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DE/EW/3978

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Master Laurence Duncanson, vicar of Longley, for the sustentation of a chaplain at the altar of St Columba in the cathedral church of Aberdeen, for the salvation of the souls of James II; Mary, his wife; James II and his wife Queen Margaret and their eldest son James, duke of Ross, earl of Carrick and lord Cunningham; and his own father, Duncan Adamson, and mother, Marjorie Mowat; his brother sir Thomas Duncanson, and Andrew Alanson, burgess of Aberdeen, as well as his own soul, grants to Richard Forbes, dean, and the chapter of Aberdeen, annual rents of 19 merks, 9 s, and 13 s.

Magister Laurencius Duncani vicarius . . . de Lungley . . . Noueritis me . . . ad sustentationem . . . vnius capellani ad altare sancti Columbe in ecclesia cathedrali Aberdonensi . . . pro salute animarum quondam . . . Jacobi secundi Scotorum regis . . . et quondam . . . domine Marie regine Scotie sue coniugis et animarum . . . moderni domini Jacobi Scotorum regis et . . . domine Margarete regine Scotie moderne ac anime domini principis Scotie eorum filij primogeniti Jacobi ducis de Rothissay comitis de Carryk et domini Cunyngame . . . necnon pro salute animarum quondam Duncani Adamson patris mei et Mariorie Mowat matris mee domini Thome Duncani fratris mei Andree Alani quondam burgensis de Aberden et pro salute anime mee . . . dedisse . . . Richardo Forbes decano et capitulo Aberdonensi {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Columba
Saint details
ST/JD/11
Date low
16/3/1475
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2550
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Laurence Duncanson Male Secular cleric 100 Master Laurence Duncanson, vicar of the parish church of Longley (Aberdeenshire)
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100