Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3160

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Andrew Murray, junior, burgess of Aberdeen, sells to the curate and chaplains of the choir of the church of St Nicholas, his annual rent of 5 merks from the lands of Wester Essintully, in the shire of Kincardine; to be held of the granter, paying for it one penny by way of blench farm.

Omnibus hanc cartam visuris . . . Andreas murray Junior burgensis de Abirdene eternam in domino Salutem Noueritis me . . . vendidisse . . . curato et capellanis chori ecclesie parrochialis diui nicolaii de Abirdene . . . Totum et integrum Illum annuum redditum meum quinque mercarum . . . de totis et integris terris de Westiressintuly cum pertinenciis Jacentibus infra vicecomitatum de Kyncardin . . . pro quadam certa summa pecunie quam dicti curatus et capellani mihi tempore confectionis presentis carte mee in pecunia numerata mea graui et vrgnete necessitate . . .persoluebant Tendendum . . . de me in feodo et hereditate imperpetuum . . . Reddendo . . . vnum denarium . . . nomine albefirme {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
21/10/1537
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2120
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Andrew Murray Male Burgess 100 Andrew Murray, junior, burgess of Aberdeen
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100