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Marchandrise, Merchandris(e, n. Also: -ryse, -rice, -ryce, -riis, -ries, -re(i)s, marcheondryce, marchantdreis, merchendres, merschandrice, merchantreis. [Appar. altered f. Marchandis(e n.: ? cf. late ME. (1436) and e.m.E. marchandrye, merchandrie, and OF. marcheanderie (Godefroi).] = Marchandis(e n.(1) a1400 Leg. S. xliv. 98.
Scho … Sad that Lucy in merchandrise [: wyse] Had fundine a thing for to by Quhare-in mare profyt cane ly [etc.] 1535 Stewart 35105.
Rycht mony Dene that in the toun wes than In merschandrice, tha slew thame euerie man 1549 Compl. 123/35.
Quhen I laubyr be marchandres or be mecanik craftis 1557–8 Inverness Rec. I. 17.
And forthir he hes nocht be … consuetit with merchandriis 1559–60 Ib. 43.
And quha vssys merchandryse with hyr sall haue na place fra this furth to persew the said Wat 1562-3 Winȝet I. 5/1.
Ȝour merchandrice, ȝour symonie, ȝour glorious estait … quhay speikis not of it? 1570 Conv. Burghs I. 20.
In causis of merchandres 1572 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 7.
Marcheondryce 1581 Hamilton Cath. Tr. 36 b.
How Sathan makis oppin merchandris … of mennis saulis 1582 Misc. New Spald. C. I. 78.
Quha occupeis with merchandreis a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 54. c1590 Fowler II. 147/13.
Marchandrice 1616 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 138.
The inhabitantis of Fraserburgh to desist … from using all tred of merchandrice 1645 Ib. III. ii.
I purpos … to continew at the tred … of merchendres(2) ? 1495 Treas. Acc. I. 219.
The charge … in woll and merchandreis 1508 Rentale Dunkeld. MS. 45.
The hale sowm of delyuerance of merchandrice maid … delyuerit in merchandis to my lord 1510 Ib. 77.
The fynans and merchandryce bypast … al merchandriis delyuerit to my lord 1519 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 53.
[Andrew … to pay] in syklyk pris as the said Stewyne byis his merchandres 1540 Lynd. Sat. 2253 (Ch.).
Forsuith maister, I trow I be not wyse, To pay ere I haue sene my marchandryse [B. merchandyis] Ib. 2257.
Maister, sen ȝe haue taine fra me my cunȝie, My marchandryse [B. merschandyce] schaw me, withouttin sunȝie Ib. 2261.
Marchandrise 1549 Compl. 69/14.
I beheld … schips, marchantdreis ande mony politic verkmanlumis for mecanyc craftis 1560 Cal. Sc. P. I. 483.
Ane pasport … to all the induellaris of Galloway to … pas … thair selfis and thair merchantreis in the north partis of Ingland 1561 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 333.
Merchandryce 1562 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 10.
Merchandreis 1563 Grant Chart. 128.
The said tymmer … declarit … to be laufull merchandreis and weill cum geir 1581 Elgin Rec. I. 159.
Na kynd of stapill guid sic as salt, hemp, lint, woll, seip nor na vther sort of merchandreis 1597 Bk. Rates in Halyb. App. cxii.
The valuatioun and prices of merchandries brocht within this realme 1601 Frasers of Philorth II. 266.
Marchandrice 1633 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. II. 477.
To pey … for merchandriesfig. 1563-72 Ferg. Tracts 20.
To by and sell the marchandrise of the great hoore of Babilon(3) 1561 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 330.
To dispone the wairis and merchandrices of quhatsumeuer schip Ib. 334, 5.
Merchandrises(4) 15.. Crawford Mun. Invent. II. .
Heir is ane goldin marchandreis of letteris quhilkis be no silver nor gold can be bocht