Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5172

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, king of Scots confirms to God and the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, that grant which Robert de London, his son, made to them of 'Vneht'.

Will{elmus} d{e}i gr{ati}a Rex Scott{orum} ep{iscop}is . abb{at}ib{us} . comitib{us} . baro{ni}b{us} . Justic{iis} . viceco{miti}b{us} . p{re}po{s}itis . minist{ri}s . {et} o{mn}ib{us} probis ho{min}ib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue cl{er}icis {et} laic{is} sal{u}t{em} . Sciant p{re}sentes {et} fut{ur}i me conces{sis}se {et} hac Carta mea confirmasse deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} monachis ibide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} donac{i}o{ne}m illam q{u}am Rob{ertus} de londoniis filius m{eu}s eis fecit de Vneht {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3102
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