Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5133

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David, king of Scots, grants to God and the church of the Holy Trinity of Urquhart, and to the prior and brothers serving there, various lands etc as detailed.

Dauid Rex Scott{orum} . ep{iscop}is . abb{at}ib{us} . baronib{us} . iust{iciis} . Viceco{m}i{ti}b{us} . {et} om{n}ib{us} ho{m}i{ni}b{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue . francis . anglicis . {et} scott{is} Sal{u}t{e}m . Sciant tam post{er}i q{u}a{m} p{re}sentes me ad domus dei dilatac{i}o{ne}m {et} ad s{an}c{t}e religionis propagationem dedisse . {et} {concessis}se . d{e}o {et} ecc{lesi}e s{ancti} tri{nita}tis de vrchard . {et} hac mea carta p{ri}ori {et} fr{atr}ib{us} ibidem s{er}uientib{us} confir{mas}se Vrchard p{er} suas rectas diuisas {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1150
Date high
1153
Entry reference
EN/EW/3085
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
Priory Urquhart Priory NJ292631 Urquhart [URQ] Moray 100