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Cheplane, n. Also: chepellan(e, chep(p)lan, -laine (cheaplaine), cheplene, -len(n, chepland. [Variant of Chaplane.] A chaplain.(a) 1475 Peebles B. Rec. 173.
Sir Lowrans, chepellan, to haf the first seruis that wakis 1520 Reg. Panmure II. 295.
Schir Thomas Bell, chepellane(b) 1491 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 257.
Ony cheplan be him self or his frendis, party or adnerdance doinge henderinge … to the college 1499 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 625.
Patrik Makmorane, cheplane 1505 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 75.
The alderman, balȝeis [etc.] … gaf … keping of thair jouelis and ornamentis of thar kirk to Sir Dauy Waus, cheplene 1505 in Pennecuik Historical Account of the Blue Blanket 57 (J).
We haue power till choyse a cheplaine till do divyn service 1556 Stirlings of Keir 410.
Schir Andro Lauder, and Schir Alexander Andersone, cheplennis of the queir of Dunblane 1573 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 378.
The haill annuell rentis … sall remain … efter the deceise of the chepplanis … in the tounis handis c1650 Spalding I. 40.
The cheplanis and novices haueing thair white surpluces on 1684 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. X. 297.
To intemat to the heritors that they give in exact lists of all petegogs and cheaplaines within ther bounds(c) 1537 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 413.
Quhilk faltis salbe wryttne owklie and daylie be the collectour and commound procuratour of the cheplandis 1549 Ann. Banff I. 27.
Sir William Grantulie chepland 1655 Douglas Chart. 338.
Ther was auchtand … to the cheipland fyftie pund