Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland logo

DE/EW/5597

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Alexander, king of Scots, grants to the burgesses of Ayr a yearly fair at the feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist, lasting for the 15 days following.

ALEXANDER Dei gracia rex Scotorum omnibus probis hominibus tocius terre sue salutem Sciant presentes et futuri nos concessisse et hac carta nostra confirmasse burgensibus nostris de Are ut ipsi ad melioracionem burgi nostri de Are habeant quolibet anno apud Are nundinas ad festum nativitatis sancti Johannis Baptiste durantes per quindecim dies sequentes {. . .}

Type of dedication
Fair
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the Baptist
Saint details
ST/JD/24
Date low
12/12/1260
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3314
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
King of Scots Alexander III Mac Malcolm Male Monarch 100 1241--1286. King of Scots, 1249--1286. Only son of Alexander II (1198--1249) and Marie de Coucy (d. 1284). ODNB, 'Alexander III'.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Ayr Burgh NS3422 Ayr [AYP] Ayr 100