Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4015

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, bishop of Aberdeen to Gilbert Piot and William Binnie, bailies. Details that 16 particates of land have been given to the perpetual chaplain of the altar of St Andrew the apostle within the cathedral church of Aberdeen. Asks them to hand over sasine.

Villelmus miseratione diuina episcopus Abirdonensis dilectis nostris Gilberto Pyot et Willelmo Bynne . . .bailliuis nostris . . . Quia dedimus . . . capellano perpetuo altaris sancti Andree apostoli infra ecclesiam nostram cathedralem Aberdonensem situati . . . illam terram sexdecim perticatas terre in longitudine continentem cum suis pertinentijs {. . .} prout in carta . . . magistri Duncani Scherar desuper confecta plenius continetur Vobis . . . mandamus quatenus dicto capellano per prefatum magistrum Duncanum nominando sasinam . . . nomine ecclesie et dicti altaris tradatis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Andrew the apostle
Saint details
ST/JD/3
Date low
None
Date high
24/9/1498
Entry reference
EN/EW/2565
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of Aberdeen William Elphinstone Male Bishop 100 William Elphinstone II, bishop of Aberdeen, 1483-1514; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 4.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100