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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Market-cors, Marcat-croce, n. Also: markete-, markeat-, marcatt- and -corse, -cros(e, -cross(e. [Cf. Mercat-.] A market-cross.(a) 1425 Haddington B. Rec. in Soc. Ant. II. 387.
Northours fra the markete cors
1432 Ib.
Thai had gert cry opynly at the market cors … that qwhasumever wald … by the said tenement [etc.]
1483 Acta Conc. II. cxxxi.
At the market corse of the schiris forsaid
1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 28.(b) 1543 St. A. Formulare II. 274.
The said officiar passit to the marcat croce of the said citte
1559 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I. 299.
Fornent the markeat cros of Edinburgh
1558-66 Knox II. 476.
Some of the brethren … carried him to the market-crosse
1563 St. A. Kirk S. 191.
To stand … in the jogis … at the marcat croce
1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 38.
At the marcat croce of Weik
1570 Leslie 266.
[They were] ordanit to abjure thair arrouris at the marcatt croce
a1578 Pitsc. I. 260/6. Ib. II. 184/6. 1578 Elgin Rec. I. 216. 1581 Acts III. 209/2.
I affixit aine autentict coppie one the said marcat croce
1585 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 56. 1593 Acts IV. 4/1. 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i. 87. 1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. in Cath. Tr. 235/20. 1622-6 Bisset I. 269/29.
Ane pillare of hevin stane neir to the markett croce
c1650 Spalding II. 296. 1653 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 61.
To be led to the marcat croce
1688 Acts Sederunt i. 182.
That they cause take the dyvour to the marcat cross … where he is to sit upon the dyvour stone
1689 Edinb. B. Rec. XI. 282.

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