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Quotation dates: 1496-1642
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Chantorie, -erie, n. Also: chantory, -ourie, -arie. [e.m.E. chawntory (1509), ME. chaunntery(e, -erie (Chaucer), F. chanterie. The usual Sc. forms are assimilated to chantor, -our.]
1. A chantry.(a) 1496 Acts Lords of Council II. 37.
Anent the accione … persewit be Maister James Auchinlec, chantore of Cathnes, that quhare he was promovit to the said chantory [etc.] 1516 Reg. Privy S. I. 425/2.
M. Archibald Lyndesay, chantour of Abirdene, purposis to resigne his said chantorie now. The said chantowrie beand in … the papeis handis 1522 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXXIII. 65 b.
The frutis and dewiteis pertenyng to the said chantorie 1537 Reg. Privy S. II. 353/1.
The gift of all and sindry the frutis of the personage and chantory of Glasgow 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 323.
The gift maid to him under the privie seill of the chantorie of Murray 1578 (1602) Reg. Great S. 480/1.
Haveand the tenement pertening to the chantorie of Orknay to the north 1587 Acts III. 489/2.
The thesaurarie and chantorie of Orknay, and sic vther benefices of honour and dignitie(b) 1570 Leslie 150.
He demolisheit all the abbaies, … , with chanteris and collegeis, at his plesour 1642 Orkney Rentals iii. 25.
The chantarie, quhilk consistis of the haill personage and viccarage of Orpher
2. Chanting (of the church services). 1587 Acts III. 431/2.
At the day and dait of thir presentis pertenis to … quhatsumeuir college kirk foundit for chantorie and singing
3. Attrib. with college. 1558-66 Knox II. 224.
Preastis, chanterie colledges, chaplanryis, … freiris of all ordouris 1587 Acts III. 489/1.
Not onlie concerning his hienes chappell royall of Striuiling, bot his hienes vther chantorie colleges 1592 Ib. 563/2.
The lettres … makand … Thomas Hudsoun musiciane m[aste]r of his hienes chappell royall [and] vther chantorie collegis
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