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Pendas, -ace, -es, n. Also: -asse, -eis; -is, -ice; pandace. Also ? Penace. [OF. (? once only) pendace hanging breast or pap, also OF. pendisel dangling ornament, and OF. pendeis, pendiz adj. hanging, and n. lean-to, penthouse, f. as Pend v.¹] Appar., the ornamental end of a strap or belt, such as hung down from the buckle, an aiglet; also, an ornamental strip hanging from a bishop's mitre.In plur. also without inflexion.(a) 1464–5 Reg. Episc. Aberd. II. 165.
In le tak in parte dextra [of the mitre] vij vchis et le pendace Ib. 166.
Item super le pendasse ij gret garnatis a gret saphire [etc.] 1502 Treas. Acc. II. 348.
For hedis and pendases for harnessingis 1511 Ib. IV. 196. 1522 Dundee B. Ct. I. 85 (29 Mar.).
Twa siluer beltis … a hed & pendas of siluer, of ane vther belt a pendas of siluer 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 188.
For … stuthis to dog collaris, hedis and pendacis to the kingis swerd beltis and uthir geir 1539 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 159.
Quhar thou tynt the pendace of thi belt in the hie publict gett 1546 Perth Hammermen 56.
And the said Andro … hes laid in plege for the samyn [sum due] twa haids and pendasses of silver 1569 Inv. Q. Mary 184.
Ane selle of blew purpour weluat to be careit on Corpus Christeis day with four pandacis [ed. pandatis] and with brouderie of cleith of gold(b) 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 82.
A brasselat of gold with hede and pendes of gold 1503 Ib. II. 381.
To gilt tua joyntouris and tua bukkilles and pendesses 1505–6 Reg. Privy S. I. 177/2. 1513 Doug. xii. xiv. 132.
The fey gyrdill … With stuthis knaw And pendes [Sm. pendeis] schynand cleir 1524 Wigtown B. Ct. 149 b.
The hed & a pendes of a scabbelt the price vi crounis 1540 Acta Conc. & Sess. MS. XIII. 83.
Ane litle heid & tua pendesis of ane belt 1541 Treas. Acc. VII. 448.
For bukelis, pendessis, pivatis … and uther wark of bras rasit wark to the quenis grace harnesingis a1568 Bann. MS. 228 b/47.
Hir belt … Baith heid and pendes with hartlines Inemmellit weill with all 1581 Treas. Acc. MS. 49 (2) b.
For xxiiij siluer buckillis and pendesis of siluer to his hienes buittis 1582 Ib. 36 b.
Tuelf buckillis of siluer and xxij pendesis damasket 1583 Edinb. Test. XII. 92.
Hir siluer belt of auld fassoun with heid & pendes of siluer weyand foure vnce wecht 1588 Ib. XIX. 4.
Ane belt … with ane lang greit siluer pendeis grawin of the auld mak(c) 1540–1 Treas. Acc. VII. 423.
Thre small buirdis of beltis, hed and pendis of gold 1563 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 2 Dec. 1623 Edinb. Test. LII 95.
Ane pendice of greine & rid price xxx s.uninfl. plur. 1507 Treas. Acc. III. 263.
For j pair of silver bukkilles with pendes gilt for the kingis schone 1539 Ib. VII. 166.
Bukkillis, thrissillis, lyoun hedis and pendis to put upoun ane harnessing of claith of gold 1547 Ib. IX. 98.
For pendes, buklis and junctourres to this sadill