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DE/EW/5539

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Charter of Juliana de Ponte, daughter and heir of the late Adam de Ponte, burgess of Ayr. Her father granted to God and St Katherine the Virgin of Ayr and Brother John Torry, then prior of the said house, and his convent, his stone house etc and three particates of land along with 21 s of annual rent. Considering her need, the prior has granted her the house and 3 particates. She grants to God, St Katherine, and the prior and convent, the foresaid 21 s in exhange for land of the same value which the king has granted to the friars. The house and 3 particates of land will revert to the friars after her death.

Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris Juliana de Ponte filia et heres quondam Ade de Ponte burgensis de Are salutem in Domino : Quia predictus Adam pater meus caritatis intuitu et pro salute anime sue et animarum predecessorum suorum et successorum dedit et concessit Deo et beate Katerine virgini de Are atque fratri Johannis de Torry tunc priori dicte domus et eiusdem loci conventui ac successoribus suis domum suam lapideam in Vico Nemoris existentem cum plumbo et vasis ac aliis instrumentis totaliter ad dictam domum pertinentibus et tres particatas terre jacentes in vico de Canniber una cum xxj solidis annui redditus singulis annis percipiendis de baronia de Auylway Cortun et Gortluy {. . .} Idcirco ego in mea legittima viduitate dedi et concessi et hoc presenti scripto meo pro me et heredibus meis in perpetuum confirmavi Deo et beate Katerine atque prefato priori et conventui ac eorum successoribus predictos xxj solidos sterlingorum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Katherine the Virgin
Saint details
ST/JD/9
Date low
None
Date high
1340
Entry reference
EN/EW/3288
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Adam Ponte, de Male Burgess 100 Adam de Ponte, burgess of Ayr. Father of Juliana de Ponte.
Juliana Ponte, de Female None 100 Juliana de Ponte, daughter of Adam de Ponte, burgess of Ayr
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dominicans Ayr Friary NS339218 Ayr [AYP] Ayr 100