Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/JD/760

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

The King has confirmed in mortmain a charter of Alexander Tiry, burgess of Perth, by which he granted in pure alms to one permanent chaplain of St Christopher at the altar of St Clement in the parish church of the burgh of Perth, or it might appertain to another place where the said chaplaincy is perpetuated --- his land in North Street of Perth, as well as his land on the north side of the same

Rex ad manum mortuam confirmauit cartam Alex. Tiry burgensis de Perth, qua [...] in puram elemosinam concessit uni capellano perpetuo S. Cristoferi apud altare S. Clementis in ecclesia parochiali burgi de Perth, uel alibi ubi dictam capellaniam contingeret perpetuari, --- terram suam in uico boreali eiusdem, necnon terram suam ex parte boreali eiusdem

Type of dedication
Altar dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Christopher
Saint details
ST/JD/10
Date low
28/08/1512
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/JD/457
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Tyry Male Burgess 100 Burgess of Perth.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St John the Baptist Perth Church (Parish) NO115328 Perth [PTH] Perth 100