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Thro(u)ch, Thro(u)gh, n.2 Also: thro(u)cht, throught, throughe, throwch(t, throwche, throwgh, thro(u)che, thrauch, thrugh(e, trowche, trough, troghe. [Obscure. ? Ultim. f. as Thro(u)ch n.1 or Tro(u)ch n.] A sheet (chiefly, of paper). Also uninfl. pl.sing. c1500 Harl. MS 4700 272a.
Than sall the juge gar mak the rolment … & clos it within ane throuch of papir 1562 Crim. Trials I i 424.
The ansueris of the parteis that cum in will, and vtheris of the said pannell, written in ane throuch, in paper c1575 Balfour Pract. 661.
The libellit summoundis, with the signet, not exceiding half a throuch of paper compactlie writtin, as the Clerkis of the Signet write 1579 Misc. Bann. C. II 201.
Ane Reward of Wikkitnes, … fyftie greit Inglis Psalmes, wantand ane throuch 1587 Linlithgow B. Ct. 3 Aug.
Quha hes subscryuit this throuch of paper being ane blank thruch to the effect we suld insert this our decreit arbitrall thairintill 1590 Acts Sederunt ii 18.
And als, that all letteris that conteinis mair nor ane throuche of paper, that everie battering and end of the throuche, sall be subscrivit be him 1606 Reg. Privy C. VII 167.
Ane signator of quhatsumever infeftment, resignatione, confirmatione or erection, for the 1st through … xxx s. And for every through ma besyde the first through, xx s. 1618 Elgin Rec. I 237.
The said complenair with verie good reasoun repynnit some thing at this schamles and extraordinair price for writing of half ane through of paper 1637 Johnston Diary I 263.
Haiving ended my information a through and ane half anent the first point, I blissed the Lord for his immediat assistance thairin 1638 Johnston Diary I 304.
Throught 1639 Acts V (1817) 276/1.
All wryteris to wryte ane good clois hand and that thair be only ane inch of margine of the through and that ilk through containe in the lenth thairof thrie scoir lynis of writt(b) 1565 Edinb. Univ. MS La.iii.388a, 28b.
For registering of contractis obligationis or siclyk evidentis nocht exceiding half ane throcht of paper 1565 Edinb. Univ. MS La.iii.388a, 28b.
The extract of ane proces writtin compactlie as the clerk of the signet writtis ilk throch on bayth the sydis a1578 Pitsc. I 407 heading.
Hou the Cardinal held ane throch of paper to the king and causit him wreit his handwreit thairon 1593 Wemyss Chart. 218.
The said pairteis hes subscryuit this present throche off peper in the bak blank 1608 Sc. Ant. XV 141.
Ȝe sall caus send me ane quair of papper or twa for I can not gait ane throche of gude papper in this town bot in ane booth 1643 Edinb. Test. LX 236b.
Sex quair of half throcht gilt paper estimat all to xxxvj s. … tuelf quair quarter throcht gilt paper estimat all to xxxvj s.(c) 1590 James VI in Taylor Hist. Scotland II 337.
You will take this in all good part, as if I wrote a trough of paper to every one of you 1620 Grant Chart. 324.
For ane troghe of gilt paper to the laird to wreit ane missiuepl. 1565 Soc. Ant. VII 450.
I tuk uther threscore throwghis of lumbert paper … and wreat all thir psalmis 1562-92 Wode's Psalter (Treble) 177.
Throughis 1620 Grant Chart. 331.
For seiking and finding furthe of the Practick, L. Thirlstane aganis Meatland of Lethingtoun [and] … and for the extracting of the samin, contening nyne throghes of paper(b) 1546 Treas. Acc. VIII 450.
For xij thrauchis of Lumbart paper to be patronis for chargeouris of gunnis, ij s.uninfl. pl. 1556–7 Edinb. B. Rec. II 260.
To tak the inuentar of the habilite of all personis and the quantite of thair substance and wryting the samyn, quhilk wes xxviij throch of paper 1561–2 Edinb. Old Acc. I 366.
For viij trowche of paper, iiij d. 1579 Edinb. Test. VII 285b.
vc donattis & tua throucht thairof prentit 1586 Misc. Bann. C. II 215.
Sewintene throch of Lumbert paper 1610 Laing MSS 120.
Throwche 1615 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bks. 106.
Throwch [MS throwcht] 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II 70.
For 12 through Lumbard paper 12 s. 1651 Stirling B. Rec. II 306.
Givin to William Waird for 15 throuch of gray paper to the cannon 1651–2 Dumbarton Common Gd. Acc. 181.
Throughe(b) 1502 Treas. Acc. II 343.
For xxj thrugh of ymagery to be patrownis to the broudstar 1659–60 Dumbarton Common Gd. Acc. 243.
Thrughe
b. transf. A written or printed copy of a poem.1572 Sat. P. xxxiii Ded. 5.
To quhome can I this lytill throuch propyne, Bot vnto ane of excellent ingyne?
