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Quotation dates: 1399-1636
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Chalice, Chalis, Chaleis, n. Also: chalyce, -ys, -ise, -es, -ece, -ace; challice, -is, -eis, -es(e, -ece. Also irregular variants: chellice, chelise, chellis, chelleis. [ME. chalice (c 1300), chalyce, -ys, -is, chales (e.m.E. challes, etc.), OF. chalice, L. calic-, calix.] A sacramental cup.(a) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxii. 620.
Thane men mycht se gret ferly, Hou the pecis … Lape togydyr, & was farere Chalyce thane before be fare c1420 Wynt. v. 1384.
Nakyn thyng that halowyt ware, Chalyce, towale, or awtare c1420 Ib. vii. 1352.
Thai sayd … Hys mynysterys … Prewaly put in his chalyce Wenenows poysowne 1479 Reg. Cupar A. I. 217.
Al manner of costis … allane outane … the chalicis (and tha be of siluer) 1483 Acts Lords Auditors *119/2.
A chalice weyand vj vnce 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 81.
Buke, challice, vestimentis, and siklike neidfull thingis 1504 Treasurer's Accounts II. 456.
For ane tyn chalice to the chapell of Drumfreis 1511 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 194.
Deliverit be the said dene for outquitting of ane silvir challice of the chapele … 1 s. 1527 Ib. V. 324.
To Dene David Jameson … in recompens of a gilt challice stollin furtht of the abbay of Newbottill, the Kingis hienes being thair 1530 Reg. Soltre 158.
For the mending of ane litill challice of siluer and the eking of ane vnce, xxii s. 1559 Peebles B. Rec. 255.
The siluer chalice wantand in tyme of the deceis of vmquhile Sir Iohne Ker(b) 1426 Proceedings of Society of Antiquaries II. 387.
Iohn of the Furde gafe a sylver chalys … to Saynt Peters Altar 1445 Ib. 9.
That thai sal kepe … buke, vestment, chalis, and al other anowrnments 1456 Misc. Bann. C. III. 100.
The said chalys to be giltyt 1477 Peebles B. Rec. 182.
The said chaplanry with … chalys, westment and other anormentis that langit tharto 1498 Halyb. 159.
A challis half syluer and coper owirgilt 1562 Inverness B. Rec. I. 73.
The … prowest … and … balyes … resauit fra the Freris Predicatouris of Innernes in keping certan chalise and ornamentis 1562-3 Winȝet I. 113/23.
Vestimentis, chalissis, and wtheris ornamentis in the Kirkis 1636 Maxwell Stuart Mun. 34.
A challis, a paire of pattens, a basen to receiue the offerings(c) 1510 Rentale Dunkeld. fol. 87.
Twa chales with siluer cop, the laif coppir ourgilt 1516 State P. (Reg. H.) No. 22.
A chalace, two crewettis of siluer 1527 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 359.
Dauid Bruce ressauit in iugiment … ane chaleis … and als ressauit xv unce of brokin siluer … to mak ane chaleis of xl. unce 1532 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 22.
vij elnis of kanves to be ane alb, and ane poik to the challece 1538 Ib. VII. 37.
Ane haly watter fatt … ane challeis … twa crowatis 1561 Inverness B. Rec. I. 70.
The freyris ornamentis and chalecisse 1567 Inv. Q. Mary p. cxlix.
Ane sylver chales with the pate[n] gylt 1572 Satirical Poems xxx. 185.
Haue we sic wrangous geir … As crowats, sensours, or ane challeis leid?(d) a1400 Legends of the Saints xxii. 604.
In the kyrk of Sancte Laurens … Thar was a chelise … of cristole fyne 1525 Misc. Bann. C. III. 108.
The chelleis of Sanct Magnus in Tyngvell is in Dyngwell 1560 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 98.
The siluer chelleis and vtheris ornamentis of the Halie Blude altare 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 118.
Ane chellice of the Holy blud olim 1600-1610 Melvill 617.
His messe-clothes and chellis
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