Bishop Dunbar Hospital Trust papers Foundation charters, title deeds, minutes, accounts etc. of the institution founded in 1531 by Bishop Gavin Dunbar and known variously as the Hospital of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the cathedral church of Aberdeen, the Hospital of Old Aberdeen, the Bedehouse, and Bishop Dunbar’s Hospital. Original charter of confirmation by King James V incorporating the foundation charter of Bishop Gavin Dunbar and associated writs of the Hospital's foundation in 1531, together with writs of various mortifications made to the Hospital by Bishop Gavin Dunbar and others in the 16th to 18th centuries. Minutes, papers, and correspondence related to the management of the Hospital, 19th - 20th centuries. Records of properties and property rights in Old Aberdeen and elsewhere given to or purchased by the Hospital, 16th - 20th centuries. Papers in legal proceedings conducted by the Hospital managers in pursuit of payments or other dues to the Hospital, 16th - 20th centuries. Accounts of expenditure on Hospital properties, income from tenants, and other payments, 16th - 20th centuries, including correspondence with tenants and lists of payments to bedesmen 19th - 20th centuries. 1373-20th century