Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4264

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Item a silver jewel with an image of the crucifix and the pity given by Sir John Forrester, knight. Item two silver-gilt crowns for Christ and Our Lady, with stones, of which two pieces are broken, one larger, one smaller, with two stones kept in a bag in the custody of the treasurer. Item five gold bags with relics of saints.

{. . .} Item vnum iocale de argento cum ymagine crucifixi et pietatis datum per dominum Johannem Frostar militem . Item due corone de argento deaurate pro Christo et domina nostra cum lapidibus quarum due pecie fracte vna maior vna minor cum duobus lapidibus seruate in bursa in custodia thesaurarie . Item quinque burse auree cum reliquijs sanctorum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Image
Confidence
100
Saint named
Pity
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
None
Date high
1/3/1496
Entry reference
EN/EW/2676
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
John Forrester Male Knight 100 Sir John Forrester of Corstorphine, son of Sir Adam Forrester of Corstorphine, knight, and Margaret.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100