Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4739

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William de Munfichet grants to God, St Mary of Coupar and the monks full pasture for forty animals from Keithick beyond the marches of Keithick on his pasture of Cargill . . . A stone of wax annually at Candlemas for lighting the church of St Mary of Coupar . . . Mention is made of marches being perambulated on the day of the Holy Innocents 1220. He also grants his body and those of his wife and heir to be buried at Coupar.

Uniuersis . . . . Willelmus de Munfichet salutem in domino. Nouerit uniuersitas uestra me per consilium amicorum meorum dedisse . . . deo et beate Marie de Cupro et monachis . . . plenariam pasturam ad quadraginta animalia de kethec extra diuisas de kethec super pasturam meam de kergille {. . .} Preterea uero dedi eisdem monachis ad lumen ecclesie sancte marie de cupro singulis annis in puram et perpetuam elemosinam unam petram cere reddendam annuatim ad purificationem beate marie virginis {. . .} scilicet monachi et ego ipsis eisdem diuisis inter kethec et kergille et inter kamsy et kergille sicut eorum probis hominibus perambulate fuerunt et aratro fulcate. Anno scilicet dominice incarnationis . mo . cco . xxo die sanctorum Innocentium {. . .}

Type of dedication
Dating by feast day
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Innocents
Saint details
ST/JD/145
Date low
28/12/1220
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/2907
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Coupar Angus Abbey NO2240 Coupar [CPR] Perth 100