Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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EN/EW/2553

verbatim
Thomas Fyf de Eschintuly ac burgensis burgi de Aberden . . . Quia . . . Laurencius Pyot archidiaconus ecclesie . . . Aberdonensis ac rector vnius capellanie ad altare sancti Andree apostoli in eadem ecclesia situatum vni capellano pro perpetuo celebraturo certas pecuniarum summas . . . decano et canonicis capituli ecclesie legauerat . . . pro vberiore infeodatione capellanie et pro sustentatione capellani predicti pro terris et annuis redditibus emendis . . . prout ipsi voluerint coram summo iudice respondere . . . Noueritis me . . . vendidisse . . . decano et canonicis capituli Aberdonensis predictis nomine assignatorio dicti quondam archidiaconi pro parte infeodationis dicte capellanie vni capellano pro perpetuo celebraturo ad altare predictum pro anima quondam dicti archidiaconi . . . annuum redditum xiij solidorum et iiij denariorum . . . leuandum de terris meis de Eschintuly {. . .}
summary
Since Laurence Piot, archdeacon of Aberdeen and rector of a chaplainry at the altar of St Andrew, the apostle, in the same church, left certain sums of money as a legacy to the dean and canons of the chapter for a chaplain to celebrate divine service perpetually, for buying lands and annual rents for the richer infeftment of the chaplainry and sustentation of the chaplain, Thomas Fife of 'Eschintuly', burgess of the burgh of Aberdeen, now sells to them an annual rent of 13 s 4 d from his lands of 'Eschintully'.
folio/page
314
charter period
None
charter date range
31/10/1478 - ??
document reference
DO/EW/1963