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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1542, 1602
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Contrac(t)ing, vbl. n. [f. Contract,v. Also e.m.E. (1585).] Arranging by contract. — 1542 Acts II. 411/2.
The instructionis to the imbassatouris … for contracing of peice and mariage 1602 Colville Parænese 69.
Thai vill haue … no handfasting bot contracting
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