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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)
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(P. 32) No.21 Chantry of Saint Leonard. -- At what period this foundation took place we have not been informed. By a charter, dated September the 14th 1489, David Sympson, burgess of Aberdeen, granted and confirmed to the chantry, and to David Walker, the chaplain, for celebrating masses for his soul etc. annuities in perpetuity, amounting to £6.10.8. arising from Certain tenements in the town, and by another charter, dated the 18th of May 1490, he granted to the altar and to the chaplain, for similar purposes, annuities, amounting to £3.4.0 from certain other
tenements in the same place. -----
(P. 33) No.22 Chantry of Saints Thomas, The Apostle, and George, The Martyr. Thomas Prat, burgess of Aberdeen, founded this chantry about the year 1491, and presented to the altar a
silver gilt chalice, two sacerdotal vestments, complete, one missal, four towels, the fore cloth of arras work of Saint George, two phials, two large candelabra, and eleven small ones upon the altar. By a charter dated the 18th of April 1491, he granted to John Prat the chaplain, annuities amounting to £4.3.4 arising from certain tenements in the town for an obit after his death. -----
(P 33-4) No.23 Chantry of the Holy Blood. Was an ancient institution in the church, but at what particular period it was founded has not been discovered. The curate, and chaplains, by a charter, dated May the 4th, 1505, granted and confirmed to Mr Alexander Bisset the chaplain, certain tenements in the town, for the support of the altar, on condition of paying £0.5.6 yearly to
the chaplain of the chantry of St Eligii and £0.4.0 to the granters, and their successors. -----

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