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Chandelar(e, Chan(d)lar, n. Also: chandelair, -ella(i)r, -illar(e, -illair; chandlare, -lair, -layr, chendlar; chanlair. [Variant of Chandeler, with usual Sc. change of ending.] A candlestick or chandelier.(a) 1488 Acta Aud. 120/1.
Foure kistis, v stopis, iiij chandelaris 1506 Treas. Acc. III. 173.
Item, for ane cais to the goblatis and laver and chandelaris to the kingis chamir 1529 Reg. Great S. 177/2.
A pot, a pan, a chandelar, a caldroun 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 312.
To Iohnne Mosman for making of twa gret chandelaris 1549 Compl. 76/1.
He spulȝeit the tempil, ande reft the goldin alter, the chandelaris of lycht, ande al the goldin veschel 1550 Ann. Banff I. 31.
Ane gret chandellair in the kirk 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 353.
For mending of the greit trene chandelars 1562-3 Winȝet II. 24/19.
He alluidis to the goldin chandelar in the 25 of Exo. 1567 Inv. Q. Mary cxlix.
Twa sylver chandelaris gylt 1580 Coll. Aberd. & B. 391.
Item of chandellaris xj, heirof twa of trine(b) 1499 Acta Conc. II. 297.
Anent … twa chandillaris on the alter, with twa pricatis 1503 Treas. Acc. II. 250.
For chandillaris to the Gray Freris of Strivelin c1515 Asl. MS. I. 229/11.
He … left ane of the best myteris that was in Scotland and chandillaris of siluer 1519 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 175.
Ane hingand irin chandillair 1535 Stewart 53348.
Chaleis, crowat and censuris also, Corsis, chandillaris, and mony relictis mo 1557 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 76.
To George Jhonestoun for … wax to the greit chandillaris all the yeir 1580 Reg. Soltre 160.
For the mending of the greit chandillar 1600 Black Bk. Taymouth 357.
Candill scheris, … chandillaris of bras(c) 1516 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 161.
Dischis and salsaris, v chandlaris c1520-c1535 Nisbet Luke viii. 16.
Na man lichtis a lanterne and … puttis it vndir a bed; bot on a chandlare 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 176.
A dische, a salsar, ane chandlar of brace 1552 Treas. Acc. X. 97.
xvj faddom of grete corde to hyng chandlaris in my lordis hall 1560 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 91.
Foure chendlaris of silwer, twa censuris 1566 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 100.
Thre treyne chandlaris … with flouris of quhyt irne c 1570 Lennox Mun. 276.
Ane litill ymage of ewir bane that stuid apone ane chandlar 1591 Treas. Acc. MS. 32 b.
Ane hingand chandlair of bras(d) 1519 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 353.
Thai sall … dote thar said altar with … chanlair, ymagis, and all other ornamentis 1522 Dunferm B. Rec. 209.
Ane chopyn, ane muchkyn of tyn, ane chanlar 1569 Prot. Bk. T. Johnsoun 165.
Ane pane, ane powdir plait, ane chanlar 1582 Grant Chart. 156.
Ane brewing calderon, … aucht chanlairis