Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3388

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

The provost, bailies and council order the persons above written (46 names) to pass with St Nicholas' board when they are told to by the sacristan's servants or himself at their houses, they being at home and not sick. Whoever disobeys, the sacristan proving his warning, he shall pay as much to St Nicholas' work as the board silver drew to the previous Sunday. And if the sacristan does not prove his warning, he shall pay as much as the board to the Sunday following.

The prowest bailzeysis and consell statutis and ordanis that the personis aboun wryten [46 names given] pass with Sanct Nicholace breid quhen thai ar warnit be the secrestanis seruandis or hym self at thar housis thai beand at hame and not seyk And quhat that dissobeyis the secretane prewand his warnyng he sell pay als mekill to Sanct Nicolace wark as the bred siluer drew to the last sonday afor And gyf the secrestar prewis not his warning he sell pay als mekill siclik as the bred to the sonday follow.

Type of dedication
Object (other)
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
12/10/1537
Entry reference
EN/EW/2235
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