Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4082

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Concerning the number of prebends. As the first prebend, that of the canonry of the dean, is assigned the whole church of Kirkton with the lands of Muircroft with pertinents except for the teind of salmon of Balgownie(?) and all the teinds of the hospital of St Peter . . . The church of St Nicholas of Aberdeen is assigned as the sixth prebend. . . . The church of Banchory-Devenick is assigned as the twelfth prebend.

De numero prebendarum premeue ecclesie cathedralis Aberdonensis {. . .} quod Prima prebenda canonie Decanatus assignatur tota ecclesia de Kyrkton cum terris de Murcroft ad dictam ecclesiam tempore presentis ordinationis et cum omnibus et ceteris fructibus et pertinencijs suis ad eandem spectantibus excepta decima salmonum de Palgoueny et omnibus decimis hospitalis sancti Petri de Aberdon quas tempore istius ordinationis possedit in proprios vsus dicti hospitalis et sororum ibidem viuentium conuertendis {. . .} Sexta prebenda canonie assignatur ecclesia beati Nicholai de Aberden cum omnibus fructibus obuentionibus et ceteris pertinencijs ad eandem spectantibus {. . .} Duodecima prebenda canonie assignatur ecclesia de Banchory Deuenyk cum omnibus fructibus obuentionibus et ceteris pertinencijs ad eandem spectantibus {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Nicholas
Saint details
ST/JD/50
Date low
None
Date high
18/4/1256
Entry reference
EN/EW/2596
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Church (Parish) NJ940063 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100