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Glasin-, Glaisinwricht, n. Also: glasyn, -en, -ing, glaysin, glaisen, glaissin, -en, -oun, and -vricht, -wrycht, -wright. [ME. (once) glasenwryghte (1379), f. Glasin a. Cf. Glassinwricht.] A glazier.The ss in glaissin may in some instances represent a manuscript spelling with ß.(a) 1406 Reg. Prior. St. Andr. 11.
Johne Glasinwricht … presbyter 1474 Treas. Acc. I. 46.
To ane glasyn wricht in the Abbay, for a wyndow to the Qwenis chalmire 1512 Ib. IV. 375.
To Thomas Peblis, glasin wrycht, to the Quenis oratour in the Abbay for vij payntit roundis with chaiplatis 1532 Ib. VI. 34.
To Thome Peblis, glasynvricht, iiij creddillis of glas 1577 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 67.
George Elphinstoun, glasin-wricht, burges of Glasgow 1624 Ib. 342.
Intimatioun of ane act maid … aganis the glasin-wrychtis anent the sute of thair glas 1641 Acts V. 541/1.
The wrichtis, couperis, glasinwrichtis, panton heil makeris [etc.] 1703 Foulis Acc. Bk. 327.
To the glasen wright's lad [that] put up a glass window in the lettermeat roumeattrib. 1615 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 329.
To use and exerce his said calling of the glasin wricht craft 1647 Edinb. Test. LXIII. 67.
Ane glasinwricht vyce mylne and calmes therof(b) 1569 Events Mary & Jas. VI 35.
Iames Hunter, glaisin wricht 1581 Cath. Tr. 171/4.
Quhais fals prophetes ar maid of … tailyeouris, glaisin vrichtis, and professors of mechanick artis 1590 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 14.
To pay to David Weymes, giaysinwrycht, … awcht pund twa schillings for mending of the glas wyndois of the Tolbuith 1642 Dunferm. Kirk S. 10.
David Trumble, glaisenwrychte 1670 Dundee B. Laws 586.
Members of the wright craft … of Dundie, as squar wright, wheel wright, glaisen wrightattrib. 1631 Edinb. Test. LV. 32.
My haill worklumes perteining to my calling and craft of glaisinwright craft 1647 Ib. LXIII. 66 b.
Ane glaisinwrycht mylne(c) 1561 Reg. Dunferm. 454.
To the plumbar and … glaissin wrycht 1576 Misc. Spald. C. II. 43.
Margrett Foularton, the spowis of Rechart Upheston, glaissen wrycht in Aberden 1613–4 M. Works Acc. X. 2.
To the glaissoun wricht for helping of the haill place & making the glas clos 1624 Conv. Burghs III. 160.
Thair is ane gritt abuse committit be the glaissinwrichts … in the measure of the fute of glas wrocht be theme 1641 Acts V. 562/2.
The haill friemen of masones, boweres, couperes, glaissinwrightes [etc.](d) c1500-c1512 Dunb. lxiii. 15 (M).
Glasing wrichtis, goldsmythis, and lapidaris