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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1551-1568
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Unschawin, Wnschawin, p.p. [17th c. Eng. vnshewne (Shakespeare), unshown (1614); S(c)haw v.] Not revealed or made known. — 1551 Hamilton Catechism 180.
Nochttheles thair is syndry uthir convenient and reasonabil causis of thair institution, quhilk suld nocht be left unschawin to yow 1568 Buch. Indict. 41.
The Quene … left na guid intertenement wnschawin hym that sche culd wse
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