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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1429, 1490-1700+
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Napery, Napry, Naiprie, Nepry, n. Also: naprye, naprie, napre(y; napperie; naip(p)erie, naipre; nep(p)ri(e, nepre, nepereye; neiprie; neaprie, neaperie. [ME. and e.m.E. napry(e (Wyclif), naperie (1418), napery(e (a 1483), napperie (17th c.), etc.; obs. F. nap(p)erie (1400 in Godef.).] Table linen.(a) 1429 Exchequer Rolls IV. 512.]
[Pro naparia palacii de Lynlithqw 1515 Treasurer's Accounts V. 25.
Napery(b) 1490 Treasurer's Accounts I. 156.
ix elne of braide clayth to be napre til him 1498 Acts Lords of Council II. 291. 1498 Ib. 290. a1500 Peblis to Play 97.
Napre a1500 Buke of the Sevyne Sagis 1542.
The fylit clathis away thai drewe And with clene napry cowerit newe 1516 Fam. Rose 188. 1539 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. x.
Ane stand of napre claithis towellis and seruiottis a1540 Freiris Berw. 149 (B).
The burde scho cuverit with clath of costly greyne; Hir napry aboif wes woundir weill besene 1565–6 Protocol Book of Thomas Johnsoun 97.
2 burd clayths of round lynning napre 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 12. 1571 Misc. Spald. C. II. 78.
Twa hale stand of dornwik small napry with xii sheriotis … viij stand of gret napry 1574–5 Haddington Treas. Acc. 20.
For seiling of naprye and sylverwark in tyme of the communion 15.. Crawford Mun. Invent. II. 57.
Naprey 1589 Exchequer Rolls XXII. 73.
10 elnis lining claith … to be naprie for the collopis 1617 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 350.
Weele washine and weele smellit naprie 1621 Acts IV. 626/1.
That nane except the priuiledgit persounes foirsaidis vse damask naprie brocht frome beȝound sey 1654 Edinburgh Testaments LXVIII. 3.
Ane doozen of round naprie 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 172. 1686 Depred. Clan. Campbell 88.(c) 1605 Edinburgh Testaments XL. 165.
Nyne elnes of napperie and foure capbuird claythtis of lynning 1678 Kirkcudbr. Test. 26 May.
Ane lyning boord cloath and napperie conforme(d) 1535 Stewart 50219. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 4502.
Ȝour meit salbe spilt With displesure and all ȝour naiprie gilt 1560 Ib. 4538. 1565–6 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 223.
Naipre 1579 Reg. Privy C. III. 186.
Naiprie a1578 Pitsc. I. 337/16.
Witht costlie beding, weschell and naiperie [H. nepprie] according for ane king 1597–8 Household Bks. Jas. VI 28 Feb.
For naiprie to be furnisit … to his majesties table 1602 Misc. Maitl. C. III. 53. 1611 McKay Kilmarnock 309.
Twa grit kistis of aick for keiping of naipperie 1613 Sc. Ant. I. 74.
[To] furnisch the taible twyse in the oulk with cleyne naiprie 1632 Inv. Newark 3 a.
Ane generall nott of … all naiprie at Newwark c1650 Spalding II. 369. ? 1666 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 8.(e) 1562 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. 649/1.
Neprie 1567 Bamff Chart. 70.
The haill nepry and coveris of the thre burdis with thair burd clathis and servottis 1582 Grant Chart. 156. 1585 Protocol Book of W. Cumming 75.
Ane stand of nepre 1589 Coll. Aberd. & B. 355. 1603 Montgomery Mem. 248.
For lening me nepri 1631 Buccleuch Household Bk. 22 Nov.
The kichin neprie 1645 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 43.
A stand of doubill neprie of dornick and dameis 1652 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 599.
New neprie and table clothes 1699 Jervise Memor. Angus & Mearns II. 300.(f) 1583 Brechin Testaments I. 86.
Thrie dussane of neiprie price of the dussone xl s. ? 1589–99 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 38 b.
My sarkis and nepereye that I tak with me(g) 1595–6 Misc. Spald. C. V. 119.
Neaprie 1607 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 176. 1647 Falkirk Baron Ct. 14 Sept.
Neaperie 1703 Old Ross-shire I. 129.
Dornick neaprie
b. Attrib. —1537–8 Master of Works Accounts (ed.) I. 226.
Ane new lok to the napery hous 1611 Brechin Testaments III. 204.
The neprie kist vnder the window 1691 Foulis Acc. Bk. 140.
To buy at Holand a naprie press
