Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3493

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The white fishers consent to pay 12 d yearly to sir Alexander Russell, their chaplain and orator. In return he is to perform divine service within the church of St Clement; that is to say, two Masses every week, one on Sunday and one on Friday.

The said day, all the quhit fischaris, in ane consent, beand warnit to this day and conwenit for the maist part, consentit to gif to thair chaplane and ortour, Schir Alexr. Rossell, baith maisteris, skiparis, and seruandis of euery lyne, xii d. in the yeir, to be pait to him at tua termis, Witsonday and Mertimes, in wyntar, be ewinlie percionis. And the skiparis and maisters to ansuer the said Schir Alexr. of the said xii d. of euery lyne, for himself and the seruandis that ar in the houiss {sic} with thame, and for the wthir seruandis thar ar in thair awin houiss be thame self to ansuer and pay the same thair self to the said Schir Alexr. For the quhilkis the said Sir Alexr. sall do dywine seruice wse and wont within the said kyrk of Sanct Clement, that is to say, tua messis euery owik, ane one Sonday, and ane one the Friday, lik as his antecessouris hes done in tymis bigane.

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Clement
Saint details
ST/JD/71
Date low
None
Date high
9/9/1528
Entry reference
EN/EW/2299
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Footdee Aberdeen Chapel NJ9506 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100