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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1561
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Pesefullnes, n. [e.m.E. peacefulnesse (1651).] Peaceableness. —1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 182 (G).
The pesefullnes off God causit hym command ane off thaj angelis to pas and mark all sic within that towne