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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Marchand-, Merchand-buth(e, n. Also: -ande, -ant, -eand, mairchand, -ant and buith(e, buyth(t, bwyth, booth. [Buth n.] A shop or stall kept by a ‘merchant’ (Marchand A 1). 1501 Acta Conc. MS. X. 127 b.
The maisterful taking of the keyis of the merchand buthe of the sade Elizabet 1513 Reg. Great S. 1/1.
Officinam sive le marchand buth 1513 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 143.
That all merchandis that hes merchand buithis hald thame clositt 1556 Glasgow Prot. II. 16.
Ane merchande bwyth 1562–3 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 181. 1566 St. A. Kirk S. 290.
The woman kepand his marchand buth as his wyff 1580 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 184.
The saidis bybillis ar to be sawld in the merchant buith of Andro Williamsoun 1586 Glasgow Prot. IX. 112.
[An annualrent] auchtand furth of thair tolbuth and merchand buthis beneth the same a1597-1617 Hist. Jas. VI (1804) 149.
They … addrest thameselues to mercheand buithes and hous, quhilk they … spuilȝiet 1596 Dalr. II. 462/16.
[Heretics, on holy days,] appne thair marchand buithis 1600 State P. No. 108/9.
Geiue they saw him seik powder in the mairchant buithis 1606 Edinb. Test. XLII. 117 b.
In the merchand buytht 1623 Ib. LII. 32.
In his mairchand buith 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 39.
Sic cloathes as shoe suld happin to buy furthe of merchand buithe 1668 Orkney Antiq. Soc. V. 39.
The goods … within the merchand buith 1678 Douglas Bequest II. 15 Mar.
These tuo merchand boothes wherof the ane heigh and the uther laich