Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5184

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Alexander, king of Scots, in exchange for the alms which the monks of Dunfermline were accustomed to take up from the lordships of Kinghorn and Crail, and also of all rights which they were accustomed to receive in the royal kitchens, grants to God, the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the whole land of Dollar.

Alexander dei gr{aci}a Rex Scott{orum} . Om{n}ib{us} p{ro}bis hominib{us} tocius t{er}re sue Sal{u}t{e}m Sciant p{re}sentes {et} fut{ur}i nos in excambium elemosinarum q{u}as monachi de Dunf{er}mel' p{er}cip{er}e consueu{er}unt in d{omi}niis n{ost}ris de Kingorn {et} de Karel . tam in frumento . farina auene . braseo : p{re}benda . q{u}am in denariis . {et} simil{ite}r in excambiu{m} . o{mn}ium rectitudinu{m} q{u}as p{er}cip{er}e {con}sueu{er}unt in coquinis n{ost}ris . {et} Regine sponse n{ost}re . caritatis intuitu dedisse . {con}cessisse . {et} hac Carta n{ost}ra {con}firmasse deo {et} ecc{lesi}e S{ancte} Trinitatis de Dunf{er}mel' {et} monachis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} . {et} in p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uituris : totam terram n{ost}ram de Dolar . in feudo de Clacman{an} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
27/12/1236
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3106
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King Alexander II Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 Only son of William I (the Lion) and Ermengarde. King of Scots, 4 Dec. 1214 to 8 July 1249. ODNB, 'Alexander II'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100