Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5692

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Mentions altar of St Eloi to be built in Holyrood abbey.

Seal of Cause by the bailies, burgesses and community of the Canongate to the craft of the Hammermen, following upon the petition of Thomas Softlaw, deacon and kirkmaster of the craft and the masters {. . .} They ask that the members of the different arts, blacksmiths, goldsmiths, lorimers, saddlers, cutlers, swordslippers, buckler-makers and powder-makers shall pay for their upsets when they become masters four pounds towards the repair of their altar of St. Eloi to be built in the Abbey and for the ornaments {. . .}

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Eloi
Saint details
ST/JD/61
Date low
8/3/1535
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3387
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Canongate guild Canongate Hammermen None Guild 100 None
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100