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scawage (1402)

scawage (1402)

schawage  
  FEW:  schouwen 17,56a Gdf:  escauwage 3,358b GdfC: TL: DEAF: DMF:  escauwage  TLF: OED:  scavage n.  MED:  scauage n.  DMLBS:  scavagium 2958a
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

tax merch. scavage, custom levied on goods displayed for sale by foreign merchants within the precincts of a town
( 1402 )  la vient un Estephene Brunne, nadgairs fermer as certeines viscontz du dite citee de la custume appellé schawage, et demande des ditz merchantz la dite custume de schawage de lour ditz merchandises issint amesnez a la dite citee de Londres par terre [...]. Porceo qe le roi ad entenduz qe la custume appellé scawage n'est contenuz en especial en la chartre de confirmacioun faite et grantez par nostre seignur le roy as citeins de Londres [...]  Rot Parl1 iii 491
( MS: 1419 )  Scawage doit estre prys des merchaundises qi veignent en la citee  Lib Alb 226

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See also:

escawinge  escawinger  scawageour  scawinge 
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scawage