scottare

scottare [ME scotten, AN escoter], to make a monetary contribution, to pay a custom or tax, to pay one's share; b (w. lottare); c (in charters of Despenser Lords of Glamorgan). d to tax (a person). e (w. cognate acc.) to pay (a tax). quidam illorum reddunt hydagium ‥ domino abbati et ~ant ad communem auxilium abbatis Kal. Samson f. 83r; in auxiliis dandis et scottis sicut alii tenentes nostri ~abunt Gavelkind 184.  b 1200 nisi sit lottans et ~ans in communibus auxiliis ‥ ville (v. lottare 1a); c1230 debet ‥ ~are et lotare ad omnia communia dona et auxilia Doc. Bec 30; 1275 tenentes ‥ qui solebant lottiare et ~iare (Kent) HundR 1 m. 6; una nobiscum lottans et ~ans Reg. Rough 15.  c 1346 (1424) nisi fuerit ‥ lotatum et scotatum [Arch. J. XXIX 352: locamum et scotamum] (Llantrisant) Cart. Glam. 1515; 1359 nisi fuerit cum ‥ burgensibus lotans et scotans (Neath) Gild Merch. II 175; 1360 nisi fuerit cum predictis burgensibus nostris lotantus et escotantus [v. l. escotatus] et infra guldam mercatoris ipsorum receptus (Kenfig) Ib. II 132.  d ego Michael Scottus tanquam ~atus a multis et a diversis M. Scot Part. 294.  e unum jugum quod in Hardes escotavit et nunc usque scotum regis non scotauit DB I 9vb.