Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5333

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Alexander de Moray, knight, confirms the grant which Malcolm de Moray, knight, made to God, the church of Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and the abbot and monks serving God there of the whole land of Beath Wester. The charter is dated on the nearest Tuesday before the feast of St Peter ad Vincula in 1274.

Om{n}ib{us} x' fidelib{us} hoc sc{ri}ptu{m} uisur{is} u{e}l audituris Alex{ander} de morauia miles et{er}na{m} in d{omi}no salutem . Nou{er}it vniu{er}sitas u{est}ra me {con}cessisse {et} {con}firmasse donac{i}one{m} illa{m} p{ro} me {et} h{e}r{e}dib{us} meis q{u}am malcolm{us} de morauia miles fecit deo {et} ecc{lesi}e s{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis de du{n}f' abb{at}i {et} monach{is} ibid{em} d{e}o s{er}uientib{us} {et} in p{er}petuu{m} s{er}uitur{is} uidel{icet} totam t{er}ram de beth occidentali q{u}am dict{us} malcolm{us} de me tenuit h{e}r{e}ditar{ie} {. . .} Dat{um} ap{u}d Culbyn' die martis p{ro}x{im}a an{te} festu{m} b{eat}i pet{ri} ad vincula . Anni d{omi}ni . M' . cc' . septuagesimi q{u}arti .

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
None
Date high
31/7/1274
Entry reference
EN/EW/3166
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Malcolm Moray Male Knight 100 Sir Malcolm de Moray
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100