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DE/EW/5291

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Alexander de Seton quitclaims the whole land of 'flemisse beeth' with all its pertinents to God, St Margaret, and the house of Dunfermline, in pure and perpetual alms.

Om{n}ib{us} p{re}sens sc{ri}ptum visur{is} u{e}l auditur{is} Alex{ander} de Setun sal{utem} . Nou{er}it vniu{er}sitas u{est}ra me p{ro} salute a{n}i{m}e mee {et} a{n}i{m}a{rum} an{te}cesso{rum} meo{rum} i{n} p{er}petuu{m} q{ui}etam clamasse pro me {et} h{er}edib{us} meis totam t{er}ram de flemisse beeth cu{m} totis p{er}tinenciis suis deo {et} s{ancte} margarite {et} domui de Dunf' in puram {et} p{er}petuam elemosina{m} {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
None
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3151
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Alexander Seton Male None 100 Alexander de Seton. Brother of Emma.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100