Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5759

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Sir Thomas Scone is to say Mass at any altar within the church except the Rood altar. The procurators of the Rood altar are ordered to buy ornaments and make repairs.

"This forsaid inquest all coniunctly sais that thai vill caus schir Thomas Skune to do mes at ony altar within the kirk excep the Rud altar tymously for his vaigis heycht and promist within the town and the parochyne quhill forder mair. And ordines the procuratouris of the Rud altar to by ornamentis and mak reparacioun about the Rud altar honestly quhill we be avyssit heirefter with the oblacionis givin thairto."

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
15/10/1538
Entry reference
EN/EW/3443
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Selkirk Church (Parish) NT470283 Selkirk [SEL] Selkirk 100