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Arlis, Airlis, n. pl. Also: arlys, arllis, arles, arlse; arillis, arells; arrillis, arrels, arral(le)s; airleis, airles. [Later form of Erlis.] Earnest-money.(a) 1495 Halyb. 7.
Bocht a throwcht … price 22 li., of the quhilk paid in arllis 1 li.
1534 Treas. Acc. VI. 210.
In arrillis of certane Jedburght staff hedis to be maid to his hienes
1540 Acts II. 373/2.
Giff ony … persoun gevis arlis or money on ony maner of fische
1554 Edinb. B. Rec. 283.
Payit to ane Inglisman in arlis of ane bloke of malvesey and figgs bocht be the town
1558 Treas. Acc. X. 386.
For the hire of xij hors … , in arlis of thair wagis, xx s.
1594 Wedderb. Compt Bk. 43.
Giffin Patrik … a crown in arrels of a pair pistolattis
1631 Aberd. B. Rec. 37.
Thair salbe no kynd of … arles given thairwpon, till aucht houris in the morning
1652 Stirling B. Rec. I. 315.
Item, payit at the feying of Steuart to be hangman in arralles
1671 Corshill Baron Ct. 98.
Ane bargane of shoe lasts … whairupon he gave him arrals
1672 Foulis Acc. Bk. 10.
Given in arles for to make me 2 knyfes and a fork
1680 Ib. 30.
To a tailyeour in arles
(b) 1597 Edinb. B. Rec. 206.
That na sclaters … gif airles upoun the said sclaitts
1650 Maxwell Mem. I. 352.
Haveing given him 20 lib. of airles
1695 Corshill Baron Ct. 189.
Thirtie pondis scotis money … quhairof [he] receaved three pond … of airles
Ib. 190.
Two dolloris … quhairof one goten of airleis of ane horse
fig. 1513 Doug. xi. Prol. 160.
Of hys gudnes the etern Lord … Restorys the meryt, with grace in arlys of glore
c1520-c1535 Nisbet III. 325.
In sa far as we beleif in Christe, ande hes the arlis ande begynnyng of the Spret
1611-57 Mure I. 58/3.
Of paine to come the gallouse is but arles

b. Attrib. in arlis-money, -penny. 1553 Knox III. 356.
Ȝit is it the arlis-penny of his eternall presence
1581 Burne Disput. 13.
Christ … also hes … geuin to vs the arlis pennie of the halie spreit in our hairtis
1590-1 Bruce Serm. Sacr. S 2 b (J).
The arlis-penny … mann be a part of the sowme
1671–3 Rec. Old Aberd. I. 217.
4s. to the said John as arles moneye

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