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Quotation dates: 1626-1689
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Muster-maister, n. Also: mustir-, -our-, -ure-, -erd-, mouster- and -master. [e.m.E. muster-mayster (1579), -master.] The officer responsible for the administration of military musters and for the keeping of the muster-roll. 1626 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 252.
To try if the general musture maister hes appoynted dreill maisteris in everie royall burgh 1630 Acts V. 225/2.
Alexander Lord of Spynie … to be generall mustour-maister and crowner 1633 Ib. 50/2.
Generall musterd-maister 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 238.
Generall Mustir Maistir 1634 Aberd. Council Lett. II. 10.
Appointing the Lord Spynie muster maister 1649 Acts VI. ii. 414/2.
The quarter maister generall and muster maister generall 1669 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. 3 Ser. XXXVI. 40. ?c1675 J. Gordon Hist. II. 209.
Generall Lesly caused the muster maisters of Edinburgh call out some choice companyes that morning 1672 Old Ross-shire 277.
Given to the mouster master at the receipt of the men £8/19/0. 1666-74 Fraser Polichron. 328. 1684 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 83. a1686 Turner Mem. 184.
The Generall himselfe and Muster Master Generall Arnot 1689 Acts IX. App. 14/1.
Major Buntein who is generall muster master
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