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DE/EW/5400

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Thomas Randolph, earl of Moray grants to God, St Mary the virgin, and the church of Holy Trinity and St Margaret the queen of Scotland of Dunfermline, and the monks serving God there, his whole land of 'Cullelouch' with pertinents in the barony of Aberdour. He also grants 40 s from the land of 'Monfloo'. In return for this grant there is to be perpetually in honour of St Mary the virgin in her chapel within the conventual church of Dunfermline, a measure of wax which is to be burnt for three solemn days annually, namely on the night of the birth of our Lord {Christmas}, on the day of the Purification of the Virgin {Candlemas}, and on the day of her Assumption etc.

Om{n}ib{us} hanc Cartam visur{is} v{e}l auditur{is} . Thomas Ranulphi Comes morauie . Domin{us} Vall{is} Anandie {et} mannie Sal{u}t{e}m in d{omi}no . Sciatis Nos p{ro} salute anime k{arissi}mi auunculi n{ost}ri {et} d{omi}ni . d{omi}ni Rob{er}ti dei gr{aci}a Reg{is} scoc{ie} Illust{ri}s {et} p{ro} salute a{n}i{m}e n{ost}re : antecesso{rum} {et} successo{rum} n{ost}ro{rum} dedisse concessisse {et} hac p{re}senti Carta n{ost}ra conf{ir}masse deo Beate marie virgini et eccl{esi}e S{an}c{t}e t{ri}nitatis ac S{an}c{t}e margarete Regine Scocie de Dunf{er}melyn {et} monachis ibid{em} {. . .} Inueniendo p{ro} hac donacione n{ost}ra in p{er}petuu{m} in honore s{an}c{t}e marie v{ir}ginis in capella sua inf{r}a eccl{es}iam Conuentualem de Dunf{er}melyn vnam Waga{m} Cere p{er} tres dies solempnes annuatim videlic{et} in Nocte Natal{is} d{omi}nici die Purificac{i}o{n}is virginis an{te}d{i}c{t}e {et} die assu{m}pc{i}o{n}is eiusd{em} solempnit{er} ardentem more consueto {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity and St Margaret the queen
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
1312
Date high
1329
Entry reference
EN/EW/3219
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Earl of Moray Thomas Randolph Male Earl 100 Nephew of Robert the Bruce. Was created first earl of Moray in 1312; he died in 1332. See A. A. M. Duncan, 'Randolph, Thomas, first earl of Moray (d.1332)', ODNB.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100