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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1448-1452, 1516-1565
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Albany, n. [med.L. Albania, Scotland north of the Forth and Clyde, or the eastern part of this.] The title of one of the royal heralds or pursuivants. 1448 Exchequer Rolls V. 310.
Per solucionem factam Albany le pursevant regis, de mandato regis 1449 Ib. 344.
Pro … factura unius tunice armorum pro dicto Albany 1451 Ib. 437.
Albany signifero regis 1452 Ib. 498; etc.
Albany herraldo 1516 Treasurer's Accounts V. 93.
To Albany herold, quhilk raid with my lord governouris lettres to lord Dacre to Carlele 1542 Ib. VIII. 144.
To be dule habittis to Snawdoun, Ros, Albany and Marchemont heraldis, xl elnis Frenche blak 1565 Ib. XI. 424.
To Alexander Oliphant, Albany herauld, passand of Dusdeir in the King and Quenis graces effaris
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