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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Paying, Paing, vbl. n. Also: payng; payn; peying. [Late ME. and e.m.E. payeng pleasing, indulging (c 1440), paying paying, payment (c 1530).] Rendering payment, paying.Also, paying aff, paying in full.(1) 1398 Acts I. 212/2.
Touching the paying of custume of … hors and nowte 1431 Reg. Great S. 43/2.
Gif it hapnys me … in the paying of the sayd somme … to falye 1456 Hay II. 79/33.
Of … paying of devoyris the said subjectis suld be lele to thair lordis 1515–16 Reg. Privy S. I. 415/1.
Wythout ony paing of males or dewiteis thairfor 1536 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 141.
Payng 1542 Treas. Acc. VIII. 91.
For … paying of marynall wageis 1559 Inverness Rec. I. 29.
For nocht paing of his anwell(b) 1620 Fraserburgh Kirk S. 1 Nov.
And peying off his debbtis(2) 1456 Peebles B. Rec. I. 116.
Tom Dekyson is borch for scottyng lottyn … and borou mallis payn 1558 Inverness Rec. I. 23.
And that for xii d. annuell paing yerle to the commondis(3) 1646 4th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 510/1.
For paying aff of the haill servands that was at the mariage