EN/EW/3273

verbatim

{. . .} Cum igitur ecclesia cathedralis Sanctiandree sit principalior et solempnior et quasi ecclesia metropolitana et sedes apostolica in omni Scottorum terra, in qua ex divina iussione et angelica nunciacione brachium dextrum beati Andree apostoli ab humero usque ad cubitum, et tres digiti manus eius dextre, et patella de genu eius dextro, cum uno dente et alio osse de capite eius glorioso, in permaxima veneracione et honore habentur et habebuntur usque ad ultimum diem seculi {. . .}

summary

Letter describes the relics of St Andrew at the cathedral: the right arm of St Andrew the apostle from his shoulder to the elbow, three fingers of his right hand, his right kneecap, along with a tooth and another bone from his head. There then follow various descriptions and verses relating to St Andrew.

folio/page

120

charter period

None

charter date range

1418 - 1443

document reference

DO/EW/2487