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ulnagium

ulnagium [CL ulna+-agium], measurement by the ell (v. ulna 2), (spec.) official determination of whether cloth conforms to prescribed standards in dimensions and quality, and attestation of such conformity by the affixing of a seal, (also) fee paid for such measurement, alnage (v. et. ulnatio). 1304 quia intelleximus quod ~ium non consuevit esse in terra nostra Hibernie temporibus retroactis, volentes quod officium ~ii decetero sit ibidem sicut est in Anglia, vobis mandamus quod ‥ Cl 121 m. 6d.; 1338 ne sub colore ~ii seu forisfacture dictorum pannorum aliquid exigant ‥ ab ~io de pannis illis infra regnum nostrum faciendo sint quieti Foed. V 74b; c1339 R. commisit ‥ J. ‥ officium ~ii pannorum in villa R. Berewici ‥ habend’ RScot I 557b; littera pro ~io canevacii MGL I 615; de ~io pannorum venalium Pat 1299 m. 1.

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