1 (metal) counter, jetton:
(
1362
)
In dimidia marca de countours […] pro scaccario
566
(
1416
)
paié pur un standysche de pewter et pur countours […]
115
(
MS: 1419
)
Judicium Pillorii pro deceptione facta, videlicet, countours pro auro
605
(
1503-04
)
pro ij. nests countours
673
2counter, table:
(
1377-82
)
un countre cont
(l. cov[er]t) de drap p’t vert
E101/547/21/7
(
1389-90
)
j. countre coopertum de novo cum viridi panno
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
9
(
1402
)
extorcions […] usez […] en lez comptours & courtz de les vicontez
iii 519
(
1412
)
le dit William fuist aresté et a prisoun del Countour amesné
356
(
1417-18
)
Robert Downe fait un playnt de trespas al Countre de Chepe envers l'avantdit Maykyn
382
(
MS: 1419
)
si ascune advouteresse soit trové ové prestre […] soient ambedeus amesnez au Countoure d’un dez Viscountz
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
ii 151
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