At council of Scottish clergy held in the Dominican friary in Aberdeen on 26 November 1359 a bull of Pope Adrian [IV] was inspected. In this bull there is mention of the church of St Machar and the church of St Nicholas.

Adrianus episcopus seruus seruorum Dei venerabili fratri Edwardo Aberdonensi episcopo eiusque successoribus canonice substituendis imperpetuum salutem et apostolicam benedictionem {. . .} ecclesiam sancti Machorij {. . .} ecclesiam quoque sancti Nicholai de Aberden {. . .}