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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Liart, Lyart, n. Also: lyard. [e.m.E. lierde, lier (1542), lyard, liard, F. liard, liart, ? subst. use of liard adj. grey (see Liart,a. (n.)).] The small French coin, of the value of the fourth part of a sou. b. As the type of a coin of small value. 1539 Treas. Acc. VII. 56.
Gevin for xx^m cronis of the sone quhilk wes changit for money ilk croun standand to ane lyart, summa [250] frs. 1550 Reg. Privy C. I. 106.
Forsamekill as thair wes ane proclamatioun maid of before anent the passage of sowsis, carolis and liartis, and the samin suld have passage Ib.
That nane … refuse the pistoloris nor deliaris, alias liartis 1551 Ib. 118.
Forsamekill as the maist Cristin King of France being rememberit of his men of weir presentlie remaning in this realme … hes laitlie hame certane sowsis … and lyartis for payment of thair waigis awin to thame Ib.
That nane … tak upoun hand to refusse the saidis sowsis … and lyartis in maner following, … the souse vj d. … and the lyart thre halfpenneis … under the pane of deid c 1560 Maxwell Mem. II. 128.
I ressauit ȝour wrytting fra this berar, wyth four markis in lyarttis to gif for the chalmar mayll [in Edinburgh] 1564 Laing MSS. I. 20.
Thai bukes in Greik, quhilk was sauld for ane lyard the feture before the lectouris began to reid, ar now hichted to four denners 1565 Prot. Bk. J. Foulis MS. 85.
Ane grit soume of money in plakkis babeis lyartis & vther vsuale money of Scotland 1570 (1650) Dundee B. Laws 113.
[To take up] in France, for … ilk hunder scherlingis or goate skinnes, ane lyart a 1657 Balfour in Cochran-Patrick Coinage I. lxxv.
In her [Mary's] tyme the wnce of siluer did risse to 30 s. besyde the lyarts and placksb. 1572 Sat. P. xxxii. 15.
Haue we ane lyart, na baid bot all is thairis