jan 1, 1415 - rigald

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A rail or spar of wood, usually listed in the same contexts as wainscot and timber. 1357 <i>Item, in vj regald et vj waynscotes vjs iiijd</i>, York (SS129/7); 1371 <i>Et in ij magnis arboribus emptis pro celura … 13s 4d. Et in lxxx rigald emptis pro eadem cum cariagio, 40s,</i> York (SS35/8); 1399 <i>Et in sarracione meremii righolts et waynscots, per annum, 38s 10d,</i> York (SS35/16); 1409 <i>pro j rygalt</i>, Beverley (ERAS4/36); 1415 <i>In sarracione meremii, ryghold, waynscott … 100s 10d</i>, York (SS35/35). Salzman noted the spelling <i>rigallis</i> in Scarborough in 1343 and considered that the word originally referred to wood from Riga, the Baltic seaport (SZ2/246). They were imported as boards and cut to the required size locally.

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