Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5537

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
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Katherine
Saint details
ST/JD/9
Date low
6/7/1344
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3287
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