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DE/EW/3476

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The said day, it was decided and thought expedient by the council, for the trespass and offence committed by Cristall and Paul, Danes, for the breaking of the guns and carts, that they should fix them and should pay 40 s to the kirk work and Holy Blood light; and shall come tomorrow at 9 o'clock with two candles of 2 pound of wax, in their hands, bareheaded, and ask the council's forgiveness, and offer the two candles to the Holy Blood light. They shall also repair Jonet Kintore's stair that they broke with stones and ask her forgiveness.

The said day, it was diuisit and thoucht expedient, for the trespass and offens done be Cristall and Paull, Densmen, be the counsaile, for the breking of the gunnys and cartys of the samyne, that thai sal amende the said cartys and gunnys, and mak thame alse gud as thai war aforr, and sal pay xl s. to the kirk werk and haly blud licht; and sal cum to morne at ix houris with twa candillis of ij lib. of wax, in thair handis, barhed, and ask the counsaile and gud men of the tounn, in the name of the prouest and haill toune, forgivnes for the strublance of the townn, and offer the said tua candillis to the haly blud licht; and sall ament Jonet Kintoris star that thai brak with stanys, and ask hir forgevnes for the falt done to hir. {. . .}

Type of dedication
Light
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Blood
Saint details
ST/JD/21
Date low
26/9/1515
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2291
Notes
Punishment rather than devotion?
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Cristall and Paull --------- the Danes Male None 100 Cristall, and Paull, Densmen.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100