Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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EN/EW/2094

verbatim
Item thar sal be zerlie ane generale anniuersar done perpetualy be ye College for ye breyer of the College yat ar decessit one this Wyss ye placebo and dirige one monunday after our gloriouss patrone Sanct nicholass beis borne and ye Songe mess with note on ye morne yereftire at Sanct nicholess alter and trigental of saidis messis in ye oulk follouinge Ilkane cheplane ane mess pro confratribus nostris sacerdotibus defunctis antecessoribus et Successoribus parentibus benefactoribus et omnibus fidelibus defunctis with commendatioun follouing Item one Wedinsday yereftir yar sal be zerlie ane generale anniuersar proportionaly done pro confratribus collegij nostri viuis with ane Songe mess of ye haly gest at Sanct nicholess alter togidder With ye haill trigentall of Saide messis of ye haly gest follouinge
summary
Item, there shall be a yearly anniversary done to all time coming by the college for deceased brethren of the college, on this wise: the Placebo and Dirige on the Monday after the feast of the Nativity of our glorious patron St Nicholas, and the sung Mass with note on the following morning at St Nicholas' altar, and trental of Masses in the week following, each chaplain saying a Mass: 'Pro confratribus nostris sacerdotibus defunctis, antecessoribus et successoribus, parentibus, benefactoribus, et omnibus fidelibus defunctis' with commendation following. Item, on Wednesday thereafter there shall be yearly a general anniversary done 'pro confratribus nostris vivis', with a sung Mass of the Holy Ghost at St Nicholas' altar, together with the whole trental of said Masses of the Holy Ghost following.
folio/page
257
charter period
None
charter date range
6/10/1491 - ??
document reference
DO/EW/1573