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Provent(i)s, n. (pl.) Also: profents. (Late ME and e.m.E. proventes (a1450, rendering L. proventus suos), also proventus, prouentes (c1460), the sum arising from something, the produce, profit, revenue, L. prōventus, prōvent-, p.p. stem of prōvenīre Provene v.¹⁾ 1505 Aberd. B. Rec. I 75.
Sanct Clementis chapele … with ale offeringis, obuentis, proventis, toftis, croftis and fredomes pertening … therto 1557 Reg. Privy S. V i 49/1.
With the teindis, frutis, rentis, proventis and emolimentis of the said abbay 1560 in Knox II 77.
Pensiouns and expensses of the said counsellouris … to be providit of the rentis and proventis of the Croun 1561–2 Reg. Privy C. I 199. 1562–3 Reg. Privy S. V i 330/2, etc.
Rentis, proventis, rychtis and obventionis of the chanterie of Dunkeld 1568 Peebles Chart. 74.
The rentis, prouentis, emolimentis, commoditeis, dewities and vtheris proffittis of the samin 1569 Glasg. Univ. Mun. I 77. 1585 Reg. Great S. 292/2. 1586 Reg. Cupar A. II 295. 1586 Perth B. Ct. 15 April. 1612 Reg. Soltre 247. 1617 Craven Ch. in Orkney II 137. 1648 Ayr Chart. 173.
With the haill fruits rents provents emoluments [etc.] 1684 Glasgow Chart. II 220.
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