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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Morion, Morrion, Mur(r)io(u)n(e, n. Also: mor(r)io(u)n, -eon; mur(r)eo(u)n(e, -eown(e, murron, murr(e)an(e; mirrioun. [e.m.E. murren (1563), mourron (1601), morion (1590), morian (1650), 16th c. F. morion, Span. morrion, Ital. morione.] A morion, the variety of helmet.(a) 1559 Cal. Sc. P. I. 266.
[In sending him your] morion and tergat 1558-66 Knox II. 14.
He had a reid cloik and a gilt morrion [v.r. morrow] 1569–70 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 269.
Ten of thame with culveringis and moreonys and vther ten with halbertis 1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 236.
Morreonis 1589 Cal. Sc. P. X. 261.
That everie hagbutter of the foote gaird have a morrion 1627 Kelly Pallas Armata (1627) 3 A.
The armes which our picke-men are accustomed to carrie are: a head-peace or morion, a gorget or craige-peace [etc.](b) 1561 Digest Justiciary Proc. D. 11.
[A] number of persones bodin in feir with … halbrownis jakkis culweringis murriones [v.r. morriounis] tua handit suordis [etc.] 1561 Treas. Acc. XI. 83.
For iiij murrionis 1565–6 Ib. 455.
Ane giltin murione 1568 Ib. MS. 75.
iij quarteris of blak weluote to couer ane murrioun 1568 Edinb. Test. I. 173.
Ane murrioun couerit with reid Ib. 182 b.
Twa mureonis 1569 Ib. 260 b.
For ane double ourgilt murrioun … viij li. 1571 Bann. Memor. 152. 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 389.
He acclamit ane murreoun of the availl and price of xxx s. 1580–1 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 196. 1581 Reg. Privy C. III. 398. 1581 Sat. P. xliv. 198.
Furie vith dag and murrion on heid 1581 Burne Disput. 166.
Dene Johne Durie vith his tua pistolatis, his lang gun and bricht murreon 1582 Edinb. Test. X. 302.
Ane murreoun price xx s. 1594 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 116.
Ane gaird … of twenty foure feyet men … weill airmet with corslets, murriouns and halberts 1595 Reg. Privy C. V. 267. 1587-99 Hume 55/101.
Murrions for men of fute 1596 Crim. Trials I. ii. 354.
To by, prepair and bring hame corslettis, pickis, murronis [etc.] a1597-1617 Hist. James VI (1804) 137.
In the shipp was funden … twa hundrethe murreownes 1604 Irving Dumbartonsh. II. 236. 1605 Black Bk. Taymouth 341.
Off corslettis with collaris and murrionis in the chalmer of deiss, v stand; item, … ane murrioun of proofe 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 314.
Harnes called … murreanes or heid peices graven the piece iii li., … murranes plane the peice 1642 Bk. Islay 395. 1650 Thanes of Cawdor 291.
Mureounes c1650 P. Gordon Brit. Dist. 94.
Eight hundreth … highlanderes, weell armed with habershones, muriones and targates(c) 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 212.
Ane greit number of hagbittis, corslattis and mirriounis
