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Tabillar, Tablar, n. Also: tabular(e, -er. [L. tabulārius; Tabill v. 2 b.] The officer responsible for entering actions, etc. on the roll of matters to be dealt with in a court. 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 92.
All personis that has summondis cum to the tabillar and table thar summondis 1517 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 95.
And ordanis the tablar to begyn apon the summondis at ar in the auld table undiscussit and devoid thaim, and tak the remanent in his buk and devoid elikwis and mak new tables according to this division c1527 Lett. Jas. V. in Bk. Old Edinb. C. XI 116.
All personis at hes summondis of recent spulȝeis or retreting of letteris cum and gif thaim to the tabillar to be put in a table be thaim selff, at tha ma be callit be ordour without pres or cummersom besynes 1532 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 378.
Tabular 1538 Reg. Privy S. II 406/1.
Ane lettre maid to Johnne Bannatyne and James Bannatyne his sone, writaris to the signet, makand thame … tabularis of all summondis rasit or to be rasit, in actionis to be persewit befor the lordis of counsale and sessioun 1557 Reg. Privy S. V i 51/1.
James Bannatyne tabulare of oure soverane ladeis college of justice 1634 Stirling's Royal Lett. II 816.
Tabuler 1635 Edinb. Test. Index II 25.
Mr. Nicoll Bannatyne … principal tablar to the Session