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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Few-male, Few-maill, n. Also: fewe-, feumale; fewmail(e, feu maill; few-meall, -meill. [Feu n., Male n.] The rent paid for a feu.(a) 1542 Reg. Privy S. II. 689/2.
The few malis of his landis of Monassen 1552 Treas. Acc. X. 90.
Gevin for the feu male of my lord governouris lugeing at the Kirk of Feild 1574 Reg. Privy C. II. 349.
In the assumptioun that he diffesis yeirlie to the fewaris … the sowme of half ane mark in the feu males 1593 Acts IV. 32/2.
The few males of the same bischoiprie(b) 1560 Inchaffray Chart. xcv.
Parsonages, fewmails, ferms, rents, presents 1581 Acts III. 235/2.
The few maill … of the saidis fischeingis 1588 Exch. R. XXI. 351.
The few maill of the rewinis dowcat … pertenyng in feuferm to Jhon Fentoun 1615 Peebles Gleanings 38.
That infeftment sal be gevin … for yearlie payment of the few maillis of the outland 1642 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 151.
The few-maills, few-fermes, caynes, customes, and utheris rents(c) 1559–60 Misc. Spald. C. V. iii.
To the … pensioneris of the few meall of the tounis watteris and landis 1596 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 24.
Ane indentour … for payment yeirly to me of 42 s. as the fewmeill of his heiche buith