Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/3923

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Duncan Clat, burgess of Aberdeen, obliges his heirs and assignays the land in which he now dwells in the Guestrow and all his other lands, possessions and annual rents to pay yearly that annual of 10 merks owed from his land of 'Daynardigavylle' on the east side of the Gallowgait to an altar of St John the Baptist which is to be founded in the cathedral church of Aberdeen and to the chaplain of it.

Be it maide kende til al men . . . me Doncan of Clat burges of Aberden . . . oblisis for euermar me myn ayris and assigneiss my lande in {th}e quhylkis now I duell lyande within {th}e saide burch of Aberden apon {th}e vest syde of {th}e Gastraw {. . .} and al o{th}er my landis possessiones and annuale rentis . . . and al my gudis . . . to pay . . .3erly {th}at . . . annuale of x merkis acht be me 3erly out of my lande lyande within {th}e saide burgh callit Daynardigavylle on {th}e est syde of {th}e Galowgat of {th}e said burgh {. . .} til ane alter of sanct Johnne {th}e Baptist . . . to be fundyn . . . in {th}e cathedrail kyrk of Aberden and to {th}e chaplane {th}e quhylk at {th}at alter for euermar sal do {th}e seruice of Gode {. . .}

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the Baptist
Saint details
ST/JD/24
Date low
10/3/1439
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2524
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Duncan Clat Male None 50 Duncan Clat. Married to Ellen.
Duncan Clat Male Burgess 100 Duncan Clat, burgess of Aberdeen
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100