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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Kane foul, Kayne fowl(l, n. Also: kain, kayn, kean(e, ken(e and foul(le, fowl(l, full, foll. [Kane n.¹ 2. Also Cane fowl.] A fowl paid as ‘kane’. Also collective, = poultry so paid.(1) 1495 Acta Conc. I. 415/1.
Of the ferde parte of … Ouertoun of Quodqwen liand in the barony of Carneweth … two dosane of kane fowlis witht auerage and cariage 1508 Reg. Cupar A. I. 274.
With hors corne and kane fowlis, as thai ware wont to pay 1600 Reg. Great S. 353/1.
Cum omnibus avibus et glebis, lie kanefoullis sive halk-henis et peittis suprarecitatis(b) 1554 Inchaffray Reg. lvii.
Prowyding that we be payit for harrage, carrage, and dews vsit and wont, with kayn follis conforme to the rentall 1595 Orkney Rentals ii. 5.
Deirness and Tohop payit of auld … xviij kayne fullis 1677 Stitchill Baron Ct. 80.
The haill tennents to … delyver in the kain foulls to ther maister … conform to their tacks good and sufficent … or else to pay for ever of kain foull the sume of 8 sh. … in caus of not delyverie(c) 1596 Brechin Test. I. 145.
The debtis awand be the deid … , Ane dussaine of kene foullis Ib. 145 b.
Tuelff ken foullis 1633 Maxwell Mem. II. 233.
The Earle of Arrall … myndis to haive his gift confirmit … of fyve schilling out of everie hous that reikis in Scotland or ellis ane kene foull 1652 Lamont Diary 48.
The tennants … wrate up ther names … with the number of the kene fowles(d) 1597 Brechin Test. I. 163 b.
xv keane foules 1603 Dunblane Test. III. 65.
To the grund maister for keane foulls … vj s. viij d. 1667 Lamont Diary 199.
The caswalities … , 15 disson of kean fowlls [etc.](2) coll. 1607 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 44.
With the cariag and kainfoull effeiring