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Definition of Alnager

Alnager
Alnager Al"na*ger, n. [See Alnage.] A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England, whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix upon it a seal.

Meaning of Alnager from wikipedia

- the ****ize of Cloth, and in the reign of Edward I an official called an "alnager" or "aulnager" was appointed to enforce it. His duty was to measure each...
- In the reign of Edward I (1272 - 1307), an official called the king's alnager was appointed to enforce the law, and all towns were required to have an...
- (Lancashire) Act 1566 (repealed) 8 Eliz. 1. c. 12 2 January 1567 An Act for the Alnagers Fees in Lancashire, and for Length, Breadth, and Weight of Cottons, Frizes...
- New Drapery, and the true searching and sealing thereof by His Majesty's Alnager within this Kingdom;" and also so much of an Act made in the Nineteenth...
- there arose a conflict of interest with the civic offices of the town's alnagers. This may explain the dean's mugging in church lane, and possibly Master...
- January 1397 and 1399; he was also coroner and bailiff of the town and an alnager in Suffolk. He married, at some point before 1387, a woman named Christine...
- Worcestershire again in May 1421, 1423, 1429, 1433 and 1435. He also served as Alnager for Worcestershire from Michaelmas 1405 to 1432, Bailiff for Worcester...
- In June 1380, he was appointed one of the three deputies of the royal alnager of cloth, MP William Hervy. The last mention of him was in 1407, when he...
- November 1384, 1386, and September 1388. He was High Sheriff of Shropshire, alnager, justice of the peace, and tax collector in the same county, and escheator...
- 1394, January 1397, and 1399. Also Coroner and Bailiff of the town and an Alnager. Robert Curson (1460-1535), courtier at the court of Henry VIII, and also...