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Oukly, Oulkly, Olkly, a. Also: owk-, houk-, owlk-, wk-, ulk- and -lye, -lie, -le(y. [Cf. Woukly.] Weekly. a. Of payments, allowances or the like.Oukly penny, the weekly contribution to the funds of a craft made by its freemen. (Cf. also oukis penny, Ouk n. 3.) Oukly halfpenny, a similar smaller contribution by journeymen of the craft.(1) 1543 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 113.
That craft sall pay ten pund to the reparatioun of thair altare by thair ouklie dewiteis 1558 E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. VII. 57.
To ane wache man … in oukly waige x sh. 1567 Mar & Kellie MSS. 20.
Owklie leverayis 1574 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 106.
For lennyng of money and ressawing of ouklie proffect thairfoir 1610 Sutherland Bk. III. 178.
Ten small peckis [etc.] … for hir ouklie wittell and kitchein(b) 1563 Acts II. 539/2.
For daylie oulklie or monethlie vaigeis 1574 Ib. III. 88/2.
Sic puyr folk … tobe … sustenit vpoun the comoun almous and oulklie contribute 1583 Edinb. Univ. Chart. 89.
Owlklie 1586 Prot. Bk. T. Lindsay 200 b.
Of the owlklie payement of ane furlot of aitmeill 1619 Perth Kirk S. MS. 3 Aug.
The oulklie almeis of ii ss.(2) 1489 Cart. S. Giles lxxxviii.
The withhalding … in the … paying of thar oulkley penny to God and to Sanct Johne 1505 (c 1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I. 103.
Euery maister that is resauit frieman to the said craft sall pay his oulklie pennie … and euery seruand … sall pay ilk oulk ane halfpeny to the said alter 1509–10 Ib. 128.
And that ilk seruand [ed. seriand] sall pay his vlkly halfpenny 1529 Dundee B. Laws 509.
The oulklie peny and halpenye that is gaderit oulklye 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 22.
In oukly penneis, preistis meit and all vthir dewiteis 1531 Ib. 55.
Wkly penny 1546–7 Stirling B. Rec. I. 47.
Obeyand thair dekin and craft … and payand upsettis, olklie pennys and otheris dewiteis respective 1583 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 272.
Owlklie-penneis 1602 Edinb. Surgeons 33.
And ilk maister and freman … sall pay at ilk quarter sex shillings and aught pennys as for the oulkly pennyis quilk was wonit to be payd of auld for supporting of the persons of the said craft 1625 Linlithgow B. Rec. 7 Oct.
Houklie penniesplur. 1559 Edinb. Skinners in Bk. Old Edinb. C. VI. 78.
Fra Richart Neill for the oukleyes penes … xvij s.

b. Of an event, regular meeting, etc. a1568 Scott i. 91.
Thai tyrit God … With owklie abitis to augment thair rentalis 1560 Bk. Disc. 216.
[He] shall hald ane oulklie conventioun with the haill memberis of the colledge 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 202.
To compeir … in the olkly session of the ministerie 1566 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 50.
The olkle essemble 1573 Davidson Sat. P. xlii. 701.
Quhair oulklie preiching wes befoir Anis in four oulkis now 1628 Sutherland Bk. II. 151.
The olklie marcat to be on Setterday