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Being thus first, by the catchpoule officer, rifled, & stripte of their money, books, and much other goods, they were presented to the magistrates, and messengers sente to informe the lords of the Counsell of them; and so they were comited to ward.
Seven English Cities William Dean Howells 1878
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(noun) - Literally "chase-fowl," one who hunts or chases fowl. A tax-gatherer, an exactor of taxes or imposts c.1050-1650 . . . Since the 16th century at least, a word of contempt.
--Sir James Murray's New English Dictionary, 1893
January 15, 2018