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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Multurar, -er, n. Also: multer-, multar-, multr-; moulter-; mouter-, mowtter-; mut(t)er-; mulctur- and -are, -air. An official with the duty or the right of collecting multure. 1328 Exch. R. I. 93.
Per receptum Ade Multerer 1360 Ib. II. 28.
Compotum Johannis Multrer 1415 Ayr Chart. 9.
Michaele Multrer 1428–31 Ayr & W. Coll. I. 228.
Johannes Multerer factus fuit gildus 1443 Exch. R. V. 129.
Computum Johannis Multrare 1524 Irvine Mun. I. 35.
Mathow Multrar 1546–7 Perth Guildry 239 (8 March).
Allowit to Adam Ramsay ane of the mulcturaris viij s. vj d. 1568 Inverness Rec. I. 169.
Mulcturaris of the Kingis myln of Innernis 1580 Elgin Rec. I. 156.
James Cuming multarar at the auld miln of Elgin —1582 Laing Chart. 258 (see Multur(e v.). — Ib. 259.
The saidis millaris multraris hes ane certaine land of ws for his soumis grise 1583–4 Perth B. Ct. 29 Jan.
Movlteraris 1590 Reg. Privy C. IV. 592.
[Gawine Brisoun, miller at Lauder-myln, Johnne Lyle] multerair [at the said mill] 1609 Mylne Master Masons 95.
Constantine Hynde [etc.] … duelland be eist the Brig of Tay actis thame to grund with the multeraris of Perth ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. II. 152.
The lybell bore that he was … a maltman and a multerer to Sir Johne Makeinzie, his accuser 1666 Kelso Baillie Ct. 30.
They shall not … buy or ressett ony malt from ony person except ather maltmen or the multerer 1670 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Deeds I. 265.
[Richard Herreis] mowtterer Ib. 266.
[Richard Herris] mutterer [in Kirkgunion] 1674 Ib. 457.
[The corn milne of Kirkcudbright now possessed by James McQuhan, late] multerer [thereof] 1687 Ib. II. 713 (6 June).
Mouterer 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 241.
Multerer 1688–9 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 514.
Spent in receaveing the mutereris money £2/14/0 1699 Culross II. 27.
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