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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Transportar, n. Also: -air, -er, transpoirter. [e.m.E. transporter (1535).] A person who transports (goods), etc.). b. A minister who moves to another charge. 1567 Reg. Privy C. I 561.
Under the pane of confiscatioun of the horssis, schippis, and remanent gudis … of the transportaris 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 265.
The transportaris and carearis thairof [sc. salt] 1591 Reg. Privy C. IV 590.
[The] laidynnaris and transportaris [of the said goods [supra the personis quhilkis sall ladin … and transporte ony of the saidis victuallis … at ony … port]] 1592 Acts III 577/1.
Na woll scheip nor nolt be transportit in England vnder the pane of escheating … of the haill moveable guidis of the actuall transportaris 1597 Aberd. Council Lett. I 71.
All merchantis or utheris personis transportaris of the samen furth of the realme 1612 Reg. Privy C. IX 729.
Geir comeing within the cuntrey and paying custome salbe free at the outpassing, provyding that the hamebringair be the transportair 1622-6 Bisset II 206/23.
Transporteris of merchand wairis alsueill afeild as hamewarde 1630 Cochran-Patrick Coinage II 22.
Lett the fynes of the … transporters of your hienes awne moneyes pay for the coynage 1653 Dumfries Council Min. MS 1 Nov.
Richt to vplift from transpoirters of hors & nolt that crosse the brig … pennyis Scotts for everie beistb. 1642 Baillie II 8.
[They] had dealt with me latelie to accept a charge … my fear of such crosses, as the most of transporters fell in … held the ballance evin