Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5178

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, the church of Strathardle with its lands, teinds etc.

Will{elmus} dei g{rati}a . R . Scot{orum} . o{mn}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} ho{mini}b{us} . toci{us} t{er}re sue . cl{er}icis {et} laicis sal{utem} . Sciant pre{sen}tes {et} fut{ur}i me de{dis}se . {et} {con}ces{sis}se . {et} hac carta m{e}a {con}fir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Tri{nita}tis de Dunf' {et} monachis ibide{m} d{e}o s{er}uientib{us} ecc{lesi}am de S{tr}athardolf cu{m} t{er}ris {et} decimis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1171
Date high
1214
Entry reference
EN/EW/3104
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