Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5536

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Malcolm Fleming, earl of Wigtown, grants to the friars of the order of Preachers of the house of St Katherine of Ayr, for the maintenance of a priest to celebrate Mass in the friars' chapel built by him, 6 merks sterling yearly.

Universis Christi fidelibus presentes literas inspecturis Malcolmus Flemyng comes Wigtone salutem in domino Noveritis me dedisse concessisse et hoc presenti scripto inperpetuum confirmasse fratribus ordinis Predicatorum domus beate Katerine de Are presentibus et futuris in puram et perpetuam elemosinam pro exhibicione unius fratris sacerdotis celebrantis in capella dictorum fratrum per me constructa pro anima mea et parentum meorum antecessorum et successorum in perpetuum sex marcas sterlingorum de cofris meis ad duos anni terminos {. . .}

Type of dedication
Church dedication
Confidence
100
Saint named
Katherine
Saint details
ST/JD/9
Date low
None
Date high
6/7/1344
Entry reference
EN/EW/3287
Notes
None
no devotees recorded
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Dominicans Ayr Friary NS339218 Ayr [AYP] Ayr 100