Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5327

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

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. The charter is dated on the morrow of the feast of St Thomas the apostle.

Vniu{er}sis xpi fidelib{us} has litt{er}as uisuris u{e}l auditur{is} . Gregorius de maleuill' . filius Will{el}mi de maleuill' . Salut{em} . Sciant tam p{re}sentes q{u}am futuri me caritatis intuitu {et} p{ro} anima mea {et} pro animab{us} an{te}cesso{rum} . {et} successo{rum} meo{rum} dedisse . concessisse . {et} hac carta mea {con}firmasse d{e}o {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis de Dunfermelyn . {et} monachis ibidem d{e}o seruientib{us} {et} inp{er}petuu{m} seruituris ius p{at}ronatus 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 {. . .} Dat{um} . Aput dunfermelyn . Anno gr{aci}e . Mo . cco . Lo . Q{ui}nto . in crastino s{an}c{t}i thome ap{osto}li in pleno capitulo .

Type of dedication
Dating by feast day
Confidence
100
Saint named
Thomas the apostle
Saint details
ST/JD/64
Date low
None
Date high
22/12/1255
Entry reference
EN/EW/3164
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100