carca

carca, ~ia, ~um [< carrica; cf. chargia] 1 load, measure of dry goods. b ship’s load, cargo. a 1197 pro ‥ j ~a de alum Pipe 166; † a1204 solutio ‥ de carka piperis, obolum; de carka cymini vel alumi vel brasilli vel incensi vel amygdalorum, quadrantem; de ij frellis ficuum, quadrantem (Ch.) Reg. Wint. 1282–1304 II 742; 1214 mittatis usque Portesmue duas carkas amigdalarum et tres fraellos ficuum et xxx li. de ris imponendas in navi Cl 162a; 1218 unam ~am amigdalarum Ib. 364a. b 1256 in quodam batello ‥ onerato petra, ita quod ~am illius petre submersit ‥ batellus (sic) AssizeR Northumb 69; 1417 quam cito aliqua carraka ‥ receperit duas partes ~i sive oneris sui aliquarum mercandizarum AncD C 6759; 1434 pro quolibet onere sive carqua grani ponderis ccc li. Cl 284 m. 18d.; 1486 patronos, marinarios, pilotos et servientes ~arum galearum, navium et aliorum vasorum (TreatyR) Foed. XII 300. 2 a toll. b charge, payment due; cf. onus. a 1207 concessimus P. comitisse Leircestrie quod habeat avalagium et karkiam batellorum et mercatum suum et pontem de Ware Pat 69b. b 1292 recepta R. de Combe, vicecomitis, de ~o anno xx Ac. Sheriffs 47/5; 1306 forinseca cark’: de cark’ ‥ prepositi precedent’ xxj li. MinAc 935/19.

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