Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/2801

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Item, for the obit of Master Thomas Vaus, late precentor of Moray and canon of Aberdeen, the chaplain of the altar of St Martin of the original foundation, is bound to the chaplains of the foresaid choir for a sung Mass and trenthal, with placing of a table, and wax lights as the custom is in the said church, for which the same chaplain is infeft, 13 s 4 d.

Item pro obitu magistri thome waus precentoris quondam morauiensis ac canonicj abirdonensis capellanis sancti martinj premeue fundationis predicti magistri thome ad altare predictum tenetur annuatim soluere capellanis chorj predicti pro missa de nota et trigintali cum locatione tabule et cera ut moris est in dcita ecclesia pro quo idem capellanus infeodatur xiij s iiij d

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Martin
Saint details
ST/JD/34
Date low
None
Date high
1480
Entry reference
EN/EW/2007
Notes
Thomas Vaus, precentor of Moray died before 1480.
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Precentor of Moray Thomas Vaus Male Cathedral dignitary 100 Master Thomas Vaus, precentor of Moray 1468 - 1478 x 1480; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 292.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100