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DE/EW/5252

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Countess Ada, mother of the king of Scotland, grants to the church of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, a toft in her burgh of Crail, for the salvation of her soul and the souls of Earl Henry, King Malcolm, and all her predecessors.

Omnib{us} s{ancte} m{at}ris ecc{lesi}e filiis tam post{er}is q{u}a{m} p{re}sentib{us} Ada Comitissa m{ate}r Regis Scoc{ie} sal{utem} . Sciant ta{m} post{er}i q{u}a{m} p{re}sentes me dedisse {et} hac p{re}sentis sc{ri}pti pagina confirmasse ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' . {et} mo{na}chis ibidem d{e}o seruientib{us} unum toft{um} in burgo meo de Karel . p{ro} salute anime mee . {et} p{ro} animab{us} Henr{ici} comitis . Malcolm{i} regis filij mei . {et} o{mn}ium p{re}decesso{rum} meo{rum} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3135
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Countess Ada Warenne, de Female Royal (other) 100 Ada de Warenne. Daughter of William, earl of Warenne, 2nd earl of Surrey. Wife of Earl Henry of Northumberland. Mother of Malcolm IV and William I. Died in 1178.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100