Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3838

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Bishop Alexander founds the manse of Methlick. The successor of the current prebendary John Ednam will be required to pay 10 s sterling annually at the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary to the vicars choral for an anniversary for John.

{. . .} et volumus statuimus et ordinamus de consensu assensu et ordinatione capituli nostri quod quicunque predicto domino Johanni de Edname in prebenda de Methelayk successerit soluat annuatim vicariis chori cathedralis ecclesie de Aberdon decem solidos sterlingorum vsualis monete ad festum assumptionis beate Marie virginis pro anniuersario dicti domini Johannis quolibet anno in commemorationem obitus sui solempniter celebrando {. . .}

Type of dedication
Payment on feast day
Confidence
100
Saint named
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
20/8/1376
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2488
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
no locations recorded
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence