scorta

1 scorta [Italian scorta < scorgere < excorrigere], body of (armed) persons accompanying someone for protection or guidance, escort; b (granted in connection with safe-conduct). quidam serviens ad arma ‥ cum ~a sua, filio et coco ‥ suspendebantur J. Reading f. 190.  b 1398 quin potius, si egeant, eis in eorum agendis ministrare dignemini consilium, auxilium, et favorem ac ~am, salvumque et securum conductum, per passus, loca ‥ Foed. VIII 48b; 1418 pro se et familiaribus ‥ de securo transitu, ~a atque receptu ‥ providere curetis Mon. Hib. & Scot. 370a.

2 scorta v. scortum