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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Charto(u)r chist, Chairtour chist, n. [Cf. Charter chist.] = Chartour kist. c 1564 Lennox Mun. 248.
All suche … monymentis as haitht been conveyed or imbasaled from his chartour-chist 1638 S. Leith Rec. 29.
The foresaid basens is appoynted to be keeped in our chairtour chist 1653 Peebles B. Rec. II. 20.
The magistrattes … to visite the chartour chist anent the proces against Smeithfeild 1686 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 63.
My haill chartor chist, writts, and peapers are in the hands … of the said Christiane Skein
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