Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4929

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William, king of Scots to the merchants of England. He makes known that he has granted in alms to the church of the Holy Trinity of Scone and the abbot and brethren serving God there, the cain and customs of a ship.

W . Dei gr{ati}a Rex scoto{rum} Om{n}ib{us} m{er}catorib{us} angl{ie} sal{utem} . Sciatis me concessisse {et} dedisse in elemosina eccl{es}ie s{an}c{t}e trinitatis de scon {et} abb{at}i fr{atr}ib{us}q{ue} ibide{m} d{e}o seruientib{us} can . {et} consuetudines unius nauis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1159
Date high
1184
Entry reference
EN/EW/2994
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King William Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 'The Lion'; King of Scots, 9 Dec. 1165 to 4 Dec. 1214. Second of three sons of Henry, earl of Northumberland (d. 1152), and his wife, Ada of Warenne. ODNB, 'WIlliam I [known as William the Lion]'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Scone Abbey NO116264 Scone [SCE] Perth 100