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DE/EW/5143

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William, king of Scots, grants to God, the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the grant which his brother King Malcolm made to that church of a rent of 100 s yearly from the fermes of Edinburgh. He also grants 20 acres of land and a toft in Dunfermline.

Will{elmus} Rex Scott{orum} . ep{iscop}is . abb{atibus} . Comi{ti}b{us} . Baro{ni}b{us} . Justic{iis} . viceco{miti}b{us} . p{re}po{s}itis . minist{ri}s . cet{er}is q{ue} probis ho{min}ib{us} suis uniu{er}sis sal{utem} . Sciant cl{er}ici {et} laici p{re}sentes {et} post{er}i me in lib{er}am elemosinam {con}cessisse {et} {con}fir{mas}se . deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} monachis ibidem d{e}o s{er}uientib{us} diuisam illa{m} q{u}am Rex Malcolm{us} f{rate}r m{eu}s eidem ecc{lesi}e fecit . s{cilicet} . redditu{m} . C . solido{rum} . habendum s{uper?} singulis annis de firma burgi mei de Edenburg . quousq{ue} eundem redditu{m} p{re}fate ecc{lesi}e aliunde reddendum {con}stituam . Pret{er}ea {con}cedo eide{m} ecc{lesi}e p{ro} a{n}i{m}a fr{atr}is mei . xx . ac{r}as t{er}re . {et} vnum toft{um} i{n} Dunf' {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1165
Date high
1184
Entry reference
EN/EW/3090
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King William Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 'The Lion'; King of Scots, 9 Dec. 1165 to 4 Dec. 1214. Second of three sons of Henry, earl of Northumberland (d. 1152), and his wife, Ada of Warenne. ODNB, 'WIlliam I [known as William the Lion]'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100