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Double, Dowble, n. Also: doubill, -ell, dowbill, -el; dobbill; dooble, doob(b)ill. [ME. double, doubil (14th c.), OF. double. See also Duble n.]
1. A double amount or sum.For double and salfer see Salfer.1384 Acts I. 350/1.
The remenant [of the company] sall restore the gudys stollen in the double 1483 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 408.
The some of twa thousand merkis clemyt … to be aucht to hir, for the double of the avale of his mariage 1555 Stirling B. Rec. I. 63.
The said William … sall pay yeirly thairfor the sowm of twenty merkis, with the double of the few at the entres of evirilk air a1570-86 Maitland Maitl. F. xxi. 34.
We gar our landis dowbill pay 1597 St. A. Kirk S. 828.
With certificatioun, quha failyeis, to pay the dowbill that thai ar awand 1606 Conv. Burghs II. 228.
Giff ony persoun sall depairt … without payment … that thai be astrickit in the doubill thairoff 1653 Lamont Diary 63.
Ther horses [were] to be taken from them, besyde a doubeil or tripell more for ther disobedience
2. A duplicate or copy of a document, letter, or other writing.(a) 1528 Douglas Corr. 132.
I ressavit ȝour grace letteres … togidder with the doubill 1556 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 302.
That the baillies sall exem the witnes … vpoun the dovble of the articalis 1640 Ib. III. 226.
The officiares must hawe a duble [of the account], and thair double most be subscrywit by the officiares, and thair double by yow or your clerk 1655 Lamont Diary 92.
Severall of the ministers … tooke a doubell of this letter 1680 Lauderdale P. III. 209.
Ane double of it wes battered upon the weighhouse 1690 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 364.
Ane double of the foundations of the said colledge, with the doubles of the severall mortificationes belonging to the said colledge(b) 1543 Acts II. 436/1.
At command of the auctentik dowble of thir … lettrez of summondis 1558-66 Knox II. 401.
The said Johne … schew unto him the dowbill of the letter 1602 Misc. Maitl. C. II. 146.
[The court] ordanis the foldis of ilk parochin … to seik and extract the haill dowbillis of the saidis actis 1629 Bk. Carlaverock II. 113.
This assignatiowne, and all the rest, is registrat … and my Lord of Wintowne hes the dowble of them all 1657 Glasgow Weavers 102.
Thair was producit the contract … , with ane book, quhairin is contenit the dowbill of the said contract 1689 Melville Corr. 142.
I cannot goe presently to looke out my dowbles of letters(c) 1571 Misc. Bann. C. III. 123.
The dobbill of the letter quhilk I wreit to him 1630 Mun. Univ. Glasg. I. 253.
This is the full doobbill of the dispositioun maid 1658 Paisley B. Rec. 107.
Thir presents are written be … wrytter … , the othir doobill is writtin be … his servant
3. A small copper French coin.1570 Dundee B. Laws 113.
In France for ilk barrell of salmond ane dowble, for ilk stich of cloth ane dowble [etc.] 1662 Edinb. B. Rec. IX. 292.
The commoun course of the Frensh doubles or doytts for a penny apiece 1674 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. IV. 289.
The Lords of our Privy Councill … did prohibit the importation of these pieces of copper coyne, called the French dowbles or doites
4. (See quotation.)1612 Bk. Rates 297.
Dowbles called harnes plaittis, or irne doubles
