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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Eque, Equie, a. and n. Also: equi, eqy; æque, æquie; eique, eiquie. [med. L. eque, L. œquē equally.]
1. adj. Of accounts: Duly balanced and acquitted. In full sic eque.1523 Exch. R. XV. 49 n.
Defeis our chalmerlane of Fife of the samin [restis] in his comptis and mak eque thairof in our chekker rollis 1560–1 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 142.
Sic eque, ressat and delyuerance 1579 Conv. Burghs I. 95.
The saidis comptes to be sic eque Ib. 96.
Understanding Mongow Russellis comptes of the bulȝeon to be sic eque 1580 Exch. R. XXI. 546.
John Campbell … schireff principall of Narne … band and oblist him to mak his compt eque of the said schirefdome
2. An acquittance or receipt for a properly balanced account or for money paid.(a) 1562 Inverness B. Rec. I. 94.
That thair be ane eque optenit out of the chekker of the yeiris bygane 1595–6 Misc. Spald. C. V. 119.
To Alexr Rutherfurd for the extract of the townis eque 1620 Grant Chart. 334.
Payit to the Exchequer … as the eque beires 1636 Glasgow B. Rec. II. 41.
To Johnne Nicoll … for wryteing of severall supplicatiounis to the exchequer annent our eque 1663 Peebles B. Rec. II. 57.
Produced the eque, 1663, be Alexander Williamsone, proveist, delyverit to the clerk 1675 Melville Chart. 179.
That they fitt an æque therupon yeirly 1689 Exch. Warrants (Reg. H.) Portf. 8.
Ane abbreviat of the eque of Colbrandispeth frae July 1688 to July 1689(b) 1607–8 Misc. Spald. C. V. 137.
The particular compt thairof, writtin … on the bak of the eqy 1649 Stirling B. Rec. I. 196.
The baillies to meit and mak the tounes equies sence the last equie 1661 Stirling Comm. Good MS. 7 b.
For the tounes equi & provest charges thairanent 1684 Irvine Mun. II. 300.
To the æquies (81) and (82) yeeris Ib. 301.
We have seen the equies and recepts of burrow dues and missives(c) 1692 Misc. B. Rec. 65.
To mony payed for the touns eiquie 1692 Conv. Burghs IV. 588.
That ther eiquies with their clerks and other dewes will amount to fyve pownd sterling
b. Sic eque in the same sense. Cf. 1.1570–1 Lanark B. Rec. 55.
For cassing luk the lordis buikes of the sek eque befoir, vi s. viij d.
