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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Duplicatioun, n. [ME. (once) duplicacioun (c 1430), e.m.E. -ation (1578), L. duplicātio.] Doubling in amount. — 1486 Misc. Spald. C. V. 30.
Quhar it falȝeis of the duplicatioun of the clerkschip, [it is] to be pait of the haile toune 1587 Orkney & Sh. Rec. 212.
To pay the svme of fourtie shilling Scotes mony the first year … in neame of duplicatioun of the said fewferme
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