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Poting-, Pottingar, -er, n.1 Also: pottingg-, pot(t)yng- and -are, -air, and pothingar, pothenger, potheing[er]. [Sc. var. of Pothecar, Potegar, with intruded n appar. as in Nichtingale.] An apothecary.Also attrib. and possess. with box, pouder, = of, as of, or as supplied by, an apothecary.(1) 1473–4 Treas. Acc. I 65.
To Stephin potingare
1502–3 Reg. Privy S. I 133/1.
William Fowlare, potyngare
1503 Treas. Acc. II 407.
To Mosman, potingair, for the bigging of ane une
1503–4 Ib. 415. 1504 Ib. 445.
To William Foular, potingair, for … galiga … cannell [etc.]
1505 Ib. III 145.
In Dunbertane, to Mosman, potingair, to byd with Johne de Scotia being seik thare
1550 Ib. IX 436.
To Thomas Thomsoun, potyngar, for medicamentis
1654 Lamont Diary 81.
To be bound prentise to Patricke Hebron, potingar
(b) 1489 Treas. Acc. I 129.
To Stene pottingar
1510–1 Ib. IV 354. 1550 Ib. IX 436.
Pottyngair
(c) 1658 Greyfriars Interments 326.
Potheing[er]
1659 Ib. 288.
Pothenger
(2) 1490 Irland Mir. MS fol. 290.
The personal gudnes … of the medycinare ore his syn ore of the potingare
a1500 Bk. Chess 53.
Of aucht popularis … thair bene … Ane notar ane potingare & a merchand [etc.]
Ib. 1680, 2113. 1494 Loutfut MS. 129 a.
Sa ar potingaris foullaris fischaris and siclike nocht to be choissin to battell craft
1499 Exch. R. XI 376.
To oure lovit … potingare William Fowlare for his gude … service to be done to ws in his craft and science of pottingary
1507 Treas. Acc. III 380.
Potingair
c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii 16. 1531–2 Reg. Privy S. II 151/1.
Makand him principale potingar to our soverane lord
1535 Stewart 26019.
Sayand he wes ane potingar richt fyne, And had grit prattik of all medicyne
1538 Exch. R. XVII 167.
Pottingar
1538–9 Treas. Acc. VII 140.
To the Frenche potingar for droggis gevin be him … at the Lord Seytounis handfasting
1542–3 Reg. Privy S. III 6/2.
Ane lettir maid to Francis Aikman … makand him potingar to the quenis grace and hir tutour and governour for all the dais of his lyve
1551–2 Treas. Acc. X 65 (see Chirurgian(e n.). 1560 Rolland Seven S. 106.
I sall send for all … my medicinars, My cirugians and als my potingars
Ib. 6381.
The potingair takis lytill cair To cure the man that nathing aillis
Ib. 8968, 9897. 1654 Johnston Diary II 226.
The doctor, potingar and chirurgien
1657 Lamont Diary 103.
Mynding to be a potingar
1665–7 Lauder Jrnl. 69.
The potingers … wickedly made him a poisonable potion stuffed with sulfre, quick silver [etc.]
(b) a1568 Bann. MS. 243 a/14.
For harmes of body handis and heid The pottingaris will purge the panis
1566–7 Treas. Acc. XII 398.
The quenis majeste … hes direckitt ane pottinggar and schirurgens to caus perfume the kings body
a1578 Pitsc. I 354/5.
All kynd of craftismen out of wther countries, … broudinstaris, taillȝouris, cunning surugenaris, pottingaris
a1585 Polwart Flyt. 225 (T).
This present from the pottingaris [H. potingares, Hart pothecares; rh. wairis, sairis] I think meit to amend thé
Ib. 254 (Harl.).
Iff this preserv thé not from paine, Pas to the pottinggars [T. potticaris, Hart pothingars] againe
1655 R. Baillie Disswasive from the Errors of the Time 57.
Dream not that such papers … will … escape … the chops of pottingars and baser uses
possess.(1) a1605 Montg. Flyt. 93 (T).
With pottingeris [v.rr. pottingars, potingars] poulderis except thow ovrsmeir, That scab … will scall thé
(2) 1624 Edinb. Test. LII 256.
Tua littill barbour or potingar boxis
16.. Alchem. MSS. V.
Be searceing it in a pottingars box throcht a taffetas sarcinett

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