Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5223

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William, bishop of St Andrews, grants to God, St Margaret of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, all the garbal teinds pertaining to the church of Inverkeithing.

Will{elmus} mis{er}ac{i}one diuina Ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}i Andr{ee} minist{er} humil{is} . o{mn}ib{us} has litt{er}as visuris u{e}l audituris et{er}nam In d{omi}no Sal{u}t{e}m . Ad vniu{er}sitatis v{est}re noticia{m} volumus p{er}uenire . nos conces{sis}se {et} hac carta n{ost}ra {con}fir{mas}se . deo . {et} be{ate} Margarite . de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} . om{ne}s decimas Garba{rum} p{er}tinentes ad Ecc{lesia}m de Inuirk{ethin} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
1212
Date high
1225
Entry reference
EN/EW/3123
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Bishop of St Andrews William Malveisin Male Bishop 100 William Malveisin, bishop of St Andrews 1202-38; Watt and Murray, Fasti, 379.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100