Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3600

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The provost, bailies and council statute that all manner of youths, burgesses and burgesses' sons shall be ready every holy day to go with the abbot and prior of Bon Accord under the penalty of 20 s, and { } for their unlaw, which shall be split between St Nicholas' work and the abbot and prior.

The saide day, it was statut and ordanit, be the prouest, bailyeis, and counsale for the vphaldin of the alde louabile consuetuid, honor, and rite of the toune, that all manere of youthis, burgeis and burges sonnys, salbe redy everie halyday to pass with the Abbat and Prior of Bonacord, in thair array convenient thairto, under the paine of xx. sh. ilkane persone that fayleis, and [ ] tharof for thar unlawe unforgevin; quhilk unlawe salbe departit betuixt Sanct Nicholes werk and the said Abbat and Prior equalie; and in likuiss thai ordanit the tounes officers to be redy to pass with the said Abbatt and Prior continualie for the honor of the toune.

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
16/5/1507
Entry reference
EN/EW/2362
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