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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1573-1688
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Monethly, -lie, a. [e.m.E. (1572).] Payable every month; recurring monthly. — 1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 219.
For dalie owlklie or monethlie wageis 1595 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 146.
The monethlie contributioun is onelie grantit to the sustentatioun of thair awin puir inhabitants 1644 Army of the Covenant 155.
The monethly mantenance 1687 Cramond Kirk S. II. 6 Nov.
Monethly pensions 1688 Lauder Notices Affairs II. 858.
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