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Mercery, n. Also: -sery, -seré, -sory, -sarie, mirsory; and (mercrie). [ME. (c 1290) and e.m.E. mercerie, -y, mersery, marcerye, F. (13th c.) mercerie f. mercier Mercer n.] Merchandise, wares, collectively. a. Appar., small wares, haberdashery. Also plur. b. ? More or less costly drapery. Also attrib. with -wares.a. 14.. Acts I. 304/1.
Of a byrthing of mercery [L. mercerie] a fardingplur. 1550–2 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XXVII. 54, 54 b.
Nyne pakkettis of paper and tua of mersereis … , xix ballis of threid and mersereisb. 1468 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 23.
Of all mersery [v.r. (p. 236) mirsory] or merchandice dry or costly guids to custome it be the crowne [ij d.] 1482 Edinb. Chart. 169.
Mersory 1563 Treas. Acc. XI. 227.
v elnis of chamlot of mercrie [pr. merkie] to be ane wiliecote bodie and slevis, the elne viij s.attrib. 1603 Reg. Great S. 516/1.
Of all soirtis of canves and of all dry mersarie wairis and uther coistly wairis