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DE/EW/5255

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Ada, countess of Northumbria, grants to lord God, St Mary, and the church of Dunfermline, a toft in her burgh of Haddington, for the salvation of the soul of Earl Henry, her own soul, and the souls of all her predecessors and of all the faithful departed.

Ada Norhumbrie . Comitissa {. . .} me {con}cessisse d{omi}no deo {et} s{an}c{t}e Marie . {et} ecc{lesi}e de Dunf' . Vnu{m} plenarium toftum i{n} burgo meo de hadi{n}gtona . libere {et} q{ui}ete . {et} in p{er}petua elemosina . p{ro} salute anime Comitis Henr{ici} d{omi}ni mei . {et} p{ro} salute a{n}i{m}e mee . {et} o{mn}iu{m} p{re}decesso{rum} meo{rum} {et} o{mn}ium fidelium dei defunctoru{m} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
1139
Date high
20/3/1141
Entry reference
EN/EW/3136
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