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DE/EW/4070

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Charter of obligation of the vicars choral of Aberdeen cathedral to Master Alexander Galloway, rector of Kinkell, concerning the celebration of a daily Mass for the salvation of his soul and other specified souls, at 9 o'clock in the morning at the altar of St Michael the archangel within Aberdeen cathedral, {altar} constructed and built by Master Alexander. Moreover 2 anniversaries along with 30 Masses are to be celebrated. Provision is made for the twelve paupers of the hospital of the Virgin Mary. There is also provision for thirty paupers and for the lepers of Aberdeen. Mention is made of the psalter of the Virgin Mary and the suffrages of the Virgin Mary.

Carta obligatoria vicariorum chori ecclesie cathedralis Aberdonensis facta per eosdem venerabili viro magistro Alexandro Galloway rectori a Kynkell de et super celebratione vnius misse quotidiane pro salute anime eiusdem et animarum suprascriptarum (p. 423) hora nona ante meridiem ad altare beati archangeli Michaelis infra ecclesiam cathedralem Abirdonensem per prefatum magistrum Alexandrum constructum et edificatum {. . .} insuper de duobus anniuersarijs vna cum triginta priuatis missis in crastino dictarum exequiarum . nec non de distribuendo summam xv. lib. xiij. s. iiij. d. de supradictis terris percipiendam in hunc qui sequitur modum {. . .} Insuper et duodecim pauperibus hospitalis diue virginis Marie infra canoniam Aberdonensem in singulis exequijs et missis supradictis interessentibus cuilibet eorundem vnum panem frumenti duorum denariorum et quatuor denarios argenti summam sex solidorum extendentem in anno ad duodecim solidos ipsis dicentibus et quolibet eorundem psalterium diue virginis in exequijs et missa quibus conscientiam eorum oneramus . Preterea triginta pauperibus claudis cecis et alijs miserabilibus personis indigentibus singulis dictis diebus inter missarum solennia dicentibus similiter psalterium diue Marie virginis cuilibet eorundem vnum panem frumenti duorum denariorum et duos nummos argenti decem solidos per equalem diuisionem in anno extendentes ad viginti solidos {. . .} Demum leprosis de Abirdene sex panes frumenti vt supra et duodecim denarios argenti duos solidos extendentes in anno ad quatuor solidos ipsis etiam celebrantibus orationum suffragia Marie virginis pro salute anime dicti magistri Alexandri et animarum omnium fidelium defunctorum prout deo respondere voluerint {. . .}

Type of dedication
Liturgical celebration
Confidence
100
Saint named
Virgin Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
8/2/1543
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2592
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Galloway Male Canon 100 Master Alexander Galloway
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100