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Trumpetour, Trumpatour(e, n. Also: trumpeter, -ar, -o(e)r, trumpettour, -ar, -er, trumpattour, trumputour, trumpitour, -er, trumpytar, trumpether, trumphiter, trompetour, (tromitir). [e.m.E. trumpitour (1555), trumpeter (1581), trumpetor (1599), trumpetter (1638), F. trompetour (1530) f. trompeter.] A trumpeter, one who plays the trumpet, esp. for military purposes, public proclamations, etc. Also possess. Also, ordinar trumpetter and trumpatour of weyre.(1) 1497 Treas. Acc. I 326.
To Will Carrik and Pete Johne, trumpatouris 1533 Boece 286b.
Ambrois … causing ane trumpatoure blaw the retrete defendit thai suld ferder follow 1533 Bell. Livy II 271 (BM).
Trumputouris 1535 Stewart 14989.
Quhen that the king ilk nycht to sleip wes laid, This trumpatour in his chalmer he plaid 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 404.
Trumpetouris 1565–6 Reg. Privy S. V ii 35/2.
Trumpitouris 1567 Treas. Acc. XII 67.
To James Savoy, James Weddell and [blank] Ramsay, trumpetouris, for thair service done at the coronatioun of the prince in Striviling 1570 Leslie 283.
Sho send Drummounde ane trumpetour with ane lettre to Monsieur de la Broche 1572 Treas. Acc. XII 325.
Trumpether 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 21.
Trumpytar a1578 Pitsc. II 140/10.
Trumpattouris 1581–2 St. A. Kirk S. 466.
Trumphiter 1588–9 Edinb. Test. Index I 260a.
James Steill, mariner and trumpeter in Leith 1600 Reg. Privy C. VI 171.
The ordour to be keipit … in accumpaneing his majestie fra his palice to the tolbuithe during the tyme of this Parliament. First, the commissioneris of burrowis … Nixt … the erlis, … Efter thame the trumpettouris in ane semlie array, with comlie flaggis to thair trumpettis 1608–9 Misc. Spald. C. V 84.
To Antony Blair, trumpetoer, for blawing the trumpett, at command of the prouest, 2 lib. 1610 Argyll Acc.
Trumpetor 1615 Crim. Trials III 364.
Thay, for redres of the saidis rebellis enormiteis, haifing directit the Laird of Caddell with companeis of wageit men of weir, as Leutennent to his majestie, with ane herauld and trumpettar, to charge thame … to rander the said castell 1640 Spalding II App. 490.
Trumpetar c1650 Spalding I 50.
The counsall … directis out ane herauld … with ane trumpetour … to summond thir misdoeris at the marcat crossis of Abirdein, … and Forress 1657 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 22 July.
The counsall … ordanis William Setoun to speak to Capitane Ligg that he may grant the toun the use of his trumpetters for the more solemne publicatioun tharof(b) 1564–5 Edinb. Old Acc. I 481.
To Jhonn Waddell, trompetour, … for his laubours on Hallowhevin, x s.(c) 1668 Greyfriars Interments 603.
Mark Smith, tromitirpossess. 1625 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 162.
For ane pair of dur bandis with ane pair of cruikis and ane bat to the dur of the trumpiteris loft(2) 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 390/2.
James Drummond, trumpatour of weyre 1572 Treas. Acc. XII 308.
To Nicoll Lyell, ordinar trumpetter, for his leveray claythis