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DE/EW/3998

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Andrew Lyell, treasurer of Aberdeen, in praise and honour of Almighty God and the most glorious Virgin Mary, his mother, helper and mediatrix to human kind, for the salvation of the souls of James II, Mary his queen, James IV, his ancestors and successors, and for the souls of his own father and mother, and all the faithful departed, grants to Almighty God and his most glorious mother, and to the chaplains in the choir of Aberdeen cathedral, celebrating divine office daily, and their successors, an annual pension of 5 li from the fermes and rents of the burgh of Aberdeen, and annual rents of 20 s and 13 s 4 d. He grants to the chaplains of the choir of the collegiate church of St Nicholas of Aberdeen his whole fishing of the half nets, except 13 s 4 d, and annual rents of 46 s 8 d. The cathedral chaplains and their successors are to celebrate daily each week at the altar of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded by himself, every Sunday and Monday the Mass 'Trinity', on Tuesdays and Wednesdays the Mass 'Holy Spirit', on Thursdays the Mass 'requiem', on Fridays the Mass 'Saviour of the people', and on Saturday the Mass 'glorious virgin Mary' at 11 o'clock in the morning. The chaplains and their successors of the said collegiate church are to celebrate the forenamed Masses at the High altar in the presence of St Nicholas, patron of that church, daily in winter at 6 o'clock in the morning and in summer at 5 o'clock in the morning.

Andreas Liell thesaurarius Aberdonensis salutem . . . Noueritis me in laudem et honorem omnipotentis Dei et gloriosissime virginis Marie matris eius aduocatricis et humano generi mediatricis pro salute animarum excellentissimi et serenissimi principis Jacobi quondam secundi Dei gratia regis Scotorum illustrissimi et Marie consortis sue regine Scotie et prosperitate metuendissimi domini nostri regis moderni Jacobi quarti regis Scotorum antecessorum et successorum suorum pro saluteque animarum patris mei et matris mee omniumque fidelium defunctorum et precipue eorum omnium quibus vncquam debitor sui et penes quos aliqualiter in hoc mundo deliqui aut de eorum bonis qualitercunque habui dedisse . . . omnipotenti Deo et sue gloriosissime genitrici ac capellanis in choro ecclesie cathedralis Aberdonensis diuina officia cotidie celebrantibus et eorum successoribus {. . .} necnon capellanis chori ecclesie collegiate beati Nicholai de Aberdene ministrantibus diuina seruicia {. . .} Tenebuntur tamen dicti capellani huiusmodi cathedralis ecclesie et sui successores qui pro tempore fuerint cotidie celebrare singulis ebdomidis per se vel per alios ad altare beate virginis Marie per me fundatum et creatum in dicta ecclesia omnibus diebus dominicis et lune per annum missam de trinitate diebus Martis et Mercurij de sancto spiritu die Jouis de requie die Veneris salus populi et die saboti de gloriosa virgine Maria in hora vndecima ante meridiem et semper post leuationem corporis Christi in choro ad summum altare eiusdem . Necnon pari modo capellani et sui successores dicte ecclesie collegiate burgi antedicti de Aberdene celebrabunt et celebrare facient missas prenominatas in magno altari coram sancto Nycholao eiusdem ecclesie patrono cotidie in yemali tempore hora sexta in aurora et in estate hora quinta cum alijs deprecationibus pro animabus supradictis cum etiam consuetis orationibus pro benefactoribus in vita et in morte pro illis in purgatorio remanentibus orationum suffragia et misericordiam Dei expectantibus {. . .}

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
None
Date high
9/5/1491
Entry reference
EN/EW/2556
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Treasurer of Abdn Andrew Lyell Male Cathedral dignitary 100 Master Andrew Lyell, treasurer of Aberdeen 1461-1503; official of Aberdeen 1490-1503; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 21, 32.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100