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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Tok, Toig(e, n. Also: tock, toik, touke, tuk, togue. [e.m.E. tuke (1477), tewke (1481-90), tuyke (1521), tuke (1527). Cf. Towk n.2] A type of cloth, chiefly, tok of silver, gold. Also attrib.(1) 1552–3 Treas. Acc. X 158.
Tua elnis tok de argent to lyne thir hudis 1578 Treas. Acc. XIII 210.
vij elnis quhite sating to be ane pair provinsellis and ane dowblett … xiiij elnis touke of gold to cut thame out on 1578 Treas. Acc. XIII 211.
Touke of silver 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV 192a.
Four elne … of tokdoir at xvj s. the elne(b) 1569 Inv. Q. Mary 186.
vj leauche coittis of yellow satyne lynit with sum toige of siluer c1590 Fowler II 188/19.
These … garments were enriched with togue and tinsal of pure gold and siluer(2) 1565–6 Treas. Acc. XI 466.
To Williame Foular, burges of Edinburght, for foure elnis of tuk, iij li. x s. 1565 Treas. Acc. XI 439.
jcxlvij elnis of silver tock 1569 Mill Mediæv. Plays 338.
Ane coit of reid satyne … begareit in the bodeis with toige 1569 Inv. Q. Mary 185.
Ane coit of blew satyn with starnis of toig 1597 Edinb. Test. XXX 159b.
Thretteine elneis siluir & gold quhilk is of toik(3) attrib. 1575 Edinb. Test. III 362.
xvj elnis of tok craip rayit with silk & gold
