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DE/EW/5319

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

Vniu{er}sis x' fidelib{us} has litt{er}as visur{is} u{e}l audit{ur}is . Gregorius de maleuill' filius Will{elm}i de maleuill' Sal{u}t{e}m . Sciant tam p{re}sentes qua{m} fut{ur}i me caritatis intuitu {et} p{ro} anima mea {et} p{ro} a{n}i{m}ab{us} an{te}cesso{rum} {et} successo{rum} meo{rum} dedisse {con}cescisse . {et} hac carta mea {con}firmasse deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis de dunferm' {et} monachis ibidem deo s{er}uientib{us} {et} in p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uit{ur}is jus pat{r}onatus ecc{lesi}e de maleuill' cu{m} omnib{us} p{er}tinenciis suis p{ro} me {et} heredib{us} meis iure p{er}petuo {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
26/12/1255
Entry reference
EN/EW/3162
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