Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5146

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William, king of Scots, confirms the grant which Malcolm earl of Fife made to God and the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the abbot and monks serving God there, of the church of Crombie.

Vvill{el}mus dei gr{aci}a Rex Scott{orum} . o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}bis ho{min}ib{us} toci{us} terre sue cl{er}icis {e}t laicis sal{u}t{e}m . Sciant p{re}sentes {et} fut{ur}i me co{n}cessisse {et} hac carta me confirmasse donac{i}o{ne}m illa{m} q{u}am Malcolm{us} comes de fif fecit deo {et} ecc{lesi}e x' de Dunf' . {et} abb{at}i {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} de Ecc{lesi}a de Abercrombin {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1203
Date high
9/10/1214
Entry reference
EN/EW/3091
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Earl of Fife Malcolm --------- Male Earl 90 Malcolm I, earl of Fife, died c.1328. See Andrew McDonald, 'Macduff family, earls of Fife (per. c.1095-1371)', ODNB.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100