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Quotation dates: 1400-1616, 1667-1698
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Chanslar(e, -ler, -lor, n. [Reduced forms of Chancellar(e, etc. Cf. Chanclar(e.]
1. The chancellor of Scotland or England.(a) c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace vi. 861.
Erll off Stamffurd, was chanslar off Ingland, … this trawaill tuk on hand c1475 Ib. 868.
The gret chanslar and Amar thidder past 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 93.
To Mussche to pas … to the Chanslare to get a commission seylit 1493 Douglas Chart. 143.
Our traist cosyne and chanslar Archibald erle of Angus 1593 Maxwell Mem. III. 171.
Ȝe man mak my lord chanslar to mwif his Magestie as I sall gif his lordschip informatioun 1667 Wemyss Corr. 65.
My Lord Rothes … to be our Chanslar in that our antiante kingdome of Scottland(b) 14.. Acts I. 112/2.
That na chansler, chawmerlane [etc.] … sal be sustenaris na manteinaris … of querellys in the kyngis court c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace ix. 663.
Be thar chansler the tothir pees was bwn 1495 Douglas Chart. 149.
Archibalde erll of Anguse, lord Douglas, and chansler of Scotlande 1570 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 268.
Thay ordane [certain persons] … to ryde to my lord of Mortoun, chansler, to resort to the toun 1698 Annandale Corr. 155.
The chansler … cane aluays order bussines so as his opinione may determine the mater(c) 1616 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI. 298.
To the Right Honorabill my Lord Chanslor
2. The chancellor of an assize. 1488 Treasurer's Accounts I. 104.
The costis maide in Gedwort be the chanslare, justis, … and clerkis, the tyme of the justis ayre 1490 Ib. 131. 1514 Dunferm. B. Rec. 191.
The assis … be thar chansler pronuncit that the said Dauy Atyine suld pay for his land yeirlye xijd1521 Ib. 208.
3. The chancellor of a diocese. 1567 Gude and Godlie Ballatis 178.
Thocht thow be archebischop, or deane, Chantour, chanslar, or chaplane
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