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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1490-1698

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Bowat, Bowet, n. Also: bowatt, bowett; bewett, bowit. [ME. bowett (1440), med. L. boeta, of obscure origin.] A lantern.(a) 1490 Irland Mir. fol. 201 b.
His awne ressoun that is … his bowat to leid him fra myrknes
1506 Treasurer's Accounts III. 337.
For iij sandglasses, ane bowat, … quhen the King wes in schip
1506 Ib. 354.
For v dosan quhit platis to be lanternis and bowatis
1519 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 190.
At na persouns be fund on the hie gaitt fra ix houris at evin furth, without ane lanterne or bowatt in his hand
1536 Treasurer's Accounts VI. 453.
Gevin for vj bowatis to the said schip callit the Morisat
1551 Hamilton Catechism 121.
As the torche or bowat schawis you lycht … , evin sa aucht ye to use the law … of God as a torche, bowat, or lanterin
1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 235.
To Johnne Galloway, … for furnessing of candill and bowat at the Nether Bow
1565 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 361.
To … wphald ane gryt bowat or lamp … on the east gawill of St. Ninianis cheppell … with thre gryt flammand lychtis
1589–90 Ayr Common Good Acc. MS.
For ane cleik making on it for to hing ane bowat on in mirk nychtis
1600 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 729.
For ane bowatt to hyng betuixt the west kirk duris
1613 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II. 430.
Quhene the moone schynes cleir they sall cum without candle or bowatt
1638 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 395.
To vnlaw and punisch thais inhabitantis … wha did not put out candillis and bowattis the tyme of the lait assemblie
1683–4 Stirling B. Rec. II. 326.
Ane whyt iron candlestick to the guaird … Item, to the guaird ane bowatt
(b) 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 41.
That na maner of personis … pas furth of thar houssis fra viij houris at evin … without bowet or vthir licht to convoy tham
1545 Stirling B. Rec. I. 41.
[The council] ordanes lychtes and bowettis to be set out … for geving of lycht to the pepill to se
1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 191.
All nychtbouris having thair duelling vpoun fore stairis on the hie stretis … to hing bowettis, induring this tyme of wynter
1580 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 342.
For ane bowet to the tower ȝet of the kingis maiesties hous
1605 Black Bk. Taymouth 344.
A bewett at the stair head
1627 Mun. Univ. Glasg. III. 529.
Ane bowet quherwith to carie fire to the brewhouse
1643 Edinburgh Testaments LX. 280 b.
Ane quhyt irone bowett … , ane hand bowett
1669 Glasgow B. Rec. III. 115.
A lantrone or bowet … for preserving the candle or light … for eshewing of skaith
1698 Foulis Acc. Bk. 222.
To the lass came up with the bowit to let us see home
attrib. 1512 Treasurer's Accounts IV. 298.
and comb. xxiiij bowat hornis
1642 Edinb. Test. Index II. 123.
Thomas Duncan, bowet-maker

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