Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5395

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Robert, king of Scots, grants to God, St Mary the virgin, and the monastery of Holy Trinity and St Margaret the queen of Dunfermline, and the religious men, the abbot and monks serving God there, all the lands, rents, and burgages which belonged to the late William de 'Orford', burgess of Berwick, within Berwick.

Robertus dei gratia Rex Scotto{rum} {. . .} Sciatis nos {. . .} dedisse : concessisse {et} hac p{re}senti Carta n{ost}ra conf{ir}masse deo {et} beate marie virgini {et} monast{er}io S{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis et beate margarete Regine de Dunf{er}mlyn : ac Religiosis viris : Abb{at}i {et} monachis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mary the virgin
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
None
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3218
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King Robert I Bruce Male Monarch 100 King of Scots, 1306--1329. See G. W. S. Barrow, Robert Bruce and the community of the realm of Scotland, 4th edn (2005).
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100