Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5148

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, king of Scots to Earl Duncan, his justices and sheriffs of Fife and Fotherif. The king commands that the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the abbot and monks, should have all their lands which they held in the time of his grandfather King David, unless they have sold or granted them etc.

Will{elmus} Rex Scott{orum} . Comiti Duncan{o} {et} Justiciis {et} vicecom{iti}b{us} suis de fif {et} fotherif Sal{u}t{e}m . Precipio firmit{er} ut ecc{lesi}a s{an}c{t}e tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} abb{a}s {et} mo{na}chi eiusde{m} loci habeant o{mne}s t{er}ras suas p{er} easde{m} diuisas . p{er} quas tenuerunt te{m}poribus Regis d{aui}d{i} aui mei . n{isi} forte eas u{e}l uendiderint u{e}l donauerint {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1214
Entry reference
EN/EW/3092
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