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traventura

traventura [traventare+-ura], (act or place of) tranter's sale of goods (esp. without licence, in contravention of regulations, or without paying custom duty). 1339 de v s. ij d. receptis de finibus mercatorum et ~arum per idem tempus et non plus quia nulli mercatores forinseci venerunt ibidem pro piscibus emendis nec batelli ausi fuerunt ire ad mare propter guerram (Cornw) MinAc 816/11 m. 14 (15); 1473 R. C. ‥ et W. G. tenent ~am et vendunt servisiam per ciphos et discos et non per mensuram sigillatam DL CourtR 1/6; 1505 pro tip[u]latoribus quia vendunt servis[iam] traventur' me[n]suris non sigillatis MS Warwick RO, Warwick Castle Muniments, Alcester 181.

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