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Baxter, Baxtare, n. Also: baxtere, baxster, -ar(e; bak-, back-, bacster; bakester, -ister; baxister. [e.m.E. baxter, backster, ME. baxter, baxstere, bakestre, etc., OE. bæcestre fem. of bæcere Baker. Cf. MDu. bacster.] A baker.(a) 1324 Irvine Mun. I. 123.
Thomas dictus Baxter burgensis de Irwyn
1400 Misc. Spald. C. V. 15.
Balliui inhibuerunt … Willelmum Boyl baxter ab officio suo pistoris per annum
14.. Acts I. 355/2.
Baxteris, brewsterys, and fleschewarys, the quhilkis sal len to thar nychtburis flesch, bred, and ail
1442 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 10.
The baxsteiris sal fynd the menstralis
1443 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 7.
It is statute … that na baxter baik na mayne breid to sell … saiffing allenarly at Witsounday [etc.]
1510 Ib. 129.
The maisteris of the baxteris craft within this burgh
1527 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 115.
He chargit the baxteris, flescharis and brostaris to furneis and decoir the said tovn
1541 Treas. Acc. VIII. 475.
George Gibsone, maister baxster
1564–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 481.
To David Kynloch, baxster, to the men of weir, jc li.
1565–6 Ib. II. 238.
To William Fiddes, bakister
a1578 Pitsc. II. 142/15.
The new preaching and doctrin of soutteris, tailȝeouris, skynneris, baksteris or ony vther
1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 12.
Ane baxters sone, ane beggar borne
a1570-86 Maitl. F. lxxviii. 17.
Our baxisteris of breid hes na seil [= sale]
1586 Ayr Council Bk. 10 Oct.
That na bakister baik ony wastellis to sell
1614 Elgin Rec. II. 140.
To summond the baksters again Tuysday nixt for raising the steanes of the graves to build ther oynes
1644–5 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 509.
Debursit to the baxsteris for beiscat furneischit … to the foirsaid schip
1665 Lauder Journal 115.
A baxter being at the pulpit fit, started up and demanded why [etc.]
1685 Soc. Ant. LVIII. 365.
A pair of baxters creills
(b) 1379 Exch. R. II. 596.
Compotum Duncani Baxstare
14.. Acts I. 329/2.
Baxtaris, breustaris, fleschewaris
Ib. 333/2.
Off the chalance of baxtaris
1433 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 390.
It is ordanit that na baxtar brek the pais that is giffin or salbe giffin hym be the baillies
1442 Ib. 9.
At the baxtares baake na faiges
1499 Halyb. 245.
Cornell the bakstar of the Feir
1503 Dunferm. B. Rec. 136.
John Qwytsone … baxstar ves amerciat for mynising of the pas of brede
1526 Stirling B. Rec. I. 27.
Quheit was fundit saild samekle as the bakstaris … couft in Leicht at this last waiaigh
1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 166.
The counsale … ordanis that the outlandis baxstaris frequentand to this merkit haue thair breid weill bakin and dryit
1554 Ib. 205.
Quhair it happinnis twa … baxtaris … to be togidder dwelland

b. Attrib. with aver, boy, land, man, son. 1501 Dunferm. B. Rec. 114.
Item, the baxter land in the Nevrav
1583 Sempill Sat. P. xlv. 304.
With taill and mayn of a baxter aver
1618 M. Works Acc. XV. ii. 20 b.
To the baxtere man that furnesit bran to the hors to drink
1654 Lamont Diary 92.
Mr Andro Heathricke, a backster sonne in Cuper
1656 Baillie III. 343.
Forsyth, lately a baxter boy

c. Baxter craft or trade, the trade of baking, or those engaged in it. 1531 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 50.
Thay ordane he be spanyt the occupatioun of the baxter craft for all the dayis of his lyf
1548 St. A. Baxter Bks. 3.
Jamis Browne, Decane of the baxter craft
1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 228.
Thomas Boyis vesitour of the baxter craft within this burgh
1589 Ib. V. 12.
The friemen and brether of the baxter craft
1635 St. A. Baxter Bks. 96.
The haill remanent brethrein of the said baxter craft of St. Androis
1649 Ib. 120.
William Levingstone, being decan, and remanent members of the baxter traid
1687 Ib. 145.
The said brethrin of the baxter traid being convenet

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