Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5157

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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, from his ferme of 'Fithkil' each year 23 s 4 d in place of the teind of bere and oats which they were accustomed to have from that land.

Will{elmus} dei gr{aci}a Rex Scot{orum} . ep{iscop}is abb{at}ib{us} . Comi{ti}b{us} . baro{ni}b{us} . Justic{iis} . vic{ecomiti}b{us} . ministr{ri}s . {et} o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} ho{min}ib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laicis sal{u}t{em} . Sciant p{re}sentes {et} futuri me dedisse {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta mea {con}fir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} de firma mea de fithkil sing{u}lis annis . xxiii . sol' {et} iiij . d . p{ro} decima brasei {et} p{re}bende q{u}am de eadem t{er}ra h{abe}re solebant {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1172
Date high
1184
Entry reference
EN/EW/3096
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