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Spice-hous(e, Spyce-hous(e, n. Also: spys- and speyce-howss, spaice-howis. [e.m.E. spyce-house (1489); Spice n. and Hous n.] (A part of) a building used for storing spices.Also as a personal name or nickname.(1) 1499 Halyb. 245.
The ward of the spysshous 1524 Reg. Privy S. I 498/1.
Ane lettre maid to Thomas Hammiltoun makand him ȝeman in the kingis spicehous 1526 Treas. Acc. V 310.
Patrik Creichtoun maister of the spice hous 1530 Reg. Privy S. II 87/1.
Spice hous 1532 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 103.
For ane new lok to the spyce hous 1538 Treas. Acc. VII 126.
Cliddisdale grume in the spice hous 1538–9 Treas. Acc. VII 131.
Alexander Durhame servand in the quenys grace spice hous 1583 Treas. Acc. MS 130.
The keipare of the spicehous 1588 Exch. R. XXI 368 (see Spice n. l d). 1611 Reg. Privy C. IX 112.
[Complaint by Jonet Whyte relict of Andro Whyte] ayd in his majesteis spyce house(b) 1598 Stirling Ant. III 308.
The spaice howis … viij wnce gingir … viij wnce pepir(c) 1622 Misc. Bann. C. II 244.
Speyce howssattrib. 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 524.
For ane lok to the spycehous dure 1513 Treas. Acc. IV 529.
For mending of the spycehous lok 1530 M. Works Acc. (ed.) I 30.(2) 1507 Treas. Acc. IV 15.
For ane hors to the king bocht at William Spicehous, vij li. 1522–3 Treas. Acc. V 197.
To Williame Spyshous, ȝeman of the kingis chalmer 1526 Treas. Acc. V 310.
William Drummond alias Spyshous