A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Charter chist, variant of Charter kist. (Cf. also Chartour chist.) —1629 Boyd Last B. 382.
Keepe fast this promise into the charter chists of your heartes 1661 Decis. Lords G. 8.
No man would secure his charter chist, but might be forced to discover his weakness and secrets at pleasure 1692 Acts Sederunt 5.
For preventing the prejudice and inconveniency befalling to pupils, … if any person have access to their charter-chist
