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DE/EW/5441

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The abbot and convent of Dunfermline grant, let and set to feu-ferme to Thomas de Camera {Chalmer} the croft of St Laurence near their gate at the water of 'ferm' commonly called Torryburn in the street which runs from the said gate to the water of 'ferm', on the west part of that street between the garden of St Laurence on the north part and the said water on the south, along with a particate of land which lies on the west of that garden between the said garden and the said water in which bow butts {targets for shooting arrows} are now situated. These are to be held from the monastery and altar of St Laurence situated within the monastery. The reddendo is an annual payment of 8 s usual money of Scotland to the said altar of St Laurence.

Om{n}ib{us} hanc carta{m} visuris vel audituris Ricard{us} p{er}missio{n}e d{iu}ina Abbas mo{n}ast{er}ij de Dunf' {et} eiusde{m} loci {con}ue{n}t{us} s{a}l{u}t{e}m in d{omi}no se{m}pit{er}na{m} / Nou{er}it{is} nos vna{nim}i {con}s{en}su et ass{en}su capit{u}li n{ost}ri {con}cessisse assedasse {et} ad feodi firma{m} dimisisse dilecto s{er}uitori {et} familiari n{ost}ro Tho{m}e de cam{er}a crofta{m} b{ea}ti laure{n}cij p{ro}pe porta{m} n{ost}ram inferiore{m} iace{n}te{m} in villa inferiore burgi de Du{n}f' in vico q{ui} exte{n}d{i}t a d{i}c{t}a porta ad aqua{m} de ferm wlgarit{er} nu{n}cupata{m} tourburn ex p{ar}te occi{denta}li ei{us}de{m} vici int{er} ortu{m} b{ea}ti laure{n}cij ex p{ar}te boreali ex p{ar}te vna / {et} d{i}ctam aqua{m} ex p{ar}te australi ex alt{er}a / vna cu{m} p{ar}ticata t{er}re q{ue} iacet ex p{ar}te occiden{ta}li . eiusde{m} orti int{er} dictu{m} ortu{m} {et} dic{t}am aqua{m} in qua mete ad sagittand{ae} nu{n}c situa{n}t{ur} / Tene{n}da{m} {et} h{abe}nd{am} dicta{m} crofta{m} et dicta{m} p{ar}ticata{m} t{er}re cu{m} p{er}t' eide{m} Tho{m}e {et} h{er}edib{us} suis de nob{is} et successorib{us} n{ost}ris ac mo{n}ast{er}io n{ost}ro {et} altari s{an}c{t}i laure{n}cij infra ecc{les}iam n{ost}ram mo{n}ast{er}iale{m} situato {. . .} Redde{n}do inde dict{us} Tho{m}as et h{er}edes sui dicto altari b{ea}ti laure{n}cij ac p{ro}curatori eiusde{m} p{ro} te{m}p{or}e existenti a{n}nuati{m} viijti . solidos vsual{is} monete Regni Scocie {. . .}

Type of dedication
Croft
Confidence
100
Saint named
Laurence
Saint details
ST/JD/28
Date low
None
Date high
1/5/1455
Entry reference
EN/EW/3236
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Burgh NT1087 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100