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Marinal(l, -nel(l, n. Also: marynal(l, -nel(l, marrinell, mairinel, marenell; marnal. [North. ME. (Cursor M.) and north e.m.E. marinel(l, OF. marinal, -el, med. L. marinalis.] A sailor, a seaman; one of the ordinary seamen of a ship's crew. = Marinar n.Also comb. and fig. 1493 Dunferm. B. Rec. 48.
A barrall of saip … deliuerit till Nichol Flaciouris and his marynellis
1497 Treas. Acc. I. 378.
To xij marinalis, or the marinalis of Leith com
1498 Ib. 379, 389; etc. 1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 400/1.
His factouris, aunaris, skipparis or marinellis of the sade schippis
1529 Lynd. Complaynt 144.
Quho wald, in ane stormye blast, Quhen marinaris bene all agast … tak ane chylde … Geuyng hym haill the gouernall Off schip, marchand and marinall
1540 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 173.
To deliuer the marenellis thair feis
1549 Compl. 42/9.
The master gart al his marynalis & men of veyr hald them quiet
Ib. 10/13. 1554 Knox III. 214.
A stout and prudent marinell in tyme of tempest
1557 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I. 151.
Gilbert Menȝeis, marinall
1566 Reg. Privy S. V. ii. 94/1. 1578 Conv. Burghs I. 58. 1583 Cal. Sc. P. VI. 657. 1590 St. A. Kirk S. 688.
Marrinell
1581-1623 James VI Poems I. 227/226.
Mairinellis
a1595 Cullen Chron. Aberd. 52.
Marnallis in Aberden
1591 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 129. 1596 Dalr. I. 33/6.
Marinelies
c1610 Melville Mem. 334.
Armed men … cloithed lyk marinelis
1612 Glasgow Burgesses 42.
Knox, J., marinall, merchant
16.. Trip and Goe Hey in Wode's Psalter (ed.) 244.
I saw thrie marinells Sing row rumbelow
1624–5 Mar & Kellie MSS. Suppl. 220. 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 167.
Whither by the wind or negligence of the marinels
1685 Id. Observes 177.comb. 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII. 91.
For expensis maid upoune the grete Unicorne … and paying of marynall wageis
fig. 1602 Colville Paraenese 16.
Be masters and marinelles ministeriall

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