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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1538-1617
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(Patisar,) Paticer, -esar(e, Patisear, n. Also: patt- and -izer, -esser, -eseir, -escher; -icear, -esier. Also variants, ? phonetic, ? by reverse spelling: potisar, potissar, potiser, pottisear, pottischer. [F. pâtissier. Cf. Pastisar n.] A pastry-cook.(a) 1538 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 390.
Thomas Lyoun, patesare to the Frenche ladyis 1538 Ib. VII. 126.
To … Murdoch, pattescher 1538–9 Ib. 140.
Patesser 1540 Ib. 312.
Gevin to Murdoch Striveling, patesar, to pay for the making of the vnis in the schippis 1540–1 Ib. 420.
To Thomas Lyoun, patesar … to be him ane galbarte 1541 Criminal Trials I. i. 313. 1542 Treasurer's Accounts VIII. 101.
Patesar 1588 Exchequer Rolls XXI. 368.
Jhon Rannald aid to the baxter and patesar 1589 Ib. XXII. 32.
Pateseir 1591 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 29 b.
Pattizer 1612 Index Edinb. Test. II. 334.
Paticer to his majesty(b) 1560 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 25.
To the patisearis wiffe c1575 Balfour Pract. 72.
Item, it is not leasum to ony fleshour to be ane patticear … and siklyke ane patticear may not be ane baker of bread to sell a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1825) 230.
An Inglish pattesier … confessit … that … he sould kill … Bothuell be poyson(c)1564 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 11.
11. Item, Jonet Yair … harlot to the pottischer. 12. Item, Effene Lyell, harlot to the wesscellar c1575 Balfour Pract. 585.
Gif thair be ony cuikis or pottisearis, quha bakis pyis, and sellis thame not quhen thay ar hot [etc.] a1578 Pitsc. I 337/13.
Syne was thair … cuning baxteris and also excellent cuikis and potiseris [I. potingareis] witht confectiounis and drogis for thair desairtis 1581 Index Edinb. Test. I 58.
Patrick Rannald, potisar and master-baxter to the kings majesty 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI 31 May.
To Johnne Ronald potissar for baiking off venysoun and vailpyis 1600 Criminal Trials II 148.
