1occupationlawbailiff, official in country, town or franchise etc. with executive and judicial functions:
(
1215;
MS: 1226
)
[N]us visquens, ne conestables, ne nostre coroneor, ne nostre altre
bailli ne tiegnent les plaiz de nostre corone
Magna Carta 359.24
(
MS: c.1275
)
dous
baillifs jurez deivent [...] a tute gent comune dreiture fere
Winchester2 26.5
(
1291-92
)
e puys de cele prisone le lesserent passer saunz deliveraunce de justice ou autre
bailiff
Sel Bills Eyre 5
(
s.xiiiex;
MS: s.xiv1/3
)
issi sunt coroners les
baillifs al commun quant a custages
Mir Just 10
(
1312;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Ore su jeo enprisoné En wapentak e en conté Par bayllifs
Plainte Am 459
(
1318
)
nul hundreder, wapentakier, triȝingger
(l. triþingger?) ne autres
baillifs [...]
Eng Docs 7.36
♦
agriculturaloccupationbailiff, steward:
(
1260;
MS: s.xiii3/3
)
dit k’il n’i rendi unques acunte del tens k’il fu son
baillif de sun maner
Brev Plac 69
(
1319
)
il fut soun
bailiff del maner [...] et aveit la cure et l’administracioun des biens de mesme le maner
YBB Ed II xxv 138
♦
merch.occupation(commercial) agent:
(
MS: c.1310
)
N.F. etc. a tort ne lui rend son renable acount du temps q’il fust le
bailiff de le dit R. [...], nomément de sa nief
Nov Narr 294
(
1389-90
)
En bref d’accompt vers un suppose q’il fuit resceivour le pleintiff de certeinz deners parmy la main et auxint soun
bailiff de xxx tonnes de vien
YBB 13 Rich II 79-80
♦
statuschief, ruler:
(
1121-25;
MS: s.xiv1
)
Cum li mangers fud cunreez, Dist li bailis: 'Or aseez!'
S Brend mup 452
(
c.1235;
MS: c.1235
)
De cest pais est tut sires e
bailli
S Aub 459
(
s.xivin;
MS: s.xivm
)
celui
(=the goat) que avoyt mesdit au
baillif de terre
(=the lion)
BOZ Cont 38
2lawbailment:
(
MS: c.1305
)
a tort et encountre le
ballif avauntdit
Nov Narr 15
(
1307
)
Jugement de la variance: le bref dit ‘conventionem de fructibus etc.’ e le
baylif est, prout scriptum testatur, de le eglise
YBB 33-35 Ed I 513
4lawbailiwick:
(
1389-90
)
le Roi ad doné diversz manoirs, terres [...] et
baillifs asz diverses autres persones
Rot Parl1 iii 230
(
1404
)
le dit Roy ad graunté [...] as ditz meir, burgeys [...] la
bailliue (l. baillive) de dicte ville
Leicester ii 219
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