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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Sellar-male, -maill, n. Also: sellare-, seller-, seler- and -mail(l)e. [Sellar n.² 1 and Male n.¹] Rent payable for the use of storage facilities, an instance of this.(1) 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 302.
To the pinouris for schippeing [copper], laying in the sellar, and … for sellar maill of it, xij gret 1532 Treas. Acc. VI 157.
The vpbringing of the cannoun fra Leith. … to Williame Clapartoune for sellar maile of hir 1547–8 Treas. Acc. IX 149, etc. 1572 Treas. Acc. XII 327.
For expensis maid upoun the careing of the said beir to the sellaris and loftis and for sellar and loft maill 1579 Reg. Privy C. III 247.
Be compulsioun and force to put him to gret and exhorbitant expenssis of sellar maill 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 61a.
For selermell xv s. 1624–5 Misc. Spald. C. V 101.
For sellar maill fra Michaelmes to Februar, 8 lib.(2) 1558 Treas. Acc. X 367.
For ane sellar male in the castell hill of Edinburgh be the space of ane ȝeir 1558 Treas. Acc. X 425.
For the sellar male of the foirsaid provisioun and furnesing, ilk oulk v s. 1560 Treas. Acc. XI 21.
For ane sellar male in the castell hill providit to keip the provisioun of the thesaurarie 1612 Conv. Burghs II 370.
With power alswa to thame to agrie vpoun the pryces of the warkmenis wedges, of sleds, loftmailles, and sellare mailles 1657 Balfour Ann. IV 55.
The sellermaile to be paid by the prouest