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1occupationbeveragetaster, one who samples and checks the quality of beer:
(
1397-98
) Item, qe soient eluz et jurez tastours de cervoise, a surveier en chescun paroche les braceresses et lour cervoise, et presenter les nounes qe vendent trop chier cervoise countre l’assise ou saunz mesure ensealee
YMB i 164
(
1423
) Item, .j. petite taster d'argent, pur eawe des roses
Rot Parl1 iv 226
(
1477-78
) cest acte n’extende pas [...] a ascune marchaunt alant oustier la mear d’achatre ascune vine a mesner en cest roialme, come pur carier vesqe luy tauntsoulement un petit [case] appellez un taster ou shewer pur vine
Stats ii 459
taster2 (1397-98)