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DE/EW/3427

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It is decreed by the alderman and council that Davy Patrickson, burgess of the said burgh, for the rebellion done by him to the alderman; first that he shall remain in the tolbooth until the morning, at the will of the alderman and the council; and thereafter, on Sunday coming, he shall come barefoot, with his gown loose, and a candle of a pound of wax in his hand, to St Nicholas church in the time of the High Mass, and offer that candle to the altar, and ask the alderman and his council forgiveness, for the love of God, and never to do such a thing again. Thereafter Davy shall give weekly for a year, a pint of wine to the church.

The xiiij day of Julij, the yer lxiii, it is ordanyit be the altherman and the consaile that Dauy Patrikson, burges of the saide burgh, for the rebellione done be him to the altherman, fyrst, that he sall ramayne in the tolbuth on to the morne, at the wil of the altherman and the consaile; and thar efter, on the Sonday next to cum, the saide Dauy sall cum bar fute, with his gowne louse, and a candill of a punde of wax in his hande, to Saint Nicholace kirk in the tyme of the hee messe, and offir that candill thar to the altar, and aske the altherman and his consaile forgifnes, for the luf of God, and neuer to do sic thyng again; and syne thar efter the said Dauy, fra that day furth, sal gyf oukly for the hale yeir, a pynt of wyne to the kirke for his said rebellione, and to the fulfilling of this, the saide Dauy is oblist and sworne, be the fath of his body, in presens of the altherman and his consale.

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
14/7/1463
Entry reference
EN/EW/2260
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