Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5433

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David Menzies, lord of 'Weme', grants to God and the church of St Margaret of the Holy Trinity of Dunfermline, and to the abbot and monks, an annual rent of 6 li 11 s from the lands of 'Luscreuyoth'. The charter is dated in 1412 on the vigil of St Thomas the apostle before the birth of our lord Jesus Christ.

Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris Dauid de menyheis d{omi}n{u}s de Weme Salutem in d{omi}no sempit{er}na{m} . Nou{er}it{is} me caritat{is} intuitu ac p{ro} salute anime mee / et a{n}i{m}aru{m} parentu{m} meo{rum} ac etia{m} pro a{n}i{m}ab{us} o{mn}i{u}m antecesso{rum} meo{rum} {et} successo{rum} dedisse concessisse {et} hac p{rese}nti carta mea confirmasse deo {et} eccl{es}ie b{ea}te margarite s{an}c{t}e trinitat{is} de Dunf' Abbati et mo{n}achis jbide{m} deo s{er}uientib{us} ac imp{er}petuu{m} s{er}uitur{is} vnu{m} annuu{m} redditu{m} sex libraru{m} {et} vndeci{m} solido{rum} m' annuati{m} de t{er}ris de Luscreuyoth {. . .} Anno d{omi}ni Mo . cccco . duodecimo In vigilia b{ea}ti thome ap{osto}li ante natale d{omi}ni n{ost}ri Jh{es}u xpi .

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Trinity
Saint details
ST/JD/52
Date low
20/12/1412
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3233
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Lord of Weem David Menzies Male Lord 100 David Menzies, lord of 'Weme'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100