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Buth-, Buith-maill, n. Also: buthe-, buithe-, buyth-, boith-; buith-male, bouth-mall. [Buth n. 3, Male n.] The rent of a booth. 1453 Misc. Spald. C. V. 51.
Anent Alex^r of Chalmyr his bouth mall 1492 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 64.
The rents and proffeitts of the towne … exceptand the buith males of the Martymes term to cum 1553–4 Ib. II. 285.
Payit to Eufame Mowbray for the clerkkis buith maill of the Witsonday terme a 1568 Sempill Sat. P. xlviii. 88.
Albeid I haif tynsell, ȝet mon I tak hansell To pay my buth maill and my stand 1586 Misc. Bann. C. II. 216.
For buyth maill, resten ane ȝeir xxxiij s. iiij d. 1584 St. A. Test. II. 50 b.
To Grisell Wynchister for boith mail 1593 Edinb. Test. XXV. 135.
Be Jonet Bannatyne … restand awand of hir hous and buith maill, xxxj merkis 1601 Irvine Mun. II. 241.
Allane Steinston buith maill, iiij merk 1622 Misc. Bann. C. III. 203.
To Edward Nisbet for hous mail, l [= 50] l., … for buithe maill, xl l.