Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/6926

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William earl of Buchan grants and confirms to God, the church of St Mary of Dryburgh and the canons serving God, with assent of his wife Margaret countess of Buchan, that grant which Countess Ada made to the canons of the church of Kilrenny will all its pertinents.

Villelmus comes de Bughan omnibus Christi fidelibus has literas visuris vel audituris salutem . Sciant presentes et futuri me concessisse et hac carta mea confirmasse Deo et ecclesie sancte Marie de Dryburgh et canonicis ibidem Deo servientibus et divine caritatis intuitu consensu et assensu uxoris mee Margarete comitisse de Bouchan donacionem illam quam pie memorie Ada comitissa eisdem canonicis fecit super ecclesia de Kilrethny cum omnibus pertinentijs suis {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
1211
Date high
1233
Entry reference
EN/EW/3953
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
Earl of Buchan William Comyn Male Earl 100 William Comyn who, in right of his second wife, Marjory, became earl of Buchan c.1212 and who died in 1233 . See ODNB under 'Comyn, Walter, earl of Menteith (d. 1258)'. Father of Alexander Comyn, earl of Buchan (succ. 1244), and Walter Comyn, lord of Badenoch and earl of Menteith (succ. 1233).
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Dryburgh Abbey NT591317 Mertoun [MER] Berwick 100