Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5608

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Sir Andrew 'Makcormyll', vicar of Straiton and instructor for the time of the grammar school of Ayr, grants 20 s of annual rent to the choristers of the parish church of Ayr. The office of an anniversary is to be celebrated annually at the altar of the Holy Blood on St Andrew's day. 6 d will be given annually to the light of that altar.

{. . .} Et quod huiusmodj anniversarii officium annuatim celebretur ad altare sacri sanguinis in die sanctj Andree quo ad obitum cum missa obitus et ceteris privatis missis in crastinum Et luminj eiusdem altaris annuatim sex denarij dabuntur {. . .}

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Blood
Saint details
ST/JD/21
Date low
None
Date high
12/5/1502
Entry reference
EN/EW/3350
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St John the Baptist Ayr Church (Parish) NS3422 Ayr [AYP] Ayr 100