Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5136

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

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
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the Baptist
Saint details
ST/JD/24
Date low
None
Date high
1162
Entry reference
EN/EW/3087
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St John the Baptist Perth Church (Parish) NO115328 Perth [PTH] Perth 100