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DE/EW/3537

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Thomas White is convicted for the troubling of David Reid, officer, and of Duncan Fraser. He is ordered to come on Sunday in eight days time, in the time of High Mass, within the choir of the said burgh {church}, with bare feet and head, with a candle of one pound of wax in his hand, and there to sit down on his knees and ask for forgiveness, and offer the said candle to St Nicholas' light. He is to pay 10 li to St Nicholas' work if he commits such a fault to an officer or neighbour in the future.

The said day, Thomas Quhit was conuikit abefor for the strublance of Dauid Reid, officiar, in the executioun of his office, and for the strublance of Duncane Freser, and ryving of his tirleise of his vyndok, and strik oup of the same, vnder silence of nycht, is maid and ordinit be the prouest, bailzeis, and counsale, to cum on Sonday cum viij dais, in the tyme of the hie mess, within the queir of the said burgh, bair feit and bair heid, with ane candill of ane lib. of vax in his hand, and thair to sit done on his bair kneis, and thair first to ask the prouest, bailzeis, and counsale forgifens, and secundly the said David Reid, officiar, and thirdly the said Duncane Fresser, of the said offensis, and offer the said candill to Sanct Nicholace lycht, and to sett cautioun for tene lib. Scottis mone to Sanct Nicholace vark, gif euer he committis sicklik falt to ony officiar or nychtbour within this burgh; and als to satisfe and pleis the said officiar and barbour for curing of him; and als to mend the skayth done be him to the said Freseris tirleis and vindak, and to set cautioun for the same or he departit of the tolbuith, and John Tulidef zovnger is becumin souerte for the said Quhit for fulfilling of all the premisses.

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
8/10/1549
Entry reference
EN/EW/2329
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