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Cammes, n. Also: cammas, -is, -oise; cames. [Variant of Camves, with assimilation of mv.] Canvas.Bartane cammes: see Bertane n. 2. 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 281.
For carying of the Kingis cammas, to be his pailȝounis Ib. 282.
Thre elne … of cammas to lyne the Kingis pailȝoune 1503 Ib. II. 380.
For iij elne cammes to pak the Kingis bardis for hors in quhen tha com fra Strivelin 1508 Ib. IV. 24.
vj quartaris cammes to turs the samyn [goun] to Strivelin in 1527 Stirling Ant. IV. 203.
[Iohn Cowane was in amerciament for the with-holding of] 7 ellis of cammis [from Thomas M^cCalpy] 1529 M. Works Acc. I. 18.
vj ell of gret cammes for housis to the cart hors 1536 Treas. Acc. VI. 451.
For tene bowtis of cammes to be salis 1541 Ib. VIII. 28.
Deliverit to David Hay to cover the soume sadillis and the mulettis sadillis, xxiiij elnis cammes 1555 Stirling B. Rec. I. 64.
Ilk ane … being inditit for the thyftuis steling & conseling of ane wob of cammes 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 24.
Twa samplar peces of cammes pennit to be sewit Ib. 48.
Ane coffer of silk vpoun cammes 1558-66 Knox II. 358.
Having onlye upoun him a doublat of cammoise, a pair of Scottishe gray hoise [etc.] 1566 Treas. Acc. MS. 37.
xxiiij elnis of cammes to be palȝeasis … ane cace of cames to thame 1578 Inv. Wardrobe 215.
A lang pece of cammes, sewit with silk unperfite of the armes of Scotland Ib. 216.
A pand of cammes drawin upoun paper and begun to sew with silk a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI 347.
They cawsit mak the picture of the defunct on a fayre cammes