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DE/EW/3481

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The said day the provost, bailies, and council, with assent and consent of the whole community being present for the time, representing the body of the whole town, unanimously, and in honour of God and the glorious matron St Anne, give, grant and assign to their poor ladies all and whole that piece of green land of theirs lying on the north side of their sickhouse, of which the marches follow after; and that at the instance of a right venerable and worshipful clerk, Master Alexander Galloway, parson of Kinkell, who promised, God willing, to build on a piece of ground pertaining to the sickhouse, a chapel and oratory, in honour of God and the blessed matron foresaid, St Anne. The gift, donation and patronage of the same are to remain with the good town of Aberdeen.

The said day, the prouest, bailzes, and consaill, with assent and consent of the haill comunite being present for the tyme, representant the body of the haill tovne, all in ane woce, nane gansawand nor opponnen tham, that to for the eking of thair merit, and in honor of God and the glorius matron Sanct Anne, gef, grantit, and assignit, and be this wricht gevis, grantis, and assignis to thar pure ladiis all and haill that pece grene land of tharis liand on the north syd of thar seikhouse; of the quhilk, the marchis efter folovis in the letterend of this act; and that at the instance of ane rycht venerable and worschipfull clerk, Maister Alexander Galloway, persone of Kinkell, quhilk promittit, God willing, to big and vpheid one ane pece of grovnd perteining to the said seikhouse, ane chapell and oratour, in honor of God and the blisset matrone forseid, Sanct Ane; and the gift, donacioun, and patronage of the samyne to remain and abide with the gud toune of Abirdene, and with thar successouris perpetualy in all tyme cuming. And for the mair securite of the samyn, thai ordanit thar commont seill to be affixit to thar said gift, and it to be extendit in the best and souerest fassone, can be maid befor this witnes, Master Thomas Chamer, Sir Johne Waus, Sir Dauid Waus, Dauid Loremar, and all the haill courte.

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Anne
Saint details
ST/JD/57
Date low
11/1/1519
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2294
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Galloway Male Canon 100 Master Alexander Galloway
Aberdeen burgh council None Burgess 100 None
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St Anne almshouse Aberdeen Hospital NJ941072 Aberdeen- Spittal [ASX] Aberdeen 100