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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Fut(e)mantil(l, Fit(t)mantill, n. Also: fute-, fitmantell, futmantle, fwit-, fwytmantil. [ME. (rare) foot-mantel (Chaucer).] a. ? A mantle reaching to, or covering, the feet. b. A foot-cloth for a riding horse. (The usual sense.)(a) 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 16.
iij quarteris of blac for sleiffis for a fute mantil 1537 Crim. Trials I. 291.
Threttene elne vterfyne, to be four futemantillis and four harnessingis to the Franche ladyis saddillis 1561 Treas. Acc. XI. 65.
For xlv elnis ij quarteris of blak to be dule sadillis and … fute mantellis 1581 Ib. MS. 81 (2) b.
Knappis, frattis, and fass to the harnessing of the blew fute mantill 1587 Acts Jas. VI (1597) c. 34.
Sik as accompanies nocht the Kingis Majestie, on hors-bak decentlie, with fute-mantilles, … salbe repute for absentes 1600 Crim. Trials II. 241.
All and sindrie erlis [etc.], … ryding on horsbak, cled with fute mantillis, and other abuilȝementis 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 223.
My Lord … seyed on your worship's horse both the fute mantells(b) 1530 Lindores Chart. 32.
ij fwit mantills, … twa blak shwis 1569–70 Soc. Ant. VI. 152.
Gaif to Villiame Harlay, saidlair, to be fwytmantillis to Grange hors … for the dwll v ellis blak stemming (1606) Melvill 639.
Betuix the Erles and the Lordis raid the Bisschoppes, all in silk and velvet fuit-mantelles(c) 1483 Acta Aud. *112/1.
A rede mantle price xx s., a fut mantle price x s. 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 147.
For thre elne of veluus til a fut mantil 1586 Grant Chart. 400.
Ane futmantill of fyne Scottis blak c1650 Spalding I. 34.
His hors … haueing ane ritche sadill, with ane blak veluott fut mantill(d) 1619 Edinb. Test. L. 217.
I leiue to my dochter … my best sadill fitmantill and harnisching 1632–4 Misc. Spald. C. V. 104.
For furnitour to the tounis fittmantill 1637 Rep. Elphinstone Mun. 25.
Ane blak uelvat fit mantell uith silk freingȝie(e) a1651 Calderwood VII. 177.
It was his custome to ryde on a horse with his footmantle to the Kirk 1663 Conv. Burghs III. 568.
To ryd at the dissolveing of … parliament, … the commissioner … protestis that he micht be forborne at this tyme, … becaus he wes not provydit with ane foot mantill