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artificer (s.xiv1)
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artificer (s.xiv1)

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artificier,  artificiour;  arteficer, 
(pl. artefeceres  Rot Parl1 ii 341)  
  FEW:  artificium 25,387a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  artificer n.  MED:  artificer n.  DMLBS:  artificiarus 134a

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1occupationcraftsman: 
( s.xiv1; MS: s.xivm )  Et cil la (=money) donnent as artificiours et as masceouns q’il acchattassent perres des quarreours et fustz as jointures del edifice et as medlures de les maisouns  Bible Royal 301ra
( 1350-51 )  overours, artificiers et laborers  Stats i 312 v
( 1379-80 )  Vous jurrez qe bien et loialment servirez le Roy en l’office de gardein de la paix et de justicierie des artificers, laborers, pois et mesures  Rot Parl1 iii 85
( a.1399; MS: a.1399 )  toutz les meindres marchandes et artificers  Anon Chr1 127.31
( 1406 )  lez poveres mestres artificiers del mestier des taillours  Blk Bk Ston i 98.3
2occupationmerch.tradesman, guildsman, guild member (?): 
( s.xiv-xv )  que les ditz pagentz sount mayntenez […] par les communes et artificers de mesme la citee  YMB i 51
( 1404-05 )  Ordeignez est et establiez qe nulle arteficer n’autre homme queconquez desorenavant suisore ne suisargente nulle tielx firmaux, anelx, bedes, […]  Goldsmiths 316

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artifiour 
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