualrent from the land of John Reid lying in the Welgate of the said burgh on the west of that street between the land of the heirs of Robert Penny on the south part on one side and the common way which goes to the well of St Mary on the north part on the other side; and 10 s annualrent from the land of John Hugonis in the seagate on the north part of that street between the land of Lord Ogilvy on the east part on one side and the land of Finlay Thomson on the west part on the other side; and 10 s annual rent from the land of St Salvator lying in the Rattonraw of the said burgh on the north part of that street between the land of Patrick Foularton to the east on one side and the other land of St Salvator to the west on the other side; 6 s 8 d annualrent from the land of Alice Docherty lying in the Flukargate on the north part of that street between the land of John Scherar ot the east on one side and the land of Finlay Feryne to the west on the other side; and the third part of the Westfield of Dundee with its pertinents held from the lord constable of Dundee in feu-ferme rendering annually to the altar of St James in the said parish church 33 s 4 d of annualrent at the usual terms and the foresaid dwelling pays annually to the altar of St Salvator in the parish church of Dundee 9 s annualrent [. . .] The said chaplain is to celebrate Mass as much on ferial days as feast days namely in the mornings and evenings at the canonical hours and processions, The chaplain is also to hold anniversary Masses for me and my late wife Katherine at the altar of St James yearly on the day of my death and will celebrate a Mass on the following day with 12 chaplains and two candles overhead? as much for an antiphon as to illluminate the Mass. The presentation of the chaplain is to pertain to me while I am alive and the institution to the bishop of Brechin [. . .]

Jacobus dei gracia Rex Scoto[rum] om[n]ib[us] probis ho[m]i[ni]bus totius t[er]re sue clericis et laicis salute[m] Sciatis Nos qua[n]dam Indentura[m] dilecti et fidelis nostri Roberti de Seres Burgensis de dunde p[er] modu[m] carte sup[er] fundacione cuisda[m] capellanie p[er]petue ad altare sancti Jacobi ap[osto]li in eccl[es]ia p[ar]rochiali de dunde factam de certis terris et a[n]nuis t[er]rar[um] redditibus infra Burgu[m] et Baronia[m] de dunde Iacentib[us] de mandato nostro . . . Vniuersis et singulis hanc p[rese]tem Indentura[m] visuris vel audituris Robertus de Seres burgensis Burgi de dunde Salutem in om[n]i saluatore Nouerit[is] me p[ro] salute anime mee et katerine quondam vxoris mee patrisq[ue] mei et matris mee ac p[ro] animab[us] antecessor[um] et successor[um] meor[um] et om[n]i[um] fideliu[m] defunctorum libere dedisse concessisse et hac p[rese]nti carta mea confirmasse deo o[mn]ipotenti et beate marie virgini ac beato Iacobo ap[osto]lo et altari eiusdem ad laudem et gloria[m] eoru[n]dem ac ad sustentacione[m] vni[us] capellani ad dictu[m] altare[m] i[n] eccl[es]ia s[an]c[t]e marie de dunde p[ro] p[er]petuo et pro a[n]i[m]abus predictis celebraturi tota[m] et integra[m] qua[n]dam domu[m] cum p[er]tine[n]tiis Iacente[m] infra burgu[m] de dunde in vico sancte Marie ex parte australi eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram Roberti de keyr ad occidente[m] ex parte vna et terra[m] Roberti de mvnkur[e] ad oriente[m] ex parte alt[er]a ac ecia[m] a[n]nuos redditus infrascriptos videlicet quatuor solidos a[n]nui redditus a[n]nuati[m] leuandos et p[er]cipiendos de t[er]ra Joha[n]nis Rede iacen[te] in le Welgate dicti burgi ex p[ar]te occide[n]tali eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram heredu[m] Roberti pe[n]ny ex p[ar]te australi ex p[ar]te vna et co[mun]em viam qua itur ad fontem s[an]c[t]e Marie ex parte boreali ex p[ar]te alt[er]a ac decem solidos a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra Joha[n]nis hugonis in vico maris ex parte boreali eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram d[o]m[ini] de Ogiluy ex p[ar]te orientali ex p[ar]te vna et t[er]ram ffinlai thome ex parte occidentali ex parte alt[er]a ac decem solidos a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra sancti Saluator[is] iace[n]te i[n] le Ratenrav dicti burgi ex p[ar]te boreali eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ra[m] patricij fovlarton ad oriente[m] ex p[ar]te vna et alia[m] t[er]ram sancti Saluatoris ad occidente[m] ex p[ar]te alt[er]i necno[n] sex solidos et octo denarios a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra Alicie doquhir iace[n]te in le flukargate ex parte boreali eiusde[m] vici int[er] t[er]ra[m] Joha[n]nis scherar ad oriente[m] ex p[ar]te vna et terram ffinlai feryne ad occidente[m] ex p[ar]te alt[er]a ac tota[m] et integra[m] tercia[m] parte[m] de le Westfelde de dunde cu[m] p[er]tine[n]ciis tent[am] de d[omi]no constabulario de dunde i[n] feodofirma iace[n]te in baronia de dunde Reddendo inde ad altare s[an]c[t]i Jacobi i[n] dicta p[ar]rochiali eccl[es]ia a[n]nuatim triginta tres solidos et quatuor denarios a[n]nui redditus ad t[er]minos co[n]suetos et dom[us] p[re]dicta soluit a[n]nuati[m] ad altare sancti Saluator[is] in eccl[es]ia p[ar]rochiali de dunde noue[m] solidos a[n]nui redditus ad t[er]minos infra burgu[m] statutos que quide[m] dom[us] cu[m] a[n]nuo redditu ac ecia[m] a[n]nuus redditus tercie partis de le Westfelde de dunde p[re]tactus sunt ad altaria s[an]c[t]i saluator[is] et s[an]c[t]i Jacobi per d[omi]n[u]m nostru[m] Rege[m] mortificati Tenenda[m] et habenda[m] tota[m] et integra[m] dicta[m] domu[m] et a[n]nuos redditus p[re]scriptos cu[m] tota et i[n]tegra t[er]cia parte de le Westfelde p[re]dicta cu[m] pertine[n]ciis suis vniu[er]sis dicto capellano ad altare p[re]dictu[m] p[ro] a[n]i[m]abus supradict[is] di[uin]a celebra[n]ti ac suis successorib[us] pro p[er]petuo celebratur[is] in pura[m] et p[er]petua[m] elemosina[m] cu[m] o[mn]ibus et singulis libertatib[us] co[m]moditatib[us] et asiame[n]tis ac iustis p[er]tine[n]tiis ad tota[m] et i[n]tegram dicta[m] domu[m] ac a[n]nuos redditus vna cu[m] tota et integra t[er]cia p[ar]te de le Westfelde p[re]dicta cu[m] p[er]tine[n]c[iis] spectantib[us] seu iuste spectare valentib[us] quomodolib[et] in futur[um] libere quiete plenarie integre et honorifice bene et in pace et adeo libere quiete bene et i[n] pace in o[mn]ibus et p[er] o[mn]ia sicut aliqua elemosina i[n]fra Regnu[m] Scocie datur co[n]ceditur seu possidetur dari concedi seu possideri potit[ur] quoq[u]omodo volo tame[n] et ordino q[uod] dictus capellan[us] qui p[ro] tempore fuerit i[n]t[er]sit [con]tinue o[mn]ibus diuinis seruiciis in p[re]fata eccl[es]ia celebrat[is] seu i[n]poster[um] celebrandis tam in ferialib[us] diebus q[ua]m in festis videlicet magne misse matutinis horis canonicis vesp[er]is et p[ro]cessionib[us] in habitu co[n]gruo et dece[n]ti et q[uod] dictus capellan[us] qui p[ro] tempore fu[er]it nullo modo arceat[ur] seu transferatur p[er] alique[m] ad missam aliqua[m] alibi celebranda[m] p[rae]terq[ua]m ad altare p[re]dictu[m] Insup[er] volo et ordino q[uod] dictus capellanus qui p[ro] tempore fuerit nullo alio beneficio aut seruicio p[er]petuo vel ad tempus co[m]patibili vel i[n]co[m]patibili c[on]gaudeat iusi ta[n]tu[m]modo capellania p[re]dicta pret[er]ea volo et ordino q[uod] dictus capellanus qui p[ro] tempore fuerit exequias anniuersarii mei et kat[er]ine olim vxoris mee in dicta eccl[es]ia s[an]c[t]e Marie ad dictum altare s[an]c[t]i Jacobi a[n]nis singulis die obitus mei cum nota et missam i[n] crastino celebret seu celebrati faciat cu[m] numero duodeci[m] capellanor[um] ac duob[us] cercis sup[er] capeta tam ad dirige q[ua]m ad missam illuminand[is] suis sumptib[us] et expensis p[ro] p[er]petuo suste[n]tet volo ecia[m] et ordino q[uod] qua[n]docu[m]q[ue] et q[u]otiescu[m]q[ue] dicta[m] capellania[m] p[er] morte[m] resignacione[m] cessione[m] vel qua[m]cu[m]q[ue] aliam via[m] seu causam vacare contig[er]it extunc capellam succedentis p[rese]ntacio ad me dum vixero et institucio ad Ep[iscopu]m Brechine[n]se[m] . . . . . .