It will be observed that the husband and wife mentioned in the
inscription have the same name, with a slightly different spelling. The
two shields
[Illustration: FIG. 1036.--St. John the Baptist’s, Perth. Inscription on
East Pillar of Choir.]
contain the same charges--viz., a key with a mullet--while on one are
also carved the last letters of the lady’s first name.
It has been recently pointed out by the Rev. John Ferguson, of
Aberdalgie,[72] Perthshire, that John Fullar was one of the bailies of
Perth, and that his name occurs as a witness in more than one of the
charters belonging to the Charter House, Perth, of the year 1441. His
identity is placed beyond doubt by the fact that the charges on the seal
attached to the charter are the same as those on the two shields on the
pillar, viz., a key in pale and a spur in fess. Mr Ferguson further
states:--“We know from the _Registrum de Dunfermline_ that an
arrangement was made between the monastery and the magistrates of Perth,
by which the latter received
[Illustration: FIG. 1037.--St. John the Baptist’s, Perth.