Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5710

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

James Tait and his wife are to keep their daughter securely until Roland Hamilton brings a relic between now and Martinmas . . . The relic is a bell called St 'Mahageos' bell.

"This inquiest ordines James Tait and his vyf to keipe thair madayne souerlie to Martynmes quhill this gentillman callit Rolland Hammyltoun bryng ane relyk betueix this and Martynmes, fallyeand thairof to tyne his clame of the sword, and thai kep nocht thair maden to underlye the sowm of the said sword." "It is compromitit betueix thir tua partis, James Tait and his vyf and Rolland Hammyltoun one tother part that the said James sal souerlie keip his maden oneto Martynmes quhill the said Rolland bryng ane bell quhilk is callit Sanct Mahageos bell, falyeand he bryng it nocht to tyne his clame of his sword, and the saidis James and Cristean keip nocht the madyne thai sall underlie the sowm of the sword." {. . .}

Type of dedication
Bell
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mahageos
Saint details
ST/JD/31
Date low
None
Date high
27/6/1527
Entry reference
EN/EW/3403
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Selkirk Burgh NT4728 Selkirk [SEL] Selkirk 100