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Tell the macers to mind their fakements; desire the swindlers to be careful not to forge another person's signature.

From 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue by Grose, Francis

I saw men in coarse bombazeen gowns, which I took for macers: these, I soon discovered, were the advocates.

From Pilgrimage from the Alps to the Tiber Or The Influence of Romanism on Trade, Justice, and Knowledge by Wylie, James Aitken

No 204 king, no parliaments, and your gorge rises at the macers, worthy men!

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XIX (of 25) The Ebb-Tide; Weir of Hermiston by Stevenson, Robert Louis

"Put back your hair, Effie," said one of the macers.

From The Heart of Mid-Lothian, Volume 1 by Scott, Walter, Sir

Rushing and crushing one hears now; then enter Usher Maillard, with a Deputation of Fifteen muddy dripping Women,—having by incredible industry, and aid of all the macers, persuaded the rest to wait out of doors.

From The French Revolution by Carlyle, Thomas