Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5126

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

David, king of Scots, commands his sheriffs, provosts and all servants, to allow as much timber from his woods to the church of the Holy Trinity and monks of Dunfermline as they need.

Dauid Rex Scott{orum} . Viceco{miti}b{us} . p{re}po{s}itis . {et} om{n}ib{us} minist{ri}s suis sal{u}tem . P{re}cipio uob{is} q{u}atin{us} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis et ad opus monachoru{m} de Dunf{er}mel' p{er}mittatis h{abe}re mat{er}iem in nemorib{us} meis ad om{n}ia sua necessaria {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1147
Date high
1153
Entry reference
EN/EW/3082
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King David I Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 King of Scots 1124 to 1153; the last of the sons of Malcolm III, and Queen Margaret (the saint). Prince of Cumbria from c.1113.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100