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spur rial Now Hist.
Forms: 6 spurr reyall, spurr(e) ryall, 7 (9) spur ryal, 8– spur rial (9 riall); 6 spur-rial, 7 -ryal(l; 6 spurriall (8 -al), 7 spurryal(l.
[f. spur n.1 + rial n.1]
1. = spur-royal.
1588in Aston's Manch. Guide (1804) 26 A spurr reyall and an oulde piece of money, 00 16 00. 1593Nashe Christ's T. 82 They must haue..a few Spur-Rials to remedy deafnes. 1609Dekker Gull's Horn-bk. Wks. (Grosart) II. 263 Two such Elizabeth twenty-shilling peeces, or foure such spur⁓ryals..rid away amongst the rest. 1617Moryson Itin. i. 283 Pieces of fifteene shillings called Spur Ryals. 1745Fleetwood Chron. Prec. 18. 1853 Humphreys Coin Coll. Man. II. 465 Spur rials at 15 shillings each. Ibid., The motto on the reverse of the rose rial and spur rial. 1899Grueber Coins Gt. Brit. & Irel. in B.M. 102 The spur ryal..received its name from the pointed form of the rays of the sun on the reverse, which looks like a spur.
¶2. Her. = spur-rowel 2.
1680Mackenzie Sci. Her. 97 Though Bailzie of Lamingtons Arms are by some blazoned Mollets (Spurryals) yet..they are Starrs. |