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scachia

1 scachia v. 1 cacia
2 scachia [ME scache < AN escache], tally stock, part of wooden rod used as official receipt from Exchequer given in acknowledgement of tax paid or loan. 1224 finem fecit pro recreantisa sua lx s. et j d.; et redduntur ad scaccarium unde scacia committitur Roberto de Bassingeburn CurR XI 2724; 1239 tulit ad scaccarium ‥ quandam tailliam continentem v m. de fine hominum suorum, cujus contratallia inventa fuit inter allocatas in Wiltes' in anno xx. et tradita fuit illa ~ia marescallo custodienda KR Mem 18 m. 13; 1285 c s., de quibus oneratur pro Willelmo de Breuse et de quibus contratallia invenitur ad scaccarium et ~ia amittitur (MemR) Hist. Exch. 709; 1296 in chacia [v. l. chacea] sive stipite ejusdem tallie continebatur una marca, et in contratallia ejusdem ‥ non continebantur nisi x s. tantum (Ib.) Ib..

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