Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4360

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Gift of an annual rent of 18 s to the chaplains of the church of Aberdeen by Master Richard Forbes, dean of Aberdeen, for celebrating on Mondays, each week throughout the year, a Mass at 10 o'clock at the altar of St Machar.

Donatio annui redditus xviij s. annuatim facta capellanis ecclesie Aberdonensis per magistrum Ricardum de Forbes decanum Aberdonensem ad celebrandum singulis annis die lune per ebdomidas vnam missam hora decima ad altare sancti Mauchorij .

Type of dedication
Liturgical celebration
Confidence
100
Saint named
Machar
Saint details
ST/JD/132
Date low
None
Date high
1514
Entry reference
EN/EW/2718
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Dean of Aberdeen Richard Forbes Male Cathedral dignitary 100 Master Richard Forbes, dean of Aberdeen, 1456-83; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 10.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Aberdeen Cathedral NJ940087 Aberdeen St Machar [ABN] Aberdeen 100