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Quotation dates: 1591
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(Sole quheill,) Soill quheill. (? Sol(e n.1 7 and Quhel(e n. 2 c.) ? — 1591 Edinburgh Testaments XXIII 339.
The testament … of the guidis ger [etc.] … pertening to Alexander Fergussoun baxter burges of … Perth … xiiij vnsawin soill quheillis at l s. the pece … four sawin soill quheillis at four merkis the pece
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