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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Collectour, n. Also: colectour, collector. [ME. coll-, colectour, colector (c 1380), late L. collector.] A collector of money due or paid as a rent, tax, fine, alms, etc. 1491 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 258.
Ilkane ȝer … the generall collectour of the College sal mak his … compt 1526 Ib. 154.
Our collectour for the time sall ȝeirlie set ane honest stuill apoun the … sepultur 1554 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 202.
[The council] nemmis Iohne Symsoun collectour to the vnlawis thairof 1562 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 6.
The samin to be faythfully gathered and gevin owklie to the collectouris of the purellis almous a1578 Pitsc. II. 311/9.
My lord Boyd was proclamit generall collectour of all the thriddes and annwell rentis pertening to the kirkis of Scotland 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 672.
The said benefice has nevir bene in assumptioun, quhairthrow the generall collectour … hes usurpit ane pretendit power 1599 Conv. Burghs II. 66.
The commissioneris … constitutis Johne Nesbett … collectour and vnder ressauear of the impost abakwrittin 1637 Peebles Gleanings 212.
After the persone had grantit the ressait of the teyndis and send his discharge thairof to the collectouris 1672 Glasgow Weavers 19.
It is againe statut … that in all tyme comeing the collectour of the said tread … receave the haill comoune guids and causwallities belonging to the calling 1682 St. A. Baxter Bks. 142.
The samen to be colectit veiklie of the colectour, vhom the decan shall apoyntattrib. 1611 Montgomery Mem. 254.
To pay to me the soume of ten pundis of expensis of pley and fourtie schillingis of collectour siluer c 1695 Burnett Fam. P. MS.
For uplifting & persewing for the tuentie merkis (besyds my own collector fie) due to each minister