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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lone, Loan(e, n.³ Also: lowne. [e.m.E. lone, loan(e, also lowne (1494), adopted in place of Sc. Lane n.¹ or Len n.]

1. A loan. c 1580 (1439) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 6.
The schersuris sall haue the lone of the escheitt 1587–8 Bruces & Cumyns 648.
The lowne of twa thousande merks 1658 Cramond Kirk S. I. 14 Feb.
That these within the parish who did not contribute for buying the mortcloath shall pay onlye fortie shillings for the loan thairof 1675 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS. 3 Mar.
Georg Wilson … to pay … four shilling for ane yeiris loan of ane creddill 1684 Bonckle Kirk S. 76.
Andrew Johnston desired … the lone of fiftie marks Scots out of the poor's box

2. A compulsory ‘loan’ levied by the government, esp. that imposed in 1643. b. Also comb. with -money, -silver.In the north-east this was prob. confused with Lone n.² 1643 Acts VI. i. 27/1.
The sowme of tuelff hundreth thousand merkis Scottis money … to be upliftit be way of loane out of the severall shereffdomes and borrowis 1644 Ib. 247/2.
Ȝit that generall obleidgement shall not inferre releife by the tennentes to the wodsetteres of the payment of the loan … for the wse of the publict … sieing the loan is to be repayed to the wodsetter 1645 Ib. 288/2.
The accompts of the loan and taxt granted in … 1643 1652 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 280.
The saidis lands payit of lone and taxt in anno 1644 quhilk was imposit in anno 1643 [£481/6/3d.]b. 1644 Acts VI. i. 74/2.
The generall collector of the loane … to pay … to the said Hew and Johne … the said soume … as for the pryce of the said ry … out of the first and readiest of the loane moneyes not alreadie disposed of c1650 Spalding II. 320.
[1644] Straitlie commandit none of his ground friendis … that they sould ansuer or obey men or armes, taxationis, or loane siluer, excises and vtheris impositionis quhatsumeuer Ib. 329.
He compellit Williame Gordoun … , one of the four collectoris of the taxatioun and loane siluer for … Banf, to give him 2000 merkis; he took also from George Geddes … ane thousand merkis … of taxatioun and loane money 1668 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 285.
Her husband's wholl fortune exhausted by quarterings leavies mantenance loan moneys and other publict burdings