Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5594

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Robert Boyd in Kilmarnock, his heirs or assignees, is to pay in the collegiate church of St Giles of Edinburgh upon St James the apostle's altar the sum of 400 merks in gold and silver usual money of Scotland.

{. . .} quhat tyme or how sone it sal happin the said Robert Boyd in Kilmarnok his airis or assignais upon ane day betuix the sone rising and ganging to of that Ilk into the college kirk of Sanct Geill of Edinburgh and thair upon Sanct James altar the apostill situat within the samyn to content and pay to me myne airis or assignais the soume of four hundrecth markis in gold and silver gude and usuale money of Scotland havand cours of payment for the tyme {. . .}

Type of dedication
Payment at altar
Confidence
100
Saint named
James the apostle
Saint details
ST/JD/22
Date low
26/1/1542
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3312
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St Giles Edinburgh Collegiate Church NT257735 Edinburgh St Giles [EDI] Edinburgh 100