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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cunȝeour, Cuinȝeour, n. Also: cunȝeoure, -ȝour, -ȝeor, cungyeour,  cuinȝi(e)our. [Cunȝe v. Cf. Conȝeour, Counȝeour, and Coinȝeour.] A coiner. Fals cunȝeour, a maker of counterfeit coin.(1) 1451 Acts II. 40/1.
The pennys at war strikyn be the kingis cunȝeouris … sal haf cours as thai now haf on to the tym of the said new strak 1469 Ib. 97/1.
Oure Souerane lordis awne blac mone strikkin & prentit be his cunȝouris 1475 Ib. 112/2.
The merchand sall haue for ilk vnce of brint siluer that he bringis to the cunȝour xij s. 1489 Ib. 221/2.
The said cunȝeour sall gif & pay for the vnce of brynt siluer xj s. vj d. 1505 Treas. Acc. II. 244.
Giffin be the said Robert to the cunȝeour in Bruges iiij^m … crownes quhilk held nocht wecht c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 11.
Cunȝouris, carvouris, and carpentaris 1531 Bell. Boece II. 171.
This Osbret had his cunyeouris within this castel, be quhom the Striveling money tuk beginning 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 203.
The said siluer to be deliuerit to the maister cunyeour 1564 Edinb. B. Deeds MS. 133.
Johne Achesoun, maister cunȝeoure to the quenis maiestie 1581 Acts III. 215/2.
His hines maister cunȝeoure 1585 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 405.
Thomas Aichesoun, maister cvngyeour 1597 Acts Jas. III 61.
The cuinȝiour of that burnt silver to make twelue groates of the ounce Ib.
The Kingis cuinȝioures 1612 Acts IV. 488/2.
Letters … in favours of his hienes generall maister cunȝeoure, wardane, counter wardane [etc.](2) 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 394/2.
The eschete landis … of William Quhite, fals cunȝeour 1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 191.
Tlvat thai be reput as pairt takaris with fals cunȝeouris