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Quotation dates: 1538-1687
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Palȝas, Palȝe(a)s, n. Also: palliase, -iese, -iess-; palȝais, -ȝees, -ȝeis, -ȝesh, -yas, -yeis; paillyeis; polyeis, poillis; paleas. Plur. palȝeasis etc., also palleyes, -ies(s; palȝea(y)is, -ȝies. Also irregular variant: pavilyeas. Also (? erroneous) plural forms: palȝearis; palleones. [MF. paillace, -asse (14th c.) f. paille, L. palea, straw. Cf. mod. Eng. (18th c.) palliasse, paillasse. Cf. also Pal(l)eis.] A sack of coarse cloth (to be) stuffed with straw, chaff, feathers, etc. for use as a mattress; a palliasse.Also poillis-bed, id.Also, A case or covering of cloth for a mattress.sing. 1538 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 11.
For … grete lynyng to mak twa chetis to ane palȝes to wynd the said matres in 1538 Ib. 12.
For the fassoun of twa chetis of cammes palȝeis 1538–9 Ib. 137.
For … ane palȝas of canves servand to the said bed 1562 Ib. XI. 228.
Poldawie canves to be ane palȝais and pacat 1563–4 Protocol Book of Thomas Johnsoun 138.
Ane palyeis of hardin 1565 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 350. 1558-66 Knox II. 134.
The King … was … layd upoun a palliase 1566 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 501.
Cammes to be ane palȝeas and awaloupe 1566 Hay Fleming Q. Mary 499.
Auchtein elnis of camves to be the pavilyeas and the cuvering of the pavilyeas 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne 30 Apr.
For stra to his majesties palȝies 1600 Treasurer's Accounts MS. 68 b.
Ane palȝeis to the creddill 1626 Analecta Scotica I. 77.
Palyas 1628 Edinburgh Testaments LIV. 341.
Palȝeis 1667 Strathblane Par. 317.
Ane pallieseplur. (a) 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 48.
Ten pallies 1562 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 227.
Palȝeais 1562 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. 648/2.
Tway palȝies 1565 Protocol Book of Thomas Johnsoun 97.
4 mat beddis, 10 bostaris with polyeis of canuos 1565 Treasurer's Accounts XI. 388.
Palȝeayis 1566 Ib. MS. 37.
Palȝeasis … ane cace of cames to thame 1566 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 35.
For the palliessis [of the guard] … changeing of the stray thairof everie fivetene dayis 1578 Cal. Sc. P. V. 283.
Palȝeessis 1632 Edinburgh Testaments LV. 270.
Palȝeshes 1663 Ib. LXXI. 102.
Four palleyes of calf beds 1664 Inventory 4 in Decr. Dalr. XI.
Paleases 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 414.
Sex strae palliess with coverings 1687 Ib. XI. 197.
For … prisoners … straw pallies for bedding(b) 1562 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 31.
For paillyeisis to the gaird, removing thairof euerie quarter, changeing and filling of the same(c) 1585 Elphinstone Mun. 12/1.
Palȝearis (d) 1631 Edinburgh Testaments LV. 63 b.
Ane auld … fedder bouster … twa palleones of stracomb. 1661 Edinburgh Testaments MS. LXX. 58 b.
Twa poillis beds and thrie codes worth xij lib.
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