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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Charto(u)r kist, Chairtour kist, n. [Cf. Chartour chist, Charter chist, kist.] A chest for keeping charters in. 1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 199.
The consell ordanis thair chartour keyst … to be put in suir fermans for keping in secreit manir 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 341.
Thair sould a memoriall of my kyndnes remaine in thair chartour kistis 1584 Edinb. Test. XIV. 71.
I leue my prothogoll buke to the baillies and counsall of Dumbar to remane with thame in thair chartour kist 1596 Edin. B. Rec. V. 161.
Sex keyes of the loks upoun the new chairtour kist in the chairterhous 1601 Crim. Trials II. 341.
The chartour kist, standing in the chalmer of dace 1614 Highland P. III. 161.
There is no nobleman nor gentleman in the countrey bot makis his best vse of his chartour kist 1634 Edinb. Test. LII. 234.
My chairtour kist the quhilk my evidentis is in 1643 Peebles Gleanings 292.
The counsell appointis … the chartour kist in the stepill to be serchit 1655–6 Misc. Spald. C. V. 180.
The said soume quhilk he borrowed wpon band fra the toune out of ther chartour kest