saintarius

saintarius [OF saintier = bell-founder < saint = bell < CL sanctus], person who makes bells, bell-founder (in quot. passing into surname). c1194 his testibus ‥ Benedicto sainctario ‥ Gileberto monetario ‥ Waltero fundario (London) BM Ch. 76 (cf. Hist. Bart. I 297n. 2: 1217 hiis testibus ‥ Benedicto le seinter tunc vicecomite; ib. 298: Benedict the bellfounder); c1207 hiis testibus ‥ Gerardo sanctuario de Eboraco E. Ch. Yorks III 1695 p. 340n (cf. ib. I 246: c1207 hiis testibus ‥ Giraldo campanario preposito Ebor’); 1212 quod deliberetis Gerard’ Seintar’ de Eborac’ catalla sua Cl 125a; a1213 hiis testibus ‥ Giraldo sainterio E. Ch. Yorks I 258; 1252 precipimus tibi quod ‥ per visum magistri Hugonis le Seint’ ‥ eas habere facias predicto Hugoni ad faciend’ inde ‥ tres novas campanas Liberate 28 m. 12.

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