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DE/EW/5135

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Malcolm, king of Scots grants to the church of St John the Baptist of Perth the whole teind of the fish which are caught in all the waters from 'balmakennedi' up to Inveralmond.

M . Rex Scott{orum} . Ep{iscop}is . Abb{at}ib{us} . Comi{ti}b{us} . baro{ni}b{us} . Justic{iis} . Viceco{miti}bus . p{re}po{si}tis . minist{ri}s . cunctisq{ue} aliis p{ro}b{is} ho{min}ib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laicis Sal{u}t{em} . Sciant p{re}sentes {et} post{er}i me ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}i Joh{ann}is bap{tis}te de P{er}t i{n} dotem dedisse . {et} hui{us} carte mee munimi{n}e {con}firmasse totam decima{m} piscium q{uarum} capientur i{n} o{mn}ib{us} aquis a balmackennedi usq{ue} Inuiramun {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the Baptist
Saint details
ST/JD/24
Date low
1160
Date high
1162
Entry reference
EN/EW/3087
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King Malcolm IV Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 1141--1165. King of Scots, 1153--1165. Eldest son of Henry, earl of Huntingdon and of Northumberland (c.1115--1152), and Ada de Warenne (c.1123--178), and grandson of King David I. ODNB, 'Malcolm IV'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St John the Baptist Perth Church (Parish) NO115328 Perth [PTH] Perth 100