Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3158

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John Murray, junior, burgess of Aberdeen, compeared and resigned his annual rent of 6 s from the late David Lamb, burgess's land, on the north of the Gallowgate, into the hands of Alexander Rutherford, bailie. He thereupon granted sasine to sir John Cumming, procurator for the curate and chaplains of the choir of the church of St Nicholas.

{. . .} personaliter constitutus Johannes murray Junior burgensis de Aberdene . . . Totum et integrum illum annuum redditum suum sex solidorum . . . de tota et integra terra anteriore et interiore cum pertinenciis quondam dauidis lame burgensis de abirdene Jacente infra dictum burgum in vico furcarum ex boreali parte eiusdem {. . .} In manibus honorabilis viri alexandri ruthirfurd vnius balliuorum dicti burgi . . . resignauit . . . ad dandum sasinam . . . curato et capellanis chori ecclesie diui nicolaii de aberdene . . . Et consequenter idem balliuus sasinam . . . domino Johanni cumyng procuratori dictorum capellanorum . . . contulit {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
24/11/1535
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2119
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
John Murray Male Burgess 100 John Murray, junior, burgess of Aberdeen.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100