trailbaston (1280-1307)

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trailbaston (1280-1307)

trailbastoun;  trailebaston,  trailebastoune;  traillebaston,  traillebastoun,  traillebastone;  treilbaston,  treilbastoun;  treilebastoun;  trelbaston;  trainebastoun  

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1lawtrailbaston (an itinerant special court for trying crimes of violence)
( 1305 )  la demora bien demi an tanke les enquerours, saver trayllebastone, viendrent en pays  33-35 Ed I 57
( 1306 )  ... a parfaire les busoignes qe touchent les pledz de traillebaston  i 218
( 1343-50 )  fist justices ser sur maufesours, et fust apellé traylebastoun  29
2thug, hired ruffian
( 1280-1307; MS: s.xiv1 )  Trailbastouns [...] En fayres et marchez se proferent fer covenance Pur iij. souz ou iiij. [...] Batre un prodomme  II 2319
3thuggery
( 1305-7; MS: 1330-40 )  Je lur apre[n]droy le giw de Traylebastoun, E lur bruseroy l'eschyne e le cropoun  70.37
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