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Silver wark. Also: silvir, -wir, sylver, silluer and werk, vark, verk. [Silver n. and Wark n. Cf. e.m.E. syluer work (1535), silver-worke (1648), MDu. silverwerk.] coll. Articles made of silver. — 1485 Acts II 172/1.
Grete dammage … that our … liegis sustenis be the goldsmythis in the mynysyng in the finace of siluer werk 1489 Acts II 221/2.
The siluer werk of this realme that beis brocht to the cunȝe quhilk is nocht sa fyne [etc.] 1530 Rec. Earld. Orkney 212.
Gold and siluir or siluir wark 1535 Stewart 50307.
Siluer werk, and goldin cremary 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 36.
Heir followis the silvir werk of the Kingis chapel … ane bust [etc.] 1540 Maxwell Mem. I 410.
Ane invitour of … bedding, gold, silwir work and inspreth 1552 Elgin Rec. I 116.
To redeym certane siluer verk laid in ved 1555 Acts II 499/1.
That euerie goldsmyth mark the siluer wark that he makis with his awin mark c1555 Crail Ch. Reg. 64.
The hail sowme of the vncis of sylver werk at the hye alter is xij^xx of vncis 1560 Cart. S. Giles p. xlvi.
The said siluer wark and kirk grayth a1578 Pitsc. I 253/22.
Silluer wark and goldin wark … left in legacie 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV 288b.
Geir that is keipabill … siluer wark, irne wark, brasin wark 1619 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 276.
Thair wes in all the colledge but sex siluer spoones, and no moir siluer wark of ony kynd 1627 Brechin Test. IV 296b.
Of siluer vark, tua drinkin peices 1640 Aberd. Council Lett. II 232.
These quha … hoord up ther money, silver and gold wark 1640 Black Bk. Taymouth 346.
The jewells, silver plaitt and vther silver work 1640 Spalding I 347.
The siluer wark of Dundie wes … cunȝeit for the army 1696 Caldwell P. I 178.
Abundance of Chinae and philagraffe silverwork