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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Quotation dates: 1387-1409, 1475
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Jointly, Joyntly, adv. Also: joynly. [ME. (1340), f. Joint a. Cf. also Juntly and Junctly.] a. Jointly, conjunctly, in combination. b. = Junctly a. —a. 1387 Liber Melros 449.
To the custumers … of Edynburgh, Hadynton and Dunbarr, … to yow ioyntly & seuerailly be the tenour of this lettre … we bid & commandes [etc.] 1400 Maxwell Mem. I. 138.
Tyl al thir thyngis … the forsayd Schyr Jon the fader and hys sone Robert joynly togyder oblysis thaim to fulfyll 1409 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 74.
Be hit kend … vs Henri Sencler … & Williame Sencler … knychtis ioyntly & sevirabilli to be oblist [etc.]b. c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace (1570) vii. 1148.
[The bryg … [which] was weill and] jointly [maid]
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