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DE/EW/3146

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William Craig, son of Robert Craig, burgess, and Agnes Adamson, his spouse, compeared by mandate of his parents, and - for increment of his father's foundation of an anniversary to be celebrated by the chaplains of the college of St Nicholas - resigned an annual rent of 4 s from a land on the east of the Gallowgate. Sasine granted to David Vaus, collector of the chaplains.

{. . .} personaliter constitutus honestus Juuenis wilhelmus crag filius honesti viri roberti crag burgensis de Aberdene De speciali et mandato dicti patris sui roberti crag et matris sue agnetis adamsone pro additione fundationis dicti sui patris pro annuierarsio {anniuersario} suo pro perpetuo celibraturo per capellanos collegii beati nicholaii de abirdene accessit ad quamdam terram seu tenementum Jacentem in vico furcarum ex orientali parte eiusdem {. . .} in manibus honorabilis viri Jasperdi cullane vnius balliuorum de Aberdene . . . resignauit vnum annuum redditum quatuor solidorum monete regni scotie annuatim solvendorum curato et capellanis ecclesie nicholaii de Aberdene . . . Et consequenter dictus balliuus . . . dedit . . . dauidi Wauss . . . collectori . . . capellanorum . . . possessionem {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
1523
Entry reference
EN/EW/2115
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100