A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Quotation dates: 1420, 1537-1538
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Sequence, n. Also: sequens. [ME and e.m.E. sequence (Trevisa), OF sequence (c1170 in Larousse), vulgar L. sequentia that which follows, the sequence, context, f. L. sequent- following.] In the Pre-Reformation Church: A rhythmical or metrical composition said or sung after the Alleluia and before the Gospel. — c1420 Wynt. vi 1064.
That sequence [C., W. sequens] wyth othir ma Wersys, men oysis for to say Ilke yhere on Wytsonday, Befor the Wangell in the qwere At the Hey Mes a1538 Abell 73a.
He maid the sequence of the halie spreit callit Assit nobis
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