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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1533
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Non(e)-the-les, adv. [Cf. Natheles, Notheles, Nocht-the-les etc., and mod. Eng. (19th c.) none the less.] Nevertheless. —1533 Aberd. B. Rec. in Mill Mediæval Plays 144.
Nontheles he was ȝeit reddy to except the said office gif the toune [etc.]