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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1494-1618
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Custumary, -um(m)arie, n. Also later variants: customary, customarie.[f. Custumar n. and Customar n.] The office of collector of customs.(a) 1494 Acts Lords Auditors 197/1.
To produce and preif anent the office of custumary of Glasgw 1494 Ib. 197/2.
To preiff sufficiently that he wes rentalit … of the office of custumary of Glasgow 1498 Reg. Privy S. I. 28/1.
Thair officis of setting of the said skinnys and custumary of Inglis gudis 1510 Ib. 309/1.
All custumis and dewiteis … ressavit be him belangin his said office of custumary in all tymes bigane 1540 Acts II. 354/1.
Anentis his office of thesaurarie of the custumarie of the burghe of Edinburgh 1560 Reg. Privy S. MS. XXX. 39.
The said Thomas to … substitute vnder him deputis ane or ma for the trew exerceing and vsing of the said office of custumarie 1579 Inverness B. Rec. I. 270.
He … as principall custummar protestis that na vther man … haif place to the said custummarie induring his lyftyme 1587 Acts III. 440/1.
We revoik … all infeftmentis … of all offices sic as chalmerlanries and baillieries. and of the office of custumarie maid for ma ȝeiris [than ane](b) 1584 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 190.
Accepting upon him the said office of customary 1588 Ib. 279.
Efter the hearing of the … comptis of customary 1618 Wemyss Chart. MS.
The offices of stewartrie, bailliarie, customarie, searcherie, crownarie, and all uther offices of the said regalite
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