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DE/EW/5264

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Gregory of Melville, son of William of Melville, grants to God, the church of the Trinity of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, the right of patronage of the church of Melville.

Uniu{er}sis x' fidelib{us} has litt{er}as visur{is} u{e}l auditur{is} Grego{rius} de Maleuill fili{us} Will{elm}i de maleuill Sal{utem} . Sciant tam p{re}sentes q{u}a{m} futuri me caritatis intuitu {et} p{ro} a{n}i{m}ab{us} an{te}cesso{rum} {et} successo{rum} meo{rum} dedisse {et} con{cessis}se {et} hac carta m{e}a confir{mas}se deo {et} ecc{lesi}e Trini{ta}tis de Dunf' . {et} mo{na}chis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} {et} i{n} p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uituris j{us} patronatus ecc{lesi}e de Maleuill cu{m} om{n}ib{us} p{er}tinenciis suis pro me {et} h{er}edib{us} meis iure p{er}petuo {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
5/7/1251
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3140
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Gregory Melville Male Landowner (unspecified) 100 Gregory de Malevill, son of William de Malevill
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100