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Quotation dates: 1575
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(Saull-helth,) Saule-helth, n. [ME and e.m.E. soule helthe (Gower), sawle healethe (a1450), soulehealth (1574); Saul(l n. and Helth n.] = Saul(l)-hele n.(1). — 1575 Edinburgh Testaments IV 47.
That thay intromet with my gudis & geir … as I haif left the same for my saule helth
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