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Ȝopindale, -daill, Ȝowpindal(e, Ȝoping dolour, Ȝocundaler, n. Also: yopindal(e, -dail(l, yopyndall, yopeindail, (-dial); ȝoippindale, ȝoppindal(e, -daill, ȝoupindaill, yowpindail(l, ȝowpeindal(e, ȝowpundale, ȝoupkindaill, ȝolpindale, -dail(l, ȝolpundale, ȝeopindaill, ȝewpingdaill, yokindail(l. [e.m.E. yochomdale (1536), yokindale (1557, north), youkyndall (1557), ON jopendaler, jochimsdalir (both 1542 in Orðabók Háskólans), LG jochimdailer, joachimsdaler, f. Germ. Joachimstaler ‘the coin of Joachimstal (in Bohemia). Cf. Dolour n.² and Thaler n.] A silver coin.(a) 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. MS XVII (Jam.).
To deliuer Johnn Auchtquholly ane yopindaill or than xv sh. Scottis thairfor 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. MS XVIII (Jam.).
Five yopeindialis at xv s. Scottis the pece 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. MS XVIII (Jam.).
Yopeindailis 1548 Aberd. B. Rec. MS XX (Jam.).
Yopindalis 1551 Dundee B. Ct. II 85 (11 Aug.).
He bocht the bresine pot the russat haik & the ȝopindale fra Sande Low 1554 Dundee B. Ct. II 347 (9 Nov.).
Alexander Kyd offerit … to Alexander Brovne twa crownis of the sone & ane ȝopindale for contribucioun anent his annuale of x s. … quhilk money the said Alexander Brovne refusit 1564 Inverness Rec. I 118.
To randyr … Schir Dauid Cuthbert ane yopyndall quhilk he pot of his in plege to hym for x s. 1564 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 4b.
xvj ȝopindaillis price of the peice xxvj s. viij d. 1567–8 Thirds of Benefices 191.
Foure scoir five yopindailis at twenty twa schillingis the pece 1569 Canongate Ct. Bk. 87.
I am … restand awand to the said reverend fader the sowme of thre hundreth sax angell nobillis and ane half angell and twentie ane ȝopindaillis 1576 Orkney Oppress. 37.
To delyuer to him silver ȝopindales for twa gulliounis quhair as the samyn … was ressauit for thre gudlingis be all fowdis 1576 Orkney Oppress. 38.
The Duchemen will not giff ane ȝopindaill bot for thre gudlingis wourth of wairis 1591 Edinb. Test. XXII 356b.
Tua ȝopindaillis of siluer price of the pece xl s.(b) 1562 Dumfries B. Ct. 121b.
[They] present befoir George Maxvell provest & James Rig balive anents ane crovne & ane ȝoippindale askit be the said George(c) 1569 Prot. Bk. Gilbert Grote 80.
Ȝoppindalis 1587 Edinb. Test. XVII 244 (see (h) below).
Ȝoppindaill(d) 1564–5 Perth B. Ct. 217 (12 Jan.).
To pay … tua ȝowpindalis or than the prices thairof 1560 Crawford Mun. Invent. II 89 (22 May).
[The list of] cunȝeit [gold consists of]—slycht crownis … lewis of wecht … soueranis … ane yowpindaill [etc.] 1573 Test. James Innes of Drainie 4 Dec. (Jam.).
Auchtene yowpindailes pryce of the pece xx s. 1576 Orkney Oppress. 46.
Ȝowpundaleis 1576 Orkney Oppress. 88.
Ȝoupindaillis 1579 Sc. Ant. XVI 199.
Silver dolouris also callit ȝowpeindalis havand cours and passage within this realme 1586 Perth B. Ct. 10 May.
Ane ȝoupindaill of siluer 1597 Acts & Decr. CLXXIV 267.
Item, ane quhyit leddering purs quharin wes ane hundreth ȝoupindaillis, price of the peace xxxvj s.(e) 1567 Edinb. Test. I 51b.
Ane rydar price thairof xxx s. … twa ȝolpindalis price thairof fourtie s. 1567 Edinb. Test. I 3b.
Ane angell nobill price thairof lij s. … thre ȝolpindaillis price of the pece xviij s. 1569 Edinb. Test. I 245b.
Ane ȝolpindale the price xxxij s. 1575 Edinb. Test. III 332 (see Pose n. 1 (b)).
Ȝolpundales 1583 Edinb. Test. XIII 84.
Thrie ȝolpindales price of the pece xxxvij s.(f) 1568–9 Inverness Rec. I 174.
Thre crownis of the son and ane ȝeopindaill quhilk he put in plege(g) 1572 Elgin Rec. I 131.
George Skadkaill and his spous was decernit to pay to Valter Innes, flescher, aucht s. mony and sufficient ȝewpingdaill within xv days in compleit payment of ane syd of beiff [etc.](h) 1587 Edinb. Test. XVII 244.
In ȝoupkindaillis ten of the commoun sort and ane phillopis ȝoppindaill of the finest sort(i) 1552 Dundee B. Ct. II 165b (27 June).
And the cornis beand sald to deliuer to Egberts Reeloffis his [gap in text] duelland in Amsterdame the sovme of sevine hundreth ȝocundaleris to be kepit be the said Egberts Reloffis to the said Hans Dakaris cumming in Holland(j) 1566 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 105.
To haue saulde … that ane half of ane schipe … for the sowme of thre scoir fyftene ȝopingdolouris 1570 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 82b.
To … persew Dauid Horne … for the sowme of threttie sevin ȝoping dolouris and ane halfe the pece thairof at xxxiij gros(k) 1568–9 Shetland Archives MS D.10/17/1.
[Four dollars] uderwayis callit yokindaillis