Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/5797

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

Herbert, chamberlain of the king, grants to the church of Holy Rood of Edinburgh {'the castle of the maidens'}, and the canons serving God there, the church of Kinneil with all its rights.

Herb{ertus} . Cam{er}ari{us} Reg{is} Scot' {. . .} me {con}cessisse {e}t mea carta {con}firmasse Eccl{es}ie s{an}c{t}e crucis de castro puellar{um} . {e}t Canonicis ibid{em} d{e}o seruientib{us} Eccl{es}iam de Kinel cu{m} om{n}ib{us} rectitudinib{us} suis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Holy Rood
Saint details
ST/JD/54
Date low
None
Date high
13/9/1162
Entry reference
EN/EW/3466
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Herbert ----------- Male Courtier 100 Herbert, king's chamberlain
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Holyrood Abbey NT269739 Canongate [CGT] Edinburgh 100