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List of names as written Various modes of spelling Authorities for spelling Situation Description remarks
ST NICHOLAS CHURCH St Nicholas Church
St Nicholas Church
St Nicholas Church
Revd. [Reverend] Mr McCulloch (E.Ch.) [East Church] Revd. [Reverend] Mr Forsyth (W.Ch.) [West Church]
Mr A Scatterty (Verger)
Annals of Aberdeen (Kennedy's)
075 [Continued]
No. 2. Chantry of Saint James, the Apostle. This chantry was founded by William Strabrock of Foveran, provost of Aberdeen, in the year 1341, near the column on the north side of the nave of the church. He furnished altar with a stone cut for holding the holy Water, an image of the apostle, Sacerdotal vestments, silver gilt Chalice, breviary, missal and other Sacred utensils. ---
No.3. Chantry of St Nicholas. -- At what period this Chantry was founded we have not been informed. In the year 1342, a venerable man John de Wyngorne, on his being instituted the first vicar of Saint Nicholas church, as has been already mentioned, presented to the altar Sacerdotal vestments of Silk, interwoven with various colours and a cop wrought with gold. ---
No. 4. Chantry of Saint Laurence and Saint Ninian. -- William de Leith the first laird of Barny [Barnys] provost of Aberdeen in the year 1356, enlarged at his own charge, the quire of the Virgin Mary, to the extent of Sixteen feet in length, towards the South, where he founded this chantry. -----
No.5 Chantry of the Holy Cross, or Le Broun Croyce. -- In the year 1357, Alexander Williamson, burgess of Aberdeen, founded this Chantry on the north side of the West end of the church, and adorned it with the image called Le broun croyce placed over the altar. ----
No. 6 Chantry of Saint Duthac. -- In the year 1359, Laurentius de Crag and John Sherar founded this chantry and adorned it with the image of the Saint placed over the altar. They presented to it a Silver gilt chalice Sacerdotal vestments and other Sacred utensils. ---

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