Series 2 > Rentale Dunkeldense

APPENDIX I
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Walter Stewart, archdeacon of St. Andrews and rector of
Creif, over the pension of ten merks due for the allowances
of the canons. He acquired many annual rents, especially
in the burgh of Clony: endowed therewith the altar of
the Virgin at Dunkeld; and put glass in the altar window
decorated with his arms (p. 18).
(12) Bishop James Bruse in 1446 assigned the church of
Abernit for four vicars choral at Dunkeld. He had
trouble with Robert Reoch Makdonoquhy (who harried
the lands of Litill Dunkelden) and Clandonnoquhy
(pp. 19-20).
(13) Bishop John Ralstoun made provision for squared stones
from the quarry of Burnbane to continue the nave at
Dunkeld, begun by Robert Cardeny (p. 20).
(14) Bishop Thomas Lawder took strong measures against
robbers and fell foul of Alexander Robertson, head of
Clandonoquhy. He obtained from James n. a grant
whereby all the lands of his church north of Forth were
incorporated in one barony of Dunkeld, owing one suit
only in the king’s court of Perth, and the mains of
Prestoun, Bonkill, Abirlathy, Crawmund, and Abercorn,
and the other lands south of Forth, in one barony of
Aberlathy, for one suit in the king’s court of Edinburgh.
This bishop completed the nave at Dunkeld, put glass in
all the windows, covered the roof-beams (tigna velavit),
and built a porch before the south gates, with sculptured
figures. He dedicated the church himself in 1464. On
March 5, 1469, he laid the foundation of the church
tower, and continued the work to the present height: on
March 20, 1457, he laid the foundation of the chapter-
house, and carried the building to completion. In 1457
he had brought the country into such order that he was
able to hold his synod in the church of Dunkeld instead
of at Tulilum, where it had been wont to meet owing to
the violence of the caterans. On July 8, 146l, he began
his bridge of stone and wood over the Tay near the palace.
His numerous gifts for the internal adornment of the
church are given in detail. The bishop also founded a
chaplain and chorister of Inwer; and a daily Requiem Mass
cum nota in the rood-loft; erected the church of Mwkkersy
and the vicarages of Alyth and Aberlathi into prebends :
acquired a lodging in Perth, and another in Edinburgh,