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DE/EW/5250

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Thomas of Galloway, earl of Atholl, and his wife Isabella, countess of Atholl, grant and confirm to the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline and the monks serving God there, that grant which Malcolm, earl of Atholl, made to them, and Henry, his son, confirmed, of the church of Moulin.

THom{as} de Galw{ethi}a . com{es} de Athol' . {et} Isabel{la} uxor ei{us} Comitissa Atholie {. . .} nos {con}cessisse . {et} hac p{re}senti carta {con}firmasse ecc{lesi}e s{ancti} Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} donac{i}o{ne}m illa{m} q{u}a{m} Com{es} Malcolm{us} de Athol' eis fecit {et} Henr{icus} fili{us} ei{us} com{es} de Athol' eisde{m} {con}firmauit : de Ecc{lesi}a de Molin {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
1209
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3134
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Earl of Atholl Thomas Galloway, of Male Earl 100 Thomas of Galloway, earl of Atholl d.1231. See Richard D. Oram, 'Thomas, earl of Atholl (d.1231)', ODNB.
Countess of Atholl Isabel -------- Female Noble (other) 100 Isabel, countess of Atholl. Eldest daughter of Earl Henry and Countess Margaret. Married to Thomas of Galloway.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100