Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3150

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Master Thomas Chalmer, curate of Aberdeen and chaplain of the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the parish church of St Nicholas of Aberdeen, compeared and resigned a tenement on the south side of the Gallowgate into the hands of William Rolland, bailie, who thereupon granted sasine of it to David Vaus, collector for the vicar and chaplains of the choir of the church of St Nicholas.

{. . .} Personaliter constitutus discretus vir magister thomas chalmer Curatus de Abirdene ac capellanus perpetuus altaris beatissime virginis marie infra ecclesiam parrochialem diui nicolayii de aberdene fundati et situati . . . Totum et integrum illud tenementum suum cum pertinenciis Jacens infra dictum burgum in vico furcarum ex orientali parte eiusdem {. . .} In manibus honorabilis viri Willelmi rolland vnius balliuorum dicti burgi . . . resignauit . . . Ad dandum . . . sasinam . . . vicario et cappellanis chori ecclesie parrochialis diui nicolaii de Aberdene Et consequenter idem balliuus . . . sasinam . . . dauidi waus collectori . . . capellanorum contulit {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
13/7/1527
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2116
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Thomas Chalmer Male Chaplain 70 Master Thomas Chalmer, notary public, chaplain of the altar of BVM, church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen, in 1513.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100