Dedications to Saints in Medieval Scotland

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DE/EW/6933

dedication text (summary) dedication text (verbatim)

William de Vaux grants to God, St Mary and the church of St Nicholas, and the canons of Dryburgh of the Premonstratensian order serving the church of St Nicholas in the isle of Eldbottle {Fidra}, the right of patronage of the church of Gullane etc.

Omnibus sancte matris ecclesie filijs presentibus et futuris Willelmus de Wallibus salutem in Domino . Noverit universitas vestra me {. . .} dedisse et concessisse et hac mea carta confirmasse Deo et sancte Marie et ecclesie sancti Nicholaij et canonicis de Driburgh ordinis Premonstratensis eidem ecclesie sancti Nicholaij in insula de Elbotile servientibus vel servituris in liberam puram et perpetuam elemosinam jus patronatus ecclesie de Golyne {. . .}

Type of dedication
Grant in honour of saint
Confidence
100
Saint named
Mary
Saint details
ST/JD/2
Date low
1220
Date high
1221
Entry reference
EN/EW/3956
Notes
None
devotees
name gender type confidence notes
William Vaux, de Male Landowner (unspecified) 100 None
locations
placename type os grid parish ref. county confidence
Abbey Dryburgh Abbey NT591317 Mertoun [MER] Berwick 100