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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Invintioun, Inventioun. An occasional editorial or scribal misreading of Munitio(u)n(e n. or Monitio(u)n(e n.²1545 Reg. Privy C. I. 18.
Thair deputis to mak publicatioun and inventioun of this ordinance at all publict places of the Bordoris1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 36.
The invintioun wes saissit on chance be the erle of Bothwill1597 Ayr & Gall. Coll. VII. 84.
It is our will ... that ... ye ... deliver our said castell of Dumbartane with the haill invintioun artailȝerie plenissing ... to ... Schir Patrik Murray