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Perpetual(l)y, adv. Also: -ual(l)i(e, -ual(l)ye, -wally; -ealy; -uyly; -uel(l)y, -uellé; perpituallie. [ME. and e.m.E. perpetuelly (c 1380), -ally (1426).] Perpetually.a. For ever, indefinitely, permanently. b. Continually, without remission or intermission, constantly.a. 1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 37.
At that ilke Gilbert … haff sauld and sellis … frely quitly and perpetualy … the tva tounys 1399 Holyrood Chart. 112.
A chanon singand perpetuali … in the said abbay c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 1265 (C).
Peipetualy [D. perpetuelly] diffamed ar we Ib. 102, etc. c1420 Wynt. viii. 7101. 1456 Hay I. 203/5.
His saule is condampnyt perpetualy 1467 Ayr B. Ct. 21 Apr.
The said … conwent has … perpetualy enterchangit and gyffyn owre the mylsteid [etc.] a1500 Rauf C. 939.
I will forsaik Mahoun … Euer mair perpetuallie 1490 Irland Mir. I. 65/16.
To lif lange ȝit nocht perpetualy 1492 Reg. Episc. Morav. 249.
Perpetualie 1499–1500 Acta Conc. II. 349. 1507 Charter (Reg.H.) No.709.
Sa fra nyntein to nyntein [years] perpetuallie 1510–11 Reg. Privy S. I. 335/2.
The prebend of Glenquhom … is to be erect perpetualy … in ane archidenry 1514 Rec. Earld. Orkney 88. 1531 Bell. Boece I. 221.
With clame and kindnes thairof perpetually 1533 Boece x. iii. 351 b.
That apoun the common coist perpetualie certane liouns in Florence suld be nurist 1549 Compl. 27/7.
It follouis nocht that God vil tyne vs perpetualye c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2396.
Perpetuallye 1564 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale I. App. cv.
Perpetwally 1569 Dundee Chart. 42.
Perpetuallie a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxxii. 30.
Perpituallie a1578 Pitsc. I. 47/29.
Perpetualli 1605 Glasgow Prot. II. 119.
That sum ressonabill … rent … be … perpetuallie gevin be ws [etc.](b) 1481–2 Misc. Spald. C. II. 324.
For the tym beande perpetealy and euer to the day doym tyll say or synge a daly meis(c) 1467 Anal. Scot. I. 381.
And thys bande perpetuyly till endure for ever mair(d) 1422 Stirlings of Keir 208.
Hafand … tha for sayid landis … fra me … perpetuely withoutyng ony gane callyng 1526 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. I. 155.
Prayand perpetuelle for the said Jhoneb. 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1424.
Still in the sessoun all things remanit thair Perpetuallie Id. Æn. Direct. 21.
I haue wrocht myself syk dispyte Perpetualy be chydit with ilk knak [etc.] 1525 (1527) Reg. Great S. 96/1.
Ilk maister of the said craft sall perpetually pay his wolklie penny