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Sadillar(e, Saidillar, Saidlar(e, Saddil(l)ar, Sadlar, n. Also: -air, -er and sadelar(e, saydlar, saiddlair, saidlier, sedil(l)er, saddeler. [ME and e.m.E. sadeler(e (1288), sadler (c1400), sadyller (Cath. Angl.) (15th c.), sadeler (c1515), MDu. sadelare, MLG sadeler, etc.]

1. A saddler.In a number of instances the trade appelation has evidently come to be used as a surname.(a) 14.. Acts I 337/2.
Off the chalance of sadillaris 1473 Treas. Acc. I 14.
Gevin to James sadillare for a sadill to the kingis trompis Ib. 15.
Sadillar 1489 Ib. 111. 1503 Ib. II 390.
Wirkand … with the quenis sadillar 1512–13 Ib. IV 403, etc. 1532 Reg. Privy S. II 173/1. 1562 Reg. Privy C. I 216. 1570 Canongate Ct. Bk. 249.(b) 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 88.
Sadelare 1564–5 Edinb. Old Acc. II 198.
Sadelar(c) 1463 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 20.
Willelmus Vernour saidiller 1616 Glasgow Trades House 75.
Saidillar(d) 1483 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 47.
Saidlaris 1494–5 Treas. Acc. I 228.
Lethame the saidlar 1526 Reg. Privy S. I 515/1.
Ane lettre to Andro Lethane, saidlar, makand him maister saidlar to the king 1536–7 Ib. II 332/1.
Saidlair 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 90.
Saidlar 1538–9 Perth Hammermen 40.
That na saidlair sall mak … na maner of beltis except ane 1542–3 Reg. Privy S. III 13/1.
Ane lettir maid to Williame Fraser, saidlar, makand him saidlar to the quenis grace and hir tutour and governour 1557 Inverness Rec. I 12. 1559 Edinb. B. Rec. III 45.
George Small saidlar … in name … of the rest of the brethir of the hambermen 1564 Prot. Bk. J. Drummond 53.
Saidlair 1565 Treas. Acc. XI 406. 1566–7 Reg. Privy S. V ii 247/2.
To … Robert Abircrumby saidlare … makand him saidlar to thair majesteis derrest sone James … and als for his liveray claithis thre elnis 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 559.
Saiddlair 1574 Treas. Acc. XIII 22.
For making of the saidis frenyeis and werkmanschip of ane saidlar to the said cabinot 1553–81 Aberd. Baillie Ct. 9b.
Androw Raye, saidlare, being convict for bying of hyidis in gryte [etc.] 1582 Reg. Privy C. III 480.
Robert Abircrumby, his hienes saidlar 1582–3 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 263.
Saidler 1588 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 232.
Saidlar 1608 Aberd. Council Lett. I 398.
Saidler 1619 Misc. Spald. C. V 376.
Tanners, saidlers, and barkers of lether 1641 Whitelaw Sc. Arms Makers 270.
All kyndis of small tinned work and other irone works belonging to saidler 1642 Dundee B. Laws 492.
Saidlier 1648 Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XI 43.
Saidler 1649 Acts VI ii 398/2.
Saidlair 1673 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 10 Dec.
Saidler(e) 1671 Edinb. Marr. 4.
Sediler … sediller(f) 13.. Liber Calchou 381.
Sirildis Saddeler quondam vxor Michael Saddeler burgensis de Roxburgh 1504 Treas. Acc. II 471.
To Johne Lethane, saddilar, for … ane hors collar for the sowm hors 1527 Ib. V 306.
Saddillar(g) c1354 Liber Calchou 382.
Robertus dictus Sadler … filius … Johannis dicti Sadler 1428–31 Ayr & W. Coll. I 227.
Johannes Sadlar factus fuit gildus 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 476.
To Johne Watson, smyth, for the banding of thre skor of targis … and to ane sadlair for the handing of thaim 1526 Ib. V 279.
Sadlar 1572 Inverness Rec. I 221.
Sadlar 1591 Misc. New Spald. C. I 82.
Sadlar 1647 Acts VI i 709/2.
Ane smith to euerie trowpe & thrie sadleris for the haill trowpis 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 48.
To James Wilson, sadler, for 4 new crossbraces [of a coach]

b. attrib., comb. and possess.Saidlair lakais may, on the other hand, be separate items in the list.attrib. 1598 Edinb. Test. XXXI 338.
The haill guidis within the saidler buithe 1630 Brechin Test. V 7b.
Tua maid saidles and ane almit hyid … within his saidler buthe — 1531 Glasgow Prot. IV 43.
George Bwrell … hes tane in prenteischip Patrik Dwnlop … to the saydlar craft 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 584. 1551–83 Aberd. Baillie Ct. 12.
Androw Raye [convict] for wirking at the saidlar craft aganis the act off his admissioun 1584 Edinb. Hammermen III 34.
Quhill he be freman & maister of the saidlarcraft 1646 Falkirk Baron Ct. 7 April.
To teitche … the said Johne … the said craft of saidlercraft —1567 Treas. Acc. XII 60.
To Robert Abircrummy, saidlar, for certane saidlar geir maid and deliverit be him— 1609 Dunferm. B. Rec. II 67.
For … furnishing saidler graith — 1603 Treas. Acc. MS 276.
Irnework and saidler work to the cosche 1622 Perth Kirk S. MS 15 July.
Anent sum saidler wark? comb. 1589 Exch. R. XXII 31.
Saidlair lakais, smythis [etc.]possess. 1672-3 Leith Customs 12.
80,000 rosa coper and sadlers naills, £1 4 s.