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Quotation dates: 1572
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Parsonalé, adv. [Var. of Personally, after Parson(e, etc.] In person. = Personally adv. — 1572 Buch. Detect. (1727) 104.
Compeirit immediatly thairefter in judgement the said James Erle Bothwell, and enteris as parsonale, and then cheissit … [two men] prolocutoris for him, quha also compeirit personally in judgement
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