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DE/EW/5154

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, king of Scots, grants to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline and the monks serving God there, his teind of corn, bere and oats from Kinghorn {Burntisland} and Kellin {Carnbee}.

Will{elmus} Rex Scott{orum} o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} ho{min}ib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sal{u}t{em} . Sciatis me {con}cessisse {et} hac carta mea confir{mas}se . deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} i{n} p{er}petua{m} elemosina{m} totam decimam redditus mei de frumento {et} braseo {et} p{re}benda de Kingorn {et} de Kellin {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1165
Date high
1172
Entry reference
EN/EW/3095
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