Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5162

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William, king of Scots, orders his sheriffs and provosts of Haddington to make yearly payment of 3 marks from the fermes of Haddington to Archibald, abbot of Dunfermline, for lighting the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline.

Will{elmus} d{e}i gr{aci}a Rex Scot{orum} . Vice{comi}ti{bus} {et} p{re}po{s}itis suis de hadigt{un} sal{u}t{em} . Precipio uob{is} q{u}at{enus} . de f{er}ma burgi de hadigtun faciatis h{abe}re annuati{m} AErcheb{aldo} abb{at}i de Dunf' . iij . marc' ad luminare ecc{lesi}e x' de Dunf' {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1178
Date high
1198
Entry reference
EN/EW/3098
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