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Quotation dates: 1473-1621
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Furrour, n. Also: furrowr, fourrour, furriour, furior. [ME. forrour, furour (c 1330), OF. forrour, F. fourreur.] A furrier.(a) 1473 Treasurer's Accounts I. 40.
Tane … be Johnne furrour and Caldwell, menywere to lyne my Lordis cot 1504–5 Ib. II. 473.
To Alexander furrour, that brocht the Kingis lynyng of ermyng 1508 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 118.
It is statute … that na furrouris … steip thair skynis in forehous[is] 1562 Bk. Old Edinb. Club VI. 67.
The skynnaris and furrours kyrk geir wes rowppit 1564–5 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 198.
Androw Libbertoun, fourrour, is maid burges 1593 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 95.
The supplicatioun gevin in … be Thomas Diksoun, deykin of the furrouris(b) 1489 Treasurer's Accounts I. 158.
To Wille Ferre the furriour, for werk to my Lorde of Ros 1537 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 398.
The baxteris, mawtmen, fleschors, … furiors … and all other craftis 1593 Edin. B. Rec. V. 95.
The tailyeours … takis upoun thame to fur cloikis and gownis … it beand ane proper poynt of the furrior craft 1621 Ib. VI. 223.
They salbe ... haldin and reput as furriours and sall not conveyne with the deacone and brethren of the skynners 1621 Ib.
Except the saids supplicants keip oppin furriour buithis 1621 Ib.
Except they be ... buikit as prenteisses ... in the furriour craft
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