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Quotation dates: 1511-1600, 1669-1670
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Comptrollary, -arie, n. Also: comptrollery. [f. Comptrollar(e,n.] The office of controller. 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 337/2.
His entra at the day of the date hereof, and thairefter to endure als lang as he haldis the comptrollary in his hand 1529 Ib. 594/1.
The entre of Robert Bertoun … to his officis of thesaurary and comptrollary 1560 Ib. MS. XXX. 40.
To mak … chalmerlanis … and vtheris officiaris … as he sall think maist expedient … concerning the office of comptrollary 1569 Exchequer Rolls XX. 398.
Be ressoun of his office of comptrollarie of all burrowis, heavynnis and portis 1583 Ib. XXI. 556.
The tyme that he servit in the said office of comptrollarie 1600 Ayr Mun. 132.
Uteris dewteis of his hienes foirsaid collectorie and comptrollarie a1670 Scot Staggering State 151.
The earl of Dunbar got comptrollery, collectory, . .engrossed with the office of treasury
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