Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/523

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Payment of 20 li to the three chaplains founded by the king in the chapel of blessed John the Baptist next to the parish church of Corstorphine, receiving 20 li annually from the burgh fermes, as evidenced in a charter of the king shown over the account, with Sir John Forster witnessing receipt

Et tribus capellanis per regem fundatis in capella beate Johannis Baptiste, contigua ecclesie parochiale de Corstorfyn, percipientibus annuatim viginti libras de firmis dicti burgi, ut patet per cartam regis alias ostensam super computum, domino Johanne Forster testante receptum super computum, de anno 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
24/3/1429
Entry reference
EN/EW/466
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
St John the Baptist Corstorphine Chapel NT200727 Corstorphine [COR] Edinburgh 100