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Creditour, n. Also: cradetour, credittur, -iter. [e.m.E. creditor, ME. -itour, -ytour (1447), AF. creditour, L. crēditor.] A creditor. 1533 Bell. Livy II. 166/21.
Eftir that he was haldin in lang captiuite by his creditouris for dett 1534 Carnwath Baron Ct. 86 b.
Vnto the tyme that the said cradetouris … had gottin payment 1564 Peebles B. Rec. 293.
To sell the same to releif creditturris that thay haif ado with in respeck of the det a1578 Pitsc. I. 83/18.
He delt thair landes and goodis to thair creditouris and complenaris 1592 Acts IV. 574.
Na assignation or vther euident alleagit, maid in defraud of the creditour c 1609 Elphinstone Mem. 185.
Gif I get not liberty … to deill in the selling of sum landis … for my crediterris releif 1633 Lithgow Poet. Rem. 100.
They boast their creditours, and plague the poore 1700 Acts X. 218/1.
But prejudice allwayes to lawfull anterior creditours