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Quotation dates: 1643-1681
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Virginia, -ea, n. Also: Virgini(e, Virgin. [17th c. Eng. Virginia (1609).] Virginia, the place in North America now one of the United States. Chiefly attrib., originating in Virginia. — 1662 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 147.
Befor I come for England I must ingadge with the maister of the shipe to paye sex pound sterling money or else fyve hunder pounds of tolbacco in Virginia —attrib. 1643 Edinburgh Testaments LX 241.
Ane dossane and ane half of Virginea stalffes at xxx s. the peice 1677 Glasgow B. Rec. III 229.
The … counsell grantis libertie to Hugh Boick, wrytter in Edinburgh, to sell four hogisheidis of Virginie tobacco, made offer of to the toune, to quhom he pleases 1681 Glasgow B. Rec. III 300.
Ane hundreth and fyve hogisheidis Virgini leaff tobacco, with some leiff tobacco in bulk, and thrie barrellis roll tobacco —(b) 1674 Glasgow B. Rec. III 174.
Fourtie hodgheidis of Virgin leiff tobacco, twelfe barrellis roll and cutt
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