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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1400-1539, 1597, 1660-1689
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Journall, Jornal(l, n. Also: jowrnell, jurnall, jornale, -ell. [ME. jurnal(le (1355–6), jornenall (1454), a diurnal, the service-book, e.m.E. journall (1540) in various senses, OF. jour-, jur-, jornal, -el a day, a day's work, a day-book, a measure of land.]
1. A day-book, a daily account book. Also comb. with book.1495 Halyb. 20.
8 … Apryll anno 95, all thyngis contyt … betwix Lorens Tayllȝefer and me … , lyk as it standis in the jowrnell subscrywit with his awin hand in the 75 layf 1497 Ib. 134.
Dylywirit to Ector 6 pokis off Newcastall woyil … , the prissis, and veyth, and oncostis standis in the jornal in the 48 layff at lentht 1689 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 404.
Yow are to keep ane particular jurnall book of the provisiones received and given out
2. A register of the Justiciary Court, the Justice Aire, or another court. (Cf. Adjournal n.)14.. Acts I. 344/2.
Syne se the jornale all throw ande call all thame that ar absent fra the ayris before quhare it is brevit at the hed, Prima dies, secunda dies … etc. 1532 Ex. Processes 4, Betoun v.
He referrit him to the jornale and rolmentis of justicarie twiching the samyn 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Iter.
Melville. This being done, the clerke sall visit and considder the haill rolles and journel, and cal all them quha are absent from the aires preceeding
b. Jornall buke, book, id.1516 Alloway Ct. Bk. MS.
The rolmentis in our jornall bukis 1676 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 533.
He produces ane jornall book of the court of constabulary from … 1626 … to … 1652
c. Book of journall, id.1500 Reg. Privy S. I. 84/1.
[Certain malefactors] lattin … to borgh to him … , quhilk eschapit fra him and war fra the kingis lawis, as the book of journall apon the premisis [ed. premiss] mare fullilie proportis
3. A single minting or portion of work in coinage. Cf. Journee 4 b, Jorné 4 b.1660 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs III. 495.
That ane jurnall of copper money (which will amount to fyve thousand pund stirling) may be permittit to be coyned be Sir Johne Falconer, maister of the minthous, for necessarie change and relief of the poor 1660 Ib. 502.
He sall concurr with any gentlmen that endeavouris the erecting of ane mint house or libertie for Sir John Falconer for a jornall which is the value of fyve thousand pund sterling, of copper money 1675 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 360.
That the officers of the mint shall not coyne in every jornall of four stain weight above four pound weight in that species
4. = Journee 6, Jorné 6.1539 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 155.
Wrocht be Katheryne Bellenden to the Kingis jurnall of variant colorit welvot xiiij knoppis
