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DE/EW/5217

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Richard, bishop of St Andrews, grants to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the church of Kinghorn wester in free and perpetual alms.

RIc{ardus} dei gr{aci}a ecc{lesi}e b{eat}i Andr{ee} humil{is} minister . vniu{er}sis s{an}c{t}e mat{ri}s ecc{lesi}e filiis Sal{utem} . Sciant tam post{er}i q{u}am p{re}sentes nos de{dis}se . {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta n{ost}ra confir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} {et} s{er}uituris Ecc{lesi}am de kingorn occidentali in lib{er}am {et} p{er}petuam elemosinam cum om{n}ib{us} eide{m} ecc{lesi}e iuste p{er}tine{n}tib{us} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1173
Date high
1178
Entry reference
EN/EW/3120
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of St Andrews Richard ------------ Male Bishop 100 Richard, bishop of St Andrews, 1163-78; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 378.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100