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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Quotation dates: 1602
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Mercyleslie, adv. [e.m.E. mercilesly (1609).] Mercilessly. — 1602 Reg. Privy C. VI. 425.
Maist cruellie, schamefullie and mercyleslie murtherit and slew [them]
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