pergamenum

pergamenum, pergamen [LL < περγαμηνόν; cf. CL Pergamenus < Περγαμηνός], ~a, pergamentum, percamenum, perchamenum, parcamenum, parchamenum [cf. ME, AN parchemin, perchemin, ME parchement] , (leaf or sim. of) parchment; b (dist. acc. use); c (dist. acc. animal). d  (~o tradere or sim.) to commit to parchment, to write down. e  (in fig. context, w. ref. to written text or sim.). perigamini, membrano Gl. Leid. 6. 15; nec in scedula nec in ullo ~o nec in nullo quaternione Ælf. Bata 4. 3; sicut ‥ per incaustum parcamenum exterius deformatur Alex. Bath Mor. II 8 p. 126; p1107 mittite nobis encaustum sive duas pells de pargomeneo [MS: pergomento] H. Los. Ep. 4 p. 6; 1211 expensa ‥ in parchamento per annum, iij d. Pipe Wint. 162; pro dimidia duodena percamenarum Househ. Henry 411; 1292 pro percameno Sacr. Ely II 6; 1298 de parcamine, xviij pelles Doc. Scot. II 346; 1331 computat ‥ in clericis scribentibus, lx s. et in perchameno, xxvij s. ij d. ob. ExchScot 402; ~um, A. perchemyn WW; hoc percaminum, perchement WW.  b 1218 duas tabulas abbas ‥ factas de lineo panno vel de parcameno Cl 378b; ad emendum parchamenum pro libris scribendis (Cust. Evesham) MonA II 286; 1222 ad parcamenum emendum ad faciend’ rotulos Scacarii nostri de Judaismo Cl I 517b; c1250 missale vetus ‥ de bona littera in debili percameno et male ligatum Vis. S. Paul. 16; discipuli ‥ Ypocratis ‥ depinxerunt formam ejus in ~o Bacon V 165; 1288 pro ij pellibus percamini emptis ad compotum Johannis de B. xvj d. KR Ac 351/14 m. 5; 1290 pro pergamento et incauste pro eisdem compotis desuper scribendis Chanc. Misc. 4/5 f. 29v; 1296 in ‥ decem pellibus percamene pro quarrellis pennandis Ac. Galley Newcastle 185; 1298 in vj pellibus parkameni emptis pro libro capelle emendando vj d. Rec. Elton 67; 1416 pro pargameno pro rotulis scaccarii scribendis ExchScot 265; 1417 in soluto pro percomeno empto pro isto compoto inscribendo ij d. Rect. Adderbury 18; 1440 lego ‥ orologium divine sapiencie cum coopertura de pargameno Test. Ebor. II 79; 1453 in perchameno scripta Melrose 555p. 560; 1475 cartam suam pergamino scriptam Scot. Grey Friars II 211; 1503 missale de parcamino ‥ missale de paupiro Invent. Ch. Ch. 132; 1511 missale le print ordinale de camino scriptum Ib. 159.  c 1249 pro una duodena ~i vituli xx d. DCCant. DE/1; 1342 unum aliud par Decretorum ‥ in ~o vitulino (Reg. Hemingby) DCSal. f. 43; 1422 ~um ovinum vel vitulinum Mem. York II 128; 1510 unum le cerkill de ~o virgineo cum carecteribus et nominibus aliusque signis supersticiosis fabricasti (Reg. Bainbridge) Arch. J. XVI 73.  d quae profetae, apostoli / doctiloqui oraculi / indiderunt pergamine / Almo inflati Flamine (Æthelwald) Carm. Aldh. 2. 115; cum operi manum primo imposuissem et que in cera dictaveram ~e magna ex parte tradidissem Eadmer V. Anselmi II 72.  e lacrime miserorum / sunt sceleris lavacrum, sunt pergamenta reorum H. Hunt. HA XI 165.