KEITH, NATHANIEL [SSNE 5118]

Surname

KEITH, KIEYTH

First name

NATHANIEL

Title/rank

BURGESS

Nationality

SCOT

Region

Social status

Education

Religion

CATHOLIC

Text source

On 12 November 1625 Nathaniel Kieyth, merchant, having proved his genealogy on 31 March, took the oath, paid 50 florins, a musket and a stone of gunpowder in order to become a citizen of Cracow. He promised to marry or acquire land within a year or lose his rights. He also called on William Peterson(SSNE 5119) and John Burnett (SSNE 5072), both traders and citizens of Cracow, who declared that Nathaniel was the son of Albert Keyth of Scotland, a well-known gentleman and his mother Agnes, who were both Catholics.

A.F. Steuart, Papers Relating to the Scots in Poland, 1576-1793, Edinburgh 1815, p.50; Acta Cons. Crac, 1621-1623, fo. 561.

Service record

POLAND, CRACOW

Arrived 1625-11-12

Capacity BURGESS, purpose CIVIC/MERCANTILE