Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/487

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Payment of 20 li to three chaplains, founded by the king at Corstorphine, in the chapel of blessed John the Baptist, next to the parish church of Corstorphine, founded by the late Sir Adam Forstare, knight, to celebrate divine service and perpetually celebrate the souls of our said lord king and queen, their predecessors and successors, receiving 20 li annually for their salaries from the burgh fermes at the two accustomed terms of the year, as in the charter under the Great Seal.

Et allocate per solucionem factam tribus capellanis, per dominum nostrum regem fundatis apud Corstorfyn, in capella beati Johannis Baptiste, contigua ecclesie parochiali de Corstorfyn, fundata per quondam dominum Adam Forstare, militem, divina celebrantibus et imperpetuum celebraturis pro salute anime dicti domini nostri regis et domine nostre regine consortis sue, et animarum antecessorum et successorum suorum, percipientibus annuatim pro salariis suis viginti libras de firmis dicti burgi ad duos anni terminos consuetos, in puram et perpetuam elemosinam et ad manum mortuam imperpetuum, prout per cartam dicti domini nostri regis sub magno sigillo suo ostensam super computum clare patet, dictis capellanis fatentibus receptum super computum, de duobus terminis hujus computi, xx li.

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the Baptist
Saint details
ST/JD/24
Date low
None
Date high
30/4/1426
Entry reference
EN/EW/432
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Adam Forrester Male Knight 100 Father of John Forrester.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St John the Baptist Corstorphine Chapel NT200727 Corstorphine [COR] Edinburgh 100