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DE/EW/6916

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Dervorguilla de Galloway, lady de Balliol, daughter and heiress of Lord Alan of Galloway, once constable of the Scots, in her widowhood, grants, quitclaims and confirms to God, Blessed Mary and St John the evangelist of Dryburgh, and the canons serving God there, all right of patronage of the church of Lauder.

Omnibus hoc scriptum visuris vel audituris Dornogilla de Galwithya domina de Balliolo filia et heres domini Alani de Galwithya quondam Scotorum constabularij salutem in Domino . Noveritis nos in nostra viduitate et legitima potestate dedisse concessisse omnino quietum clamasse et hac carta mea confirmasse pro nobis et heredibus nostris Deo et beate Marie et sancto Johanni ewangeliste de Dryburgh et canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus inperpetuumque servituris totum jus patronatus ecclesie de Laweder {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
John the evangelist
Saint details
ST/JD/23
Date low
1268
Date high
None
Entry reference
EN/EW/3949
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Lady of Galloway Dervorgilla Balliol Female Noble (other) 100 Wife of John, 5th baron Balliol; mother of King John Balliol. Lived c.1213-1290.
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Dryburgh Abbey NT591317 Mertoun [MER] Berwick 100