Middle English Dictionary Entry
portāǧe n.
Entry Info
| Forms | portāǧe n. |
| Etymology | OF portage & ML portāgium. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) The act of transporting or carrying; (b) the carrying capacity of a ship; (c) cargo, freight; (d) expenses or charges for transporting goods.
Associated quotations
a
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.153/388 : Item, to John Smyth, laborer, for portage of tiles, j d.
- (1423) Doc.Brewer in Bk.Lond.E.172/995 : Item, for portage of viij gownes of white clothe..fro þe Gildehall to Brewers halle, j d.
- (1432-3) Grocer Lond.(Kingdon)230 : Item, paide for portage of a Chest That T. Knollis gave vs..Summa ij s. iiij d.
- (1434) Proc.Privy C.4.199 : Þe seid John wol bere þe charge of þe portage of þe seid revenues þere.
- (1440) PParv.(Hrl 221)410 : Portage, of [?read: or] berynge: Portagium, latura, vectura.
- (1463) RParl.5.497b : Every of the seid Collectours..be rewarded for their diligence and labour of gaderyng, portage, and payment of the seid somes.
- (1464) Let.Bk.Lond.L (Gldh LetBk L)48 : Þe Carters and porters be compelled to serve the people in their Cariages and Portages from hensfourth.
- (1472-73) RParl.6.41b : ccc li..be delyvered and paied for the portage of the forseid hoole sommes.
- (1476-78) Acc.St.Andrew Hubbard in BMag.3232 : Item, paied for a plank..; item paied for the Portage of the same.
b
- (1436) RParl.4.501a : John le Gauter was take to Caleys..in a Shippe of a c Tonne portage.
- (1443) Let.Bekynton in RS 56.2238 : Than he was asked of what portage his ship was of, and he said of xiij xx and x tonne.
- (1449-53) Doc.Trade in BRS 793 : The Mary of Bristowe..toke a ship of Spayne..of the portage of lv tun.
- (1458) GRed Bk.Bristolpt.2.p.76 : A Shipp cleped the marie of Baion, of the portage of ij hondred and fiftie Tonne.
- (a1483) Let.in Ellis Orig.Let.ser.2.1141 : A Ship called the Trynyte of London, of the portage of xxx ton.
- a1500(1447) Let.Marg.Anjou in Camd.86 (Add 46846)147 : A shipp of Britaingne of portage of fifty tonne, clept the Jenet..come into this reaume.
c
- (1445) LRed Bk.Bristol2.187 : Euery maistere of Ship..pay att euery viage..of euery ton thatt he receyvyth for hys portage, iiij d. sterlinges.
- (1454) Doc.in Gilbert Cal.Dublin 1283 : No maner of man dwellynge in the said cite shulde ne intermitte ne by salte, ire, pych..ne no portage that commyth within the fraunches of the saide cite in no shippis.
d
- (1472-3) RParl.6.58b : The same Maire..make and ordeyne almaner of Freghtes, Cariage, Portage, Batelage, and other expenses necessarie.