market crossn.

1425 Haddington Burgh Rec. in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 2 387 Northours fra the markete cors.

1448 in J. Stuart Extracts Council Reg. Aberdeen (1844) I. 17 John Voket..yheide to the merkate corss, and opynly proclamyt the land..to be sald.

1543 in G. Donaldson & C. Macrae St. Andrews Formulare (1944) II. 274 The said officiar passit to the marcat croce of the said citte.

1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) 122 Neuer hereafter let them be of thy court, which are meeter to be counsellours at the market Crosse.

a1600 ( W. Stewart tr. H. Boece Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) III. 457 Content he wes..In Lundoun toun evin at the mercat corce, On fit to fecht.

c1626 H. Bisset Rolment Courtis (1920) I. 269 Ane pillare of hevin stane neir to the markett croce.

1698 in J. Lauder Decisions Lords of Council (1761) II. 28 Cathcart poinded the corns standing in the stooks..and carried a rip of them to the market-cross.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3806/7 The Mayor..caused an Ox to be roasted whole at the Market Cross.

1752 J. Louthian Form of Process (ed. 2) 82 At the Market Cross of the Head-burgh of the Shire, Stewarty, or other Jurisdiction.

1845 J. H. Parker Gloss. Terms Archit. (ed. 4) I. 119 Market crosses were usually polygonal buildings with an open archway on each of the sides, and vaulted within, large enough to afford shelter to a considerable number of persons.

1880 H. Barclay Digest Law Scotl. (ed. 4) 334 Edictal Citations or Intimations. In the case of foreigners, these were formerly given at the market cross of Edinburgh, and pier and shore of Leith.

1908 J. Lumsden Doun i' th' Loudons 249 He'll show as gross An' public as at noonday's seen Our Mercat Cross!

1970 J. H. B. Peel Country Talk i. 25 The one [office] I have in mind faces a market cross.