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Bulȝeon, Bulȝeoun, n. Also: bullion(e, bullioun, bulleonge; bulȝeone, bullȝeon, boilȝon; bulȝoun(e, -ȝeoune, boulȝeo(u)n. [ME. and AF. bullion (1336), of uncertain origin.] Gold or silver as metal or coin; bullion.(a) 1436 Exch. R. IV. 680.
In vestimentis mimorum et argento dicto bullioun pro eisdem vestimentis 1468 Acts II. 92/1.
The actis made apon the bringing in of the bulleonge within the realme 1488 Treas. Acc. I. 86.
Twa braid pecis of brynt siluer bullion 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v.
Desiring the A.B.C. of bullion to be explained, and an solide order to be taken with the expres quantitie of bullion [etc.](b) 1436 Acts II. 23/2.
It at payis as a serplaith in fraucht sal bring thre vnce of bulȝeon hame 1449 Ib. 37/1.
The actis maide … for the bringyng hame of bulȝeon … be the merchandis 1451 Ib. 39/2.
At thar be strikin of the vnce of brynt siluer, or bulȝeon of that fynes, viij grottis 1461 Liber Plusc. 397.
Quhen a king … has … a barane land, Of mynnis of gold na boilȝon multitude 1509 Acts III. 279/2.
Forgeing of gold, silver and uther bulȝeon and layit money 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 235.
Vnderstandand that the haill borrowis of this realm ar hevely hurt be the compelling of thaim to bring hame bulȝeon furth of vther cuntreis 1579 Conv. Burghs I. 96.
Understanding Mongow Russellis comptes of the bulȝeon to lie sic eque 1594 Acts IV. 86/1.
The actis maid … anent the hamebringing of bulȝeone 1611 Lett. & State P. Jas. VI 204.
To dischairge the exacting of bulyen for ony tred wsed within ȝowr heichnes dominiounis 1641 Acts V. 352/2.
Many merchantes … will be put to great … chairges for a small mater of bullȝeon(c) 1473 Acts II. 105/1.
Anentis the bringing in of bulȝoun within the realm 1489 Acts II. 221/1.
That the auditouris … tak compt of the inbringing of the said bulȝovne 1510 Crim. Trials I. 67.
Geif the merchandis bringis hayme bulȝeoun accordin to the actis of Parliament 1554 Treas. Acc. X. 264.
For hame bringing of bulȝeoun to the cuinȝe hous 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 235.
To obtene the discharge of the … hurtis done to the borrowis anent the bulȝeoun 1561 Treas. Acc. XI. 57.
That … thai … deliver to the cunȝe-hous certane unces of brint siluer for bulȝeoune 1568 Sat. P. xlvi. 40.
Scho kareis nocht bot men and wyne, And bulȝoun to the counȝe-hous 1575 Conv. Burghs I. 37.
The haill burrowis … vnder summondis for non payment of the boulȝeoun thir many ȝeris past 1581 Acts III. 216/1.
That bulȝeoun equiualent to the guidis transportit salbe delyverit … betuix and the nixt chekker thairefter following 1599 Reg. Privy C. VI. 28.
[A charge to all who are] addettit and awand thair bulȝeoun … to mak payment thereof 1631 Conv. Burghs III. 330.
That the whole bulȝeoun be ressauit [be] the maister of the coynȝiehous frome the merchandis … and that in forraine coyne 1641 Acts V. 352/2.
Our soverayne lord … dischairges all payment of bulȝeoun before the handattrib. 1579 Conv. Burghs I. 92.
The comptar chargis him with the haill extentt of the boulȝeoun syluer 1580 Id. 114.
To pay the auditouris of the bulȝeoun comptis the sowme of ane hundreth pundis