cokedo

cokedo [OF cokedon] , sort of base coin. Cf. crocardus. 1300 districtus fuit per xx j d. de cokedon ‘ (St. Ives) Law Merch. I 82; s1300 prohibita est moneta alienigenarum surrepticia vel illegitima, quam pollardos, krokardos vel ~ones [Wals. HA I 80: kokodones; DuC: cocodones] atque rosarios appellabant, qui paulatim et latenter loco irrepserant sterlingorum Rish. 195; 1303 consuetudo officii [cordwanariorum] ante tempus quo ~onii et crokardi cuccurerunt [sic] in Anglia Mayor’s CourtR Lond. F r. 2b (cf. ib.: ante adventum ~enorum et crocardorum); 1305 cum assignati fuissent ‥ [? de] mala moneta cokedannorum in com. Kancie Mem. Parl. 93; 1315 pro dampnis que sustinuit recipiendo cokedons ad denarios solvendos domino regi RParl I 320b.

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