The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3MacGibbon, David
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The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 3/3
MacGibbon, David
Church architecture -- Scotland
“SANT · ANIS · CHAPLAN · HEIR · DOTAT · Y^{t} · 35 (?) ACRE · GVD ·
CROFT LĀD · IN · CULĀ · & · TENEMENTIS · SAL · BE · A · GVDE · SINGAR ·
OF · HALI LIF · BVT · ODIR · SERVICE · & · DAELI · RESIDENT · TO · PRAIE
· FOR · ELEN HAY · · HER · BARNIS · HIS · FYIV · DŌRS · AT · GIFT · OF ·
ION · DUF · & HIS · ARIS · OF · MADAVAT · & · FALING · YAROF · AT · GIFT
· OF · YE · BALZEIS AND COMUNITIE · OF · COLĀ.”
The words PER · ELENA · HAY are carved upon the lower side of one of the
stones of the arch of the south window. Upon the west side of the arch
is this notice of the building of the aisle:--
“· · · ELENGE · HAY · IŌN · DUFFIS · MODR · OF · MALDAVAT · YAT · MAID
YIS · ISLE · YE · CHAPLANRI. · · ·”
The two inscriptions last quoted “show that Elen Hay was mother of John
Hay of Muldavit, who died in 1404, to whom, until 1792, there was a
recumbent effigy in the recess tomb in the south aisle at Cullen, also
an inscribed slab with a rudely engraved figure in armour.”
The entrance to St. Ann’s Chapel from the main church is by an arch with
pilasters and capitals, and below the caps of the west pilaster are the
words ME · MĒTO · MORI, and on the east DISCE · MORI. Below the last
[Illustration: FIG. 1333.--Cullen Church. South Aisle and Choir.]
[Illustration: FIG. 1334.--Cullen Church. Monument of Alexander
Ogilvie.]
motto is the name of the mason who built the aisle, viz., ROBERT · MOIR
MASON, and his mark, †/x. On the outside of the aisle (Fig. 1333)
one corner stone bears PER ELENA · HAY, and another SOLI DEO · HONOR ·
ET · GLORIA.
Although Mr. Jervise attributes the above inscriptions and the erection
of the chapel to 1404, the style of the lettering and the abundance
[Illustration: FIG. 1335.--Cullen House.
Sacrament House in Choir.]
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