Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/2778

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Item, for John Collisoun, senior, his father and mother, during his life-time, and after the decease of the said John, for himself, his wife and children, at the altar of St Michael, from all and whole that land, inner and outer, belonging to the said John in the Gallowgate, on the west side thereof, presently inhabited by William Lorimar and [. . .] Bissat, wood-sawyer, 20 s.

Item pro Iohanne collisoun senior eius patre et matre dum ipse vixerit et post obitum dicti Iohannis pro se vxore sua et prolibus ad altare sancti michaelis de tota et integra ipsius Iohannis in vico furcarum ex occidentali parte eiusdem vici quam inhabitat Willelmus lorimar et . . . bissat lignorum serrator interiori et exteriori xx s

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Michael
Saint details
ST/JD/38
Date low
None
Date high
26/3/1521
Entry reference
EN/EW/1998
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
John Collison Male Burgess 100 John Collison, senior. Burgess of Aberdeen. Married to Elizabeth Leslie.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100