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Catholog, Cathalog, n. Also: cathologe, cathalogue; catho-, cotholok. [Late ME. catholog, cathaloge (1483), e.m.E. cathalogue, OF. catho-, cathalogue, med. L. cathalogus.] A catalogue; a list. (Cf. Catalog.)(a) 1533 Boece ix. v. 296 b.
The haly marthiris war nowmerit in the catholog of sanctis 1572 Acts III. 71/2.
That euerie lauchfull archibischop … present ane roll and catholog of the names of the disobedientis 1579 Ib. 141/1.
That then the provest and baillies … mak a catholog of the names of the saidis puyr people 1597 St. A. Kirk S. 834.
Ylk elder and deakin, … begynand at the first in the catholog, quhill the end 1603 Elgin Rec. II. 118.
This day a catholog of the candill was maid 1607 Stirling B. Rec. I. 115.
The baillie … to tak up ane cathologe of all the persones, quhais houssis hes bene infectit(b) 1582 Reg. Privy C. III. 483.
The saidis provost, baillies and counsale, hes affixt cathalogis of the saidis compliners names upoun the mast patent tolbuith dur of the said burgh 1584 Edinb. Test. XIV. 70 b.
My bukes als thay ar gevin in roll in the cathalog 1590 Burel Pilgr. i. xxix.
I thocht it best, In this cathalogue to conuene Ane bonie nomber 1622-6 Bisset I. 143/20.
The chancellare … [sall] caus ane roll or cathalog to be maid of all causes Ib. 222/30.
Ane cathalog of all interloquutouris(c) 1592 Lanark B. Rec. 108.
Ane under doctour … to haif his buird ilk day abouit of ilk bairne confurme to ane cotholok 1603 Colquhoun Chart. 192.
That the baillies … mak ane catholok of the saidis personis names with thair armor