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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scriver, n. Also: ? erron. scrider. [* Scrive v. to write (see Scrivand ppl. adj., Scrive n.)] A scribe or secretary in the service of a military company or troop of soldiers.Appar. replacing the earlier and less specific scribe (Scrib(e n.¹ 1.). (a) 1627 Bk. Carlaverock II 91.
The scriver to the compenie, … quha is … ane good notter 1627 Highland P. I 114.
Scriver 1635 Dumf. & Galloway Soc. XVII 311.
To the scriver £2 16 s. 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III 226.
To every scriver, capitane of armes, [etc.] … sex schillings aucht penneis a day 1643 Acts VI i 47/1.
The pay of a scriver to each companie to be 15 lib. monethlie 1644 Army of the Covenant I 48.
By W^m Scott scriver 100 match 1670 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III 260.
William Cranstoun, scriver to the garison of Dunbartone c1681 Wodrow MSS in Law Memor. 199 n.
Another that was scriver to a troop … the house fell and smoored him(b) 1641 Dumfries Kirk S. Sunday Last of Oct.
Agnes Smyth confessed fornicatione with George Home scrider to Capitane Hepburne