Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5158

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

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
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
1184
Entry reference
EN/EW/3096
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