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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1539
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Sacrista minor. (L. = lesser sacrist; cf. Sacristan(e n. a or b; med. L. sacrista. = Sacristan(e n.) — 1539 Glasgow Protocols Abstracts IV 119.
That the said vicar pensionar warne the sacrista minor of revestry to cuyr ane stuyll honestlie and fynd twa wax preckattis byrneand [etc.]
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