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Palȝas, Palȝe(a)s, n. Also: palliase, -iese, -iess-; palȝais, -ȝees, -ȝeis, -ȝesh, -yas, -yeis; paillyeis; polyeis, poillis; paleas. Plur. palȝeasis etc., also palleyes, -ies(s; palȝea(y)is, -ȝies; (erron.) palȝearis. [MF. paillace, -asse (14th c.) f. paille, L. palea, straw. Cf. mod. Eng. (18th c.) palliasse, paillasse. Cf. also Pal(l)eis.] A sack of coarse cloth (to be) stuffed with straw, chaff, feathers, etc. for use as a mattress; a palliasse.Also poillis-bed, id.Also, A case or covering of cloth for a mattress.sing. 1538 Treas. Acc. VII. 11.
For … grete lynyng to mak twa chetis to ane palȝes to wynd the said matres in Ib. 12.
For the fassoun of twa chetis of cammes palȝeis 1538–9 Ib. 137.
For … ane palȝas of canves servand to the said bed 1562 Ib. XI. 228.
Poldawie canves to be ane palȝais and pacat 1563–4 Prot. Bk. Thomas Johnsoun 138.
Ane palyeis of hardin 1565 Treas. Acc. XI. 350. 1558-66 Knox II. 134.
The King … was … layd upoun a palliase 1566 Treas. Acc. XI. 501.
Cammes to be ane palȝeas and awaloupe 1598 Household Bks. Jas. VI and Anne 30 Apr.
For stra to his majesties palȝies 1600 Treas. Acc. MS. 68 b.
Ane palȝeis to the creddill 1626 Anal. Scot. I. 77.
Palyas 1628 Edinb. Test. LIV. 341.
Palȝeis 1667 Strathblane Par. 317.
Ane pallieseplur. (a) 1561 Inv. Q. Mary 48.
Ten pallies 1562 Treas. Acc. XI. 227.
Palȝeais 1562 6th Rep. Hist. MSS. 648/2.
Tway palȝies 1565 Prot. Bk. Thomas Johnsoun 97.
4 mat beddis, 10 bostaris with polyeis of canuos 1565 Treas. Acc. XI. 388.
Palȝeayis 1566 Ib. MS. 37.
Palȝeasis … ane cace of cames to thame 1566 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 35.
For the palliessis [of the guard] … changeing of the stray thairof everie fivetene dayis 1578 Cal. Sc. P. V. 283.
Palȝeessis 1632 Edinb. Test. LV. 270.
Palȝeshes 1663 Ib. LXXI. 102.
Four palleyes of calf beds 1664 Inventory 4 in Decr. Dalr. XI.
Paleases 1680 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 414.
Sex strae palliess with coverings 1687 Ib. XI. 197.
For … prisoners … straw pallies for bedding(b) 1562 Misc. Maitl. C. I. 31.
For paillyeisis to the gaird, removing thairof euerie quarter, changeing and filling of the same(c) 1585 Elphinstone Mun. 12/1.
Palȝearis comb. 1661 Edinb. Test. MS. LXX. 58 b.
Twa poillis beds and thrie codes worth xij lib.