Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5488

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Letter testimonial from Henry, bishop of St Andrews for William Brown to go on pilgrimage to the thresholds of SS Peter and Paul, the apostles (Rome) and the relics of St James the apostle at Galicia. At end there is a grant of an indulgence ,with the mercy of Almighty God, SS Peter, Paul, and Andrew, apostles, to those who should help him.

{. . .} quod honestus vir Willelmus Broun, lator presencium, ad limina sanctorum Petri et Pauli apostolorum et reliquias sancti Jacobi apostoli aupd Galeciam peregrinacionis et devocionis causa per dei graciam profecturus {. . .} seu alias quovismodo ipsum recreaverint, supportaverint vel adiuvaverint, de omnipotentis dei et beatorum Petri, Pauli atque Andree apostolorum misericordia confisa, xl dies de iniuncta eis penitencia misericorditer in domino relaxamus. {. . .}

Type of dedication
Pilgrimage
Confidence
100
Saint named
James the apostle
Saint details
ST/JD/22
Date low
1418
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3267
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
William Brown Male None 100 William Brown
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Galicia Santiago de Compostela None None None None 100