Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5144

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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
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1184
Entry reference
EN/EW/3090
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100