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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1529
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Releif. v. ? Erroneous for, or ? metathetic variant of, Revel(e v. — 1529 Edinb. B. Rec. II 16.
The spredin tharof [sc. the pestilence] was … in defalt that the personis that war infekkit wald nocht releif the samyn; … that thai … reweill the samyne … vnder the pane of [etc.]
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