Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5535

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Malcolm Fleming, earl of Wigtown grants to God, St Mary and the Friars Preachers of the house of St Katherine of Ayr, for the maintenance of a priest and a light to the used in the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the said friars, built by him, an annual rent of 100 s etc.

Omnibus hanc cartam visuris vel audituris Malcolmus Flemyng Comes de Wygtona salutem in domino sempiternam Sciatis nos dedisse concessisse ac presenti carta nostra confirmasse Deo et beate Marie ac Fratribus Predicatoribus domus sancte Katerine de Are presentibus et futuris in puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro exhibicione unius sacerdotis celebrantis et lumine exspendendo in cappella beate Marie virginis dictorum fratrum per nos constructa pro anima nostra et animabus parentum nostrorum antecessorum et successorum et pro animabus omnium fidelium defunctorum imperpetuum illum annuum redditum centum solidorum {. . .}

Type of dedication
Light
Confidence
100
Saint named
Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
3/5/1336
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3286
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Earl of Wigtown Malcolm Fleming Male Earl 100 See Richard D. Oram, 'Fleming, Malcolm, first earl of Wigtown (d. in or before 1363)', ODNB.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dominicans Ayr Friary NS339218 Ayr [AYP] Ayr 100