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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: <1375, 1375-1609, 1675-1678
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Tronar(e, -er, n. Also: tronner, troaner. [Med. L. tronarius; Tron(e n.]
1. The official in charge of the public weighing-machine, the keeper of the tron.1365 Acts I 139/1.]
[Et sit in quolibet loco tronarius 14.. Acts I 334/2.
Of tronaris. At thai keip nocht thar office in assayande woll bot sum thai assay ande other sum thai spar for mede in scath to the king. In the samyn maner aw thai to be chalangit of al maner of wechtis 1507 Reg. Privy S. I 219/2.
A lettre of tak made to Johne Inglis, marschal, and his college chosin be him … of … the custumys of Hadingtoun … with power to mak coquet clerk and deputis under thaim, tronaris and uther officiaris necessare 1515 Reg. Privy S. I 402/2.
A lettre … makand him tronare of the said burgh, serchare, sear and settare of woll, skynnis, hydis, claith and all utheris gudis custumable … to minister in the said office of tronarsechip and serchare 1520 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 198.
The servand to the tronar sall haif for his labouris in the weying of ilk polk and sek ourheid iiij d. 1532 Reg. Privy S. II 165/1.
Ane letter … to Williame Kemp … and Johnne Kempe our servitour … makand thaim tronaris of said burgh of Hadintoun 1557–8 Reg. Privy S. V i 77/2.
Ane lettir maid to Robert Geib, sone to Robert Geib of Carribbeir makand him tronar of the burgh of Edinburgh and gevand him the office of tronerschip thairof for all the dayis of his lyfe siclike as … his fader hade … before c1575 Balfour Pract. 584.
Tronneris of woll may be challengit, that thay do not thair office in the assaying of woll 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 152.
Tronars sould be challenged, that they keip not their office in troning (weighin at the trone) of wooll, bot they trone the samine to some men and not to others 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 44.
The clerk of the cocquet sall controll beath the custumars and the tronaris 1675 Glasgow B. Rec. III 202.
That … the inhabitentis … bring quhatsoever guidis or commoditeis they buy or receave … to the weighhous or trone … and pay the ordinary dewes to the troner 1677 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 3 Nov.
Fynes Marioun Gillespie … and Marioun McStaffin hir daughter … in thrie pundis Scots for ther weighting of butter and cheese to countrie peopill and brings not the samyn to the troan to the troaners to weight the samyn
2. ? One who weighs coal in a coal-mine.1678 Fawside Coal Compt 31.
Item to my troner 12 s.
