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Quotation dates: 1641-1687
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Revis(e)ing, vbl. n. [Revise v.] The action of revising or checking, in the senses of Revise v. — 1641 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 114.
For revising of Mr. Alexander Cornwall his protest 1673 Adv. Min. Bk. I 22.
Motione being made anent reviseing of James Chalmers accompts [etc.] 1687 Cramond Kirk S. II 24 Oct.
To whom they had committed the reviseing of the said accompts, if they were right and helde
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