EN/EW/1687

verbatim

Vniuersis et singulis hanc p[re]sentem Indenturam visuris vel audituris Robertus de Seres Burgensis Burgi de dunde Salute[m] in om[n]i saluatore Noueritis me pro salute anime mee et katerine quondam vxoris mee patrisq[ue] mei et matris mee ac pro animab[us] antecessor[um] et successor[um] meor[um] et om[n]i[um] fideliu[m] defunctor[um] libere dedisse concessisse et hac p[rese]nti carta mea confirmasse deo o[mn]ipote[n]ti et beate marie virgini ac beato Iacobo ap[osto]lo et altari eiusdem ad laudem et gloria[m] eoru[n]dem ac ad sustentacionem vni[us] capellani ad dictu[m] altare i[n] eccl[es]ia s[an]c[t]e marie de dunde pro p[er]petuo et pro a[n]i[m]abus p[re]dictis celebraturi tota[m] et integra[m] qua[n]dam domu[m] cum p[er]tine[n]ciis Iacente[m] infra burgu[m] de dunde in vico sancte Marie ex parte australi eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram Roberti de keyr ad occidente[m] ex parte vna et terra[m] Roberti de mvnkure ad oriente[m] ex parte alt[er]a ac ecia[m] a[n]nuos redditus infrasc[ri]ptos videlic[et] quatuor solidos a[n]nui redditus a[n]nuati[m] leuandos et p[er]cipiendos de t[er]ra Joha[n]nis Rede iacen[te] in le Welgate dicti burgi ex p[ar]te occide[n]tali eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram heredu[m] Roberti peny ex p[ar]te australi ex p[ar]te vna et comune[m] viam qua itur ad fontem s[an]c[t]e Marie ex parte boreali ex parte alt[er]a ac decem solidos a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra Joha[n]nis hugonis in vico maris ex parte boreali eiusdem vici int[er] t[er]ram d[o]m[ini] de Ogiluy ex p[ar]te orientali ex p[ar]te vna et t[er]ram ffinlai thome ex parte occidentali ex parte alt[er]a ac decem solidos a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra S[an]c[t]i Saluatoris iacente in le Ratonraw dicti burgi ex parte boreali eiusdem vici i[n]t[er] t[er]ra[m] patricij fovlarton ad oriente[m] ex parte vna et alia[m] t[er]ram Sancti Saluatoris ad occidente[m] ex parte alt[er]i necno[n] sex solidos et octo denarios a[n]nualis redditus de t[er]ra Alicie deqvhyr iace[n]te in le flukargate ex p[ar]te boreali eiusde[m] vici int[er] t[er]ra[m] Joha[n]nis scherar ad oriente[m] ex p[ar]te vna et terram ffinlai feryne ad occidente[m] ex parte alt[er]a ac totam et integra[m] terciam parte[m] de le Westfelde de dunde cu[m] p[er]tinenciis tent[am] de d[omi]no Constabulario de dunde in feodofirma iacente[m] in baronia de dunde Reddendo inde ad altare S[an]c[t]i Jacobi i[n] dicta p[ar]rochiali eccl[es]ia a[n]nuatim triginta tres solidos et quatuor denarios a[n]nui redditus ad terminos co[n]suetos et domus p[re]dicta soluit a[n]nuati[m] ad altare Sancti Saluatoris in eccl[es]ia p[ar]rochiali de dunde nouem solidos a[n]nui redditus ad t[er]minos infra burgu[m] statutos que quide[m] dom[us] cu[m] a[n]nuo redditu eiusde[m] ac ecia[m] a[n]nuus redditus tercie partis de le Westfelde de dunde p[re]tactus sunt ad altaria Sancti saluatoris et Sancti Jacobi per d[omi]n[u]m nostru[m] Rege[m] mortificati Tenenda[m] et habenda[m] totam et integra[m] dicta[m] domu[m] et a[n]nuos redditus p[re]scriptos cu[m] tota et integra tercia parte de le Westfelde p[re]dicta cu[m] p[er]tine[n]ciis suis vniuersis dicto capellano ad altare p[re]dictu[m] pro animab[us] supradictis diuina celebranti et suis successorib[us] pro p[er]petuo celebratur[is] in pura[m] et p[er]petua[m] elemosina[m] cu[m] om[n]ibus et singulis libertatibus co[m]moditatibus et aysiame[n]tis ac iustis p[er]tinentiis quib[us]cu[m]q[ue] ad totam et integra[m] dictam domu[m] ac a[n]nuos redditus vna cu[m] tota et integra tercia parte de le Westfelde p[re]dicta cum p[er]tinenciis spectantib[us] seu iuste spectare valentib[us] q[u]omodolib[et] in futur[um] libere quiete plenarie integre et honorifice bene et in pace et adeo libere quiete bene et in pace in o[mn]ibus et p[er] om[n]ia sicut aliqua elemosina infra Regnu[m] Scocie datur concedit[ur] seu possidetur dari concedi seu possideri potit[ur] quoq[u]omodo volo tamen et ordino q[uod] dictus capellanus qui pro tempore fuerit intersit continue om[n]ibus diuinis seruiciis in p[re]fata eccl[es]ia celebratis seu i[n]poster[um] celebrandis tam in ferialib[us] dieb[us] q[ua]m in festis videlic[et] magne misse matutinis horis canonicis vesperis et p[ro]cessionibus in habitu congruo et decenti et q[uod] dictus capellan[us] qui pro tempore fuerit nullo modo arceat[ur] seu transferatur p[er] alique[m] ad missam aliqua[m] alibi celebrandam p[rae]terq[ua]m ad altare p[re]dictu[m] Insup[er] volo et ordino q[uod] dictus capellanus qui pro tempore fuerit nullo alio beneficio aut seruicio p[er]petuo vel ad tempus compatibili vel incompatibili congaudeat iusi tantu[m]modo capellania predicta pret[er]ea volo et ordino q[uod] dictus capellanus qui pro tempore fuerit exequias anniuersarii mei et katerine olim vxoris mee in dicta eccl[es]ia s[an]c[t]e Marie ad dictum altare S[an]c[t]i Jacobi a[n]nis singulis die obitus mei cu[m] nota et missam in crastino celebret seu celebrati faciat cu[m] numero duodecim capellanor[um] ac duob[us] cercis sup[er] capeta tam ad dirige q[ua]m ad missa[m] illuminandis suis sumptib[us] et expensis pro p[er]petuo sustentet volo eciam et ordino q[uod] qua[n]docu[m]q[ue] et quocienscu[m]q[ue] dicta[m] capellania[m] p[er] morte[m] resignacione[m] cessione[m] vel qua[m]cu[m]q[ue] aliam viam seu causam vacare contigerit extunc capellam succedentis presentacio ad me dum vixero et institucio ad Ep[iscopu]m Brechine[n]se[m] . . .

summary

Robert de Seres, burgess of the burgh of Dundee, for the salvation of my soul and that of Katherine, my late spouse, the souls of my father and mother, my ancestors, my successors and all the faithful departed gives, grants, and by my present charter confirms to almighty God, the blessed Virgin Mary, St James the Apostle and the altar of the same, for the sustentation of a perpetual chaplain at the said altar in the parish church of St Mary of Dundee to celebrate Mass for the foresaid souls, a certain dwelling with pertinents lying within the burgh of Dundee in the street of St Mary on the south part of that street between the land of Robert Keryr to the west on one part and the land of Robert Moncur to the east on the other part, andalso the annualrents withinwritten, namely 4 s of annualrent from the land of John Reid lying in the Welgate of the said burgh on the west of that street between the land of the heirs of Robert Penny on the south part on one side and the common way which goes to the well of St Mary on the north part on the other side; and 10 s annualrent from the land of John Hugonis in the seagate on the north part of that street between the land of Lord Ogilvy on the east part on one side and the land of Finlay Thomson on the west part on the other side; and 10 s annual rent from the land of St Salvator lying in the Rattonraw of the said burgh on the north part of that street between the land of Patrick Foularton to the east on one side and the other land of St Salvator to the west on the other side; 6 s 8 d annualrent from the land of Alice Docherty lying in the Flukargate on the north part of that street between the land of John Scherar ot the east on one side and the land of Finlay Feryne to the west on the other side; and the third part of the Westfield of Dundee with its pertinents held from the lord constable of Dundee in feu-ferme rendering annually to the altar of St James in the said parish church 33 s 4 d of annualrent at the usual terms and the foresaid dwelling pays annually to the altar of St Salvator in the parish church of Dundee 9 s annualrent [. . .] The said chaplain is to celebrate Mass as much on ferial days as feast days namely in the mornings and evenings at the canonical hours and processions, The chaplain is also to hold anniversary Masses for me and my late wife Katherine at the altar of St James yearly on the day of my death and will celebrate a Mass on the following day with 12 chaplains and two candles overhead? as much for an antiphon as to illluminate the Mass. The presentation of the chaplain is to pertain to me while I am alive and the institution to the bishop of Brechin [. . .]

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1

charter period

None

charter date range

12/10/1446 - ??

document reference

DO/EW/1345