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For(e)-, Foirstallar, -staller, n. Also: forstaler, -stalliour; for-, foirstawar. [ME. forstaller (1472), AF. forstallour, med. L. forestallator.] One who practises forestalling.(a) 1448 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 402.
That the dene of gilde punys forstallaris of this burgh 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 27.
That na maner of brokkaris nor forstallaris of woll, hydis, nor skyn, … be fund … commonand with the sellaris tharof 1540 Acts II. 373/2.
That thai tak and pvnis the saides personis as coparis, forstallaris, and regratouris 1564 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 357.
Accusit … as a forstaller, in bying of beir, meill, and aittis in smallis athort the cuntrie 1595–6 Misc. Spald. C. V. 62.
For hors hyir to Cowan fair, to searche and charge the forstalliouris 1597–8 Ib. 70.
For … denouncing of certane forstallaris to the horne 1629 Ann. Banff I. 62.
Apprehendit as ane forstaller and regrater and wardit within the tolbuithe 1665 Conv. Burghs III. 579.
Any merchant servant … shall have ane testificat … , vtherwayes to be … halden as a forstaler(b) 1538 Treas. Acc. VI. 439.
To mak proclamatioune that na foirstallaris by ony … stuff quhill the gudis be first presentit to the faris 1555 Conv. Burghs I. 12.
Diueris … awneris of schipis … frauchtis thair schipis with foirstallaris and vnfremen 1579 Ib. 99.
Gif it sall happin ony foirstaller, being attechit, to flie out of the boundis … of ane frie burgh 1602 Shetland Sheriff Ct. 50.
Lawis … for mentening and authorising of the commoun veile of the cuntrie speidilie annents foirstallaris [etc.] 1629 Chron. Perth 32.
Thair wer diueris foirstallaris … callet & convenit befoir justices(c) 1538 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 87.
That nane forestalleris strayngeris nor vnfremen vse the fredome of this gude towne 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 198.
Executioun upoun forestallaris and regratouris 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. Pref. A 6.
He may be convict, and punissed … as ane forestaller(d) 1498 Dunferm. B. Rec. 81.
James Malcom … wes funde be ane assis ane forstawar and ane price brekar of the tovne 1540 Reg. Great S. 494/2.
Quod ipsi diligenter perquirant … lie regratouris, foirstawaris et cowparis 1611 Conv. Burghs II. 310.
The missives, concerning unfrie tredders, … forstaers, regreters, … and outland burgessis
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