Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5160

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, king of Scots, grants to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the abbot and monks serving God there, Gillandreas mac Suthen and his children.

Will{elmus} d{e}i gra{ci}a Rex . Scot{orum} . o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} . ho{mini}b{us} . toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laic{is} sal{utem} . Sciant pre{sen}tes {et} fu{tu}ri . me de{dis}se . {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta m{e}a confir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} abb{at}i {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} i{n} lib{er}am {et} p{er}pe{tu}a{m} elemo{si}nam Gillandrea{m} mac suthen {et} ei{us} lib{er}os {et} illos eis quietos clamasse de me {et} h{er}edib{us} meis in p{er}petuum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1170
Date high
1180
Entry reference
EN/EW/3097
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