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countour1 (1362)
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countour1 (1362)

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countoure;  countre;  comptour  
  FEW:  computare 2/ii,992b Gdf:  compteur 2 2,215b GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  conter (conteor)  DMF:  compteur 2  TLF: ∅ OED:  counter n.3  MED:  countour n.1  DMLBS:  computorius 414c

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1 (metal) counter, jetton: 
( 1362 )  In dimidia marca de countours […] pro scaccario  Durham 566
( 1416 )  paié pur un standysche de pewter et pur countours […]  Grocers 115
( MS: 1419 )  Judicium Pillorii pro deceptione facta, videlicet, countours pro auro  Lib Alb 605
( 1503-04 )  pro ij. nests countours  Gras Customs 673
2counter, table: 
( 1377-82 )  un countre cont (l. cov[er]t) de drap p’t vert  TNA E101/547/21/7
( 1389-90 )  j. countre coopertum de novo cum viridi panno  Chaucer Life 407
3lawsheriff’s, mayor’s court: 
( 1388 )  cest suppliant fuist menuz al Countour. de Loundres et la par […] cohercion du dit N. […] conuste les xxxvj. li estre dues  Chancery SC 9
( 1402 )  extorcions […] usez […] en lez comptours & courtz de les vicontez  Rot Parl1 iii 519
( 1412 )  le dit William fuist aresté et a prisoun del Countour amesné  Goldsmiths 356
( 1417-18 )  Robert Downe fait un playnt de trespas al Countre de Chepe envers l'avantdit Maykyn  Goldsmiths 382
( MS: 1419 )  si ascune advouteresse soit trové ové prestre […] soient ambedeus amesnez au Countoure d’un dez Viscountz  Lib Alb 460
4law(debtors’) prison (attached to sheriff’s, mayor’s court): 
( s.xiv-xv )  les ditz viscountz poent par usage tenir qeconqes prisoners […] a lour countours come en les communes gaoles  YMB ii 151
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