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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Coinȝie-hous(e, later form of Cunȝe-hous. —1602 Crim. Trials II. ii. 399.
James Lethingtoune, juster in the Coinȝie-hous 1620 Lett. & St. P. Jas. VI 329.
The maister of the Coinȝiehous 1660 Greyfriars Interments 134.
The smith in the coinȝihouse, his child 1695 Annandale Corr. 102.
On Clerk who made the stamps in the coinȝie house