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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Scule male, n. Also: scole, schole, schoill, scool, school and maill, maile, meall, (miall). [Scule n.¹ and Male n.¹] Rent paid for premises used as a school. 1553 Dundee B. Ct. II fol. 229 (26 May).
[The] maister of the scole grantit hym awand … [£4] for his scole maile 1553 Edinb. B. Rec. II 179.
The thesaurar … to … pay … thre li. in compleit … payment of the Witsonday termes maill nixttocum of the scule maill 1556–7 Edinb. Old Acc. I 200.
Schoill maill [pr. miall] 1564 Edinb. B. Rec. III 190.
[The bailies and council … found] that thay ar nocht detbund to the said maister in ony fe or dewtie, scule male or pentioun 1565 Edinb. B. Rec. III 197.
The scole males 1616 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 143.
Schole maill 1656 S. Leith Rec. 106/1.
That Georg Runsiman musitian shall teach the musick school … and he shall have yearlie of stipend both for stipend and schoolmeall three score pounds 1657 S. Leith Rec. 108/2.
Some scool meall that is awand to the masters and mariners for there laich vout which is the gramer schooll