EN/EW/2534

verbatim

Johannes Leuyngstoune vicarius ecclesie parrochialis de Inuerugy . . . Noueritis me . . . pro felici prosperitate et successione serenissimi principis supremi domini nostri Jacobi Scotorum regis et Marie sponse sue ac pro salute animarum suarum antecessorum et successorum suorum necnon pro salute anime mee . . . dedisse . . . altari beati Petri in ecclesia parochiali beati Nicholai burgi de Aberdene cituato et capellano ibidem diuina celebranti . . . illud tenementum meum . . . iacens ex parte boreali vici castri eiusdem burgi {. . .} Tenendum . . . de domino nostro rege et heredibus et successoribus suis in feodo et hereditate ac in libero burgagio in puram et perpetuam elemosinam . . . ffaciendo inde . . . seruicium burgale de dicto tenemento debitum et consuetum . et reddendo inde annuatim altari beate Katerine cituato in eadem ecclesia viginti solidos . et Alexandro Kintor heredibus et assignatis suis tresdecim solidos et quatuor denarios {. . .} Propterea quia dictum altare . .. ad summam quinque mercarum quatuor solidorum et quatuor denariorum est infeodatum videlicet {. . .} que summa annuorum reddituum per se aut tenementum predictum per me eidem altari collatum per se ad sustentationem capellani ydonei minime sufficit . idcirco inter prepositum balliuos et consules eiusdem burgi ex vna et me prefatum Johannem partibus ex altera . . . firmiter est consensum . . . quod tam tenementum et annui redditus predicti in vnam redigantur capellaniam vnde ipsa in vnam capellaniam perpetuam mutuo consensu vniuimus {. . .}

summary

John Livingstone, vicar of the parish church of Inverugie, for the salvation of the souls of King James, his wife Mary, their ancestors and successors, and for his own soul, grants to the altar of St Peter in the parish church of St Nicholas and the chaplain celebrating divine service there, his tenement lying in Castle Street, held from the king in free burgage in return for the accustomed burgh service and paying 20 s annually to the altar of St Katherine in the same church. He also details other annual rents (to the sum of 5 merks 4 s 4 d) pertaining to the altar. A chaplain is to be sustained.

folio/page

262-3

charter period

15th century

charter date range

?? - ??

document reference

DO/EW/1945