Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5440

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

James, king of Scots, grants to God, St Margaret the queen, and Richard, abbot of Dunfermline, for supplementing the founding of a chaplainry, the lands of 'Arlory'.

{. . .} dedimus {et} concessimus ac p{rese}ntis carte tenore damus {et} concedimus deo et beate Margarete regine prefatoq{ue} ven{er}ab{i}li in xpo p{rio}ri Ricardo Abb{a}ti de Dunf{er}mlyn ad supplementum fundac{i}o{n}is d{i}c{t}e capellanie vt p{re}mittitur per ip{sum} Abb{at}em fundande om{n}es et sing{u}las sup{r}adictas t{err}as de Arlory {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Margaret the queen
Saint details
ST/JD/33
Date low
7/6/1450
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3235
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King James II Stewart Male Monarch 100 King of Scots, 1436--1460.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dunfermline Abbey NT090873 Dunfermline [DFL] Fife 100