A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1577-1590
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Remise, n. [Cf. late ME remise a transfer of property (1473, 1485), e.m.E. remise remission or cessation of sickness (1603), remittance of money (1667), F. (? and AF) remise, f. remettre to remit, defer, etc.] a. ? A monetary return. b. A postponement. —a. a1578 Pitsc. I 136/18.
We come now … to thai maiestie to gett support, promissand richt remise [v.r. riche revenues] thairfoir —b. 1590 Warrender P. (S.H.S.) II 140.
In case the King of Spaine … use shiftes, delayes, or remises to frustrat the effect thareof
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