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Quotation dates: 1503-1539, 1596
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(Stele sadill,) Steil(l) sadill, n. Also: steile- and -sadle. [Stele n. and Sadill n.] ? A war saddle fitted with protective steel plates (‘steels’). Cf. Stele bow.The OED suggestion of ‘a saddle with a steel frame’ fails to account for the examples where the metal is being cleaned and is therefore visible. 1503 Treasurer's Accounts II 218.
For thre steil sadilles, tua mases, and ane sword to the king 1504–5 Treasurer's Accounts II 476.
To James Hog for dighting of viij suordis binding of thair handis agane Fasteringis Evin to the tournaying, dighting of thre steil sadilles with ymree, tua tre axes and tua spere hedis, iij li. ij s. 1507 Treasurer's Accounts III 397.
Sterap ledderis for steil sadilles 1511–12 Treasurer's Accounts IV 328.
For dichtein of xiiij steile sadillis with ymery hew … ilk sadill the dichtein vij s. 1533–4 Treasurer's Accounts VI 188.
Deliverit to him to be ane covering to ane steill sadill iij elnis reid veluot 1535 Treasurer's Accounts VI 249.
For ane steill sadill coft for the kingis grace 1536 Treasurer's Accounts VI 287.
For … clengeing of the halbertis, Jedburgh stavis, and steill sadillis 1537 Treasurer's Accounts VI 342.
To Henry Lorymare for … vice nalis to the steile sadillis … buklis to the steile sadillis, tipupis, sterop irnis, deliverit to Robert Gib for the kingis grete hors, geldyngis and mulatis 1539 Treasurer's Accounts VII 145.
Twa dosane of basen skynnis to be fals coveris to the steill sadillis 1596 Dalr. II 129/24.
King Henrie of Ingland sent in gift to King James certane horssis plesand and fayr with steil sadles
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