Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/4963

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Alexander, king of Scots, in the exchange of certain teinds which the canons of Scone sought from the land of Longforgan, grants to God, St Michael of Scone, and the canons serving God there, a fishing net in the thanage of Scone.

Alexand{er} dei gr{ati}a Rex scotto{rum} omnib{us} p{ro}bis hominib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laicis Salut{em} . Sciant p{re}sentes {et} futuri nos in excambiu{m} qua{rum}da{m} decima{rum} q{u}as canonici de schona petebant de t{er}ra de fforgrund in Gouerin dedisse {con}cessisse {et} hac carta n{ost}ra {con}firmasse deo {et} beato Michaeli de Schon . {et} d{i}c{t}is canonicis ibidem d{e}o seruientib{us} {et} seruituris vnu{m} rete de piscariis n{ost}ris in Theinagio n{ost}ro de Schon p{rae}ter vnu{m} rete quod prius habueru{n}t in p{re}d{i}c{t}is piscariis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Michael
Saint details
ST/JD/38
Date low
11/6/1234
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3007
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King Alexander II Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 Only son of William I (the Lion) and Ermengarde. King of Scots, 4 Dec. 1214 to 8 July 1249. ODNB, 'Alexander II'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Scone Abbey NO116264 Scone [SCE] Perth 100