Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5117

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

David, king of Scots, with Earl Henry, his son, for the salvation of their souls and those of their ancestors, grant in perpetual alms to the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline and the abbot and brothers serving God there, the township of Newburn etc

Dauid rex Scotto{rum} epis{copis} . abb{at}ib{us} . Comitib{us} . Vicecomitib{us} . Baronib{us} . p{re}po{s}itis . minist{ri}s . {et} om{n}ib{us} probis hominib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue . francis . Anglicis . {et} scott{is} sal{u}t{em} . Sciatis me {et} henricum comite{m} filiu{m} meu{m} p{ro} salute anima{rum} n{ost}ra{rum} {et} antecesso{rum} n{ost}ro{rum} in p{er}petua{m} elemosinam dedisse . {et} {con}cessisse ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trinitatis de Dunf{er}mel' . {et} abb{at}i et frat{ri}b{us} ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} villam de Nithbren cum suis appendiciis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
12/6/1152
Entry reference
EN/EW/3077
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100