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DE/EW/3585

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A number of women are convicted for buying meal and reselling it. They are banned from buying meal in the market until Michaelmas, otherwise they are to be put in the pillory for 24 hours. Donald Bandon and Richard Redhead are convicted for the blowing of meal and selling it to strangers. David Finnie is convicted for the selling of meal in barrels {to aleselllers?}. Donald, Richard, and David are each to pay 10 s to St Nicholas' work and one pound of wax to the Holy Blood light. If ever any of those three are convicted for such crimes in the future, they shall pay 40 s to St Nicholas' work.

The saide day, the wyf of Jonhe Blak, the wif of Sandy Forbes, Mergat Balcome, the wif of Jonhe Rede, worbster, Emy Kempty, Tiby Rutherfurd, Mody Baxter, Alisone Cuming, the wif of Sandy Huchone, Donald Bandone, Richerd Reidheid, ilkane of the said wemen was in ane amerciament of the court for the breking of commone ordinance, and spilling of the mercat, in bying of meil and tapping it; and the said Donald and Richerd, ilkane of tham in amerciament of the court for the blewing of meil and selling till alienatis; and Dauid Fynne in ane amerciament of the court be his tonge grant, for the selling of meill in barrell til alisuris, be ane suorne assis, Johne Colisone forspeker; for the amendis of the quhilkis it was ordanit and statut that nane of the said women be fundin in the mercat unto Michelmes byand meill; and gif ony of them be comprehendit in the said mercat, thai salbe takin be the officiaris and put in the goif, thair to stand xxiiii houris; and the saidis Donald, Richerd, and Dauid, ilk ane sal pay x s. to Sanct Nicholes werk, and i lib. wax to the Halyblude licht; and gif euer ony of tham thre beis conuikit for sik crymes in tym to cum, sel pay xl s. to Sanct Nicholes werk vnforgevin.

Type of dedication
Light
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Blood
Saint details
ST/JD/21
Date low
7/6/1497
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2356
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Donald Bandon Male None 100 Donald Bandone.
Richard Redhead Male None 100 Richerd Reidheid.
David Finnie Male None 100 Dauid Fynne.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100