Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4059

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Charter of Alexander Spittall, prebendary of Clatt, made with the agreement of the bishop and chapter, to the vicars and chaplains of the choir, for an annual rent of 26 s 8 d to be raised from the manse of the canonry and prebend of Clatt, for celebrating an anniversary on the morrow of the feast of St Molocus, confessor, patron of Clatt.

Carta Alexandri Spittall prebendarij de Clatt facta consensu episcopi et capituli vicarijs et capellanis chori de annuo redditu xxvj solidorum et viij denariorum leuando de manso canonicatus et prebende de Clatt tenendo in perpetuam elemosinam . Celebrando inde anniuersarium in crastino Sancti Moloci confessoris patroni de Clatt cum campanarum pulsu cum candelis cereis decentibus super altari et scabello per dictos capellanos et vicarios suis sumptibus inueniendis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Liturgical celebration
Confidence
100
Saint named
Molocus
Saint details
ST/EW/158
Date low
21/11/1537
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2587
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Spittall Male Canon 100 Alexander Spittall, prebendary of Clatt
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100