DE/EW/5517
dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)Letter nominating James Clerk of Leuchars to be Haldenstone's proxy for receiving sums due to the late vicar of Leuchars. The term of James' entry is to be at the feast of St Helen which is called Beltane.
{. . .} and the term of his entre sall be at the fest of saynct Elyne, the quhilk is callit beltane, next folowand the date of thir letteris. {. . .}
- Type of dedication
- Dating by feast day
- Confidence
- 100
- Saint named
- Elyne
- Saint details
- ST/JD/54
- Date low
- 17/9/1437
- Date high
- None
- Entry reference
- EN/EW/3275
- Notes
- The feast day meant is the Exultation of the Holy Cross; the Holy Cross being discovered by St Helen.