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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Blude-roll, Bluid-row, n. [Blude n. 3.] A roll of persons accused of bloodshed. 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 261.
To Archibald Heryot, messinger, for his expensis passing … to the Shereff and Crownar with the bluid row, and remanand thair the ty me of the air 1566 Ib. XI. 463.
To tak sickar souirtie of certane persoms gevin in the blude roll to compeir … befoir the Justice and his deputis 1589 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 190.
To haue the onlie custodie of the haill blude rollis and in vse of taking of caution for the entrie of all personis thairin
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