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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Multur(e)-fre, -frie, a. and adv. Also: multour-, -er-, -ir-, -yr(e)-. [Cf. late north. e.m.E. moulter free (1651). Also in the mod. dial.] Exempted from payment of multure, without having to pay multure.c1420 Wynt. viii. 4357.
Thai askyd to be multyre [v.rr. -yr, -ir] fre 14.. (c 1750) Ayrshire Transcripts (Blairs College Lib.) MS.
Ac dictus Alexander molet totum bladum suum … ad molendina mea de Torbolton multerfre … proximius blado meo 1539 Renfrew Arch. Coll. I. 185.
And our cornis … to be ground at our said myll rowms fre multure fre and knafschip fre —1547 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 250 (see Multur(e v.). —1550 Breadalbane Coll. (Reg. H.) No. 73.
Gif the laird bringis ony malt of his awin furtht of vtheris cunthreis, it salbe grundin multur fre be the said Johne 1568 Waus Corr. 45.
Mvltir fre a1633 Hope Major Pract. I. 96.
The land wes disponed multer frie 1622 Black Bk. Taymouth 363.
Ilk tennent sall haiue libertie and priuilege to knok ane furlot of beir … ilk yeir multour frie and gif they knok aney mair to pay multour thairfor 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 38.
Multer frie 1665 Melrose Reg. Rec. II. i 21.
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