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DE/EW/5202

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Alexander, king of Scots, son of King Alexander, confirms to God, the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, that grant which Malcolm of Moray, knight, made to them of the land of Beath Wester.

Alex{ander} dei gr{aci}a Rex Scott{orum} filiu{s} Alexandri illust{ri}s Reg{is} Scott{orum} . Om{n}ib{us} p{ro}b{is} hominib{us} toci{us} t{er}re sue sal{ute}m . Sciant p{re}sentes {e}t fut{ur}i nos co{n}cessisse {e}t hac p{re}senti carta n{ost}ra confirmasse deo et ecc{lesi}e S{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis de du{n}fermely{n} {e}t monachis ibid{em} d{e}o seruientib{us} {e}t in p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uitur{is} donac{i}one{m} illam q{u}am Malcolm{us} de Morauia miles eisd{em} fecit de t{er}ra de beth occidentali {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
10/3/1276
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3113
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King of Scots Alexander III Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 1241--1286. King of Scots, 1249--1286. Only son of Alexander II (1198--1249) and Marie de Coucy (d. 1284). ODNB, 'Alexander III'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100