Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5422

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Robert Terwerac is appointed elemosinar of Dunfermline monastery. He is to distribute alms outside the gate beside the chapel of St Katherine the virgin to the poor in the afternoon on feast days? {ferotina}. The elemosinar is to receive the chapel of St Katherine with garden, an acre of land and the rights which were given in the grant of the foundation of the chapel etc. He is to give a boll of meal to the poor in alms on the feast of St Katherine along with 4 s for the upkeep of lights at the said chapel.

{. . .} Statuim{us} igit{ur} et ordinam{us} cu{m} consensu n{ost}ri cap{itu}li Robertu{m} Terwerac como{na}chu{m} n{ost}ri loci in officiu{m} elimosinariat{us} n{ost}re domus de du{n}fermlyn : prebentes igit{ur} ip{s}i Roberto ma{n}datu{m} spe{ci}ale et elemosinariis quibuscu{m}q{ue} futuris ut omnes esculentoru{m} et poculentoru{m} n{ost}roru{m} Nouicioru{m} reliquias donec presbiterat{us} ordine{m} recep{er}int vel alia causa racionabili ip{s}is per abbate{m} fuerit dispensatu{m} colligat et recipiat p{er} se vel eius substitu{m} vna cu{m} post{r}emo edulio ceteroru{m} confratru{m} n{ost}roru{m} et easdem reliquias i{n} domo n{ost}ra elimosinaria extra portam iuxta capella{m} sancte Katheri{n}e v{ir}gi{n}is paup{er}ib{us} hora postmeridiana ferotina distribuat aut dist{ri}buere faciat . Propt{er} q{uo}d ip{su}m elimo{sina}riu{m} p{re}sente{m} et futuru{m} hora postmeridiana et co{m}pletorio exon{er}am{us} et dispensam{us} dando et co{n}cede{n}do dictis elemo{sina}riis capella{m} sancte Katheri{n}e cu{m} orto domib{us} infra ponte{m} testudine{m} n{ost}ri a3ili mo{n}asterij vulgarit{er} vocat{ur} the gyrtht bow . jacen' i{n}fra dominiu{m} et regalitate{m} nostra{m} cu{m} vna acra t{er}re iacen' ex p{ar}te boreali et occi{denta}li b{ur}gi n{ost}ri de du{n}fermly{n} cu{m} r{e}ctitudi{n}e eiusde{m} q{u}e data fu{er}it i{n} dote{m} fu{n}da{ci}onis dic{t}e capelle s{an}c{t}e Katheri{n}e cu{m} duab{us} acris et p{r}edio jacen' ex p{ar}te boriali oppidi eiusde{m} q{u}aru{m} vna vocat' humida acra debet a{n}nuati{m} vna{m} bolla{m} ferri{n}e da{n}da{m} paup{er}ib{us} i{n} elemosina{m} i{n} festo s{an}c{t}e Katheri{n}e cu{m} quatuor solidis pro sustenta{ti}one lu{m}i{ni}s ad dicta{m} capella{m} solue{n}do ecia{m} nobis et scaccario n{ost}ro a{n}nuati{m} noue{m} denarios {. . .}

Type of dedication
Light
Confidence
100
Saint named
Katherine the virgin
Saint details
ST/JD/9
Date low
10/3/1327
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3226
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
St Katherine Dunfermline Chapel NT089873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100