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Quotation dates: 1436, 1500-1694
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Uncunȝe(i)t, ppl. adj. Also: uncunȝeid, -ȝiet, -ȝied, -yeit, -yeid, uncungȝeit, -cwnȝiet, -conȝeit, -ȝeid, uncoinȝeit, -coined, -counȝeit, wncunȝeit, -conȝeit, oncunȝe(i)t, -conȝeit, -congyeit. [Late ME and e.m.E. unkoyned (1423), vncoyned (c1550), uncoined (1625); Cunȝeit ppl. adj.] Of precious metal or bullion: (Cunȝeit or) uncunȝeit, (coined or) uncoined.For further examples see Cunȝeit ppl. adj. 1436 Acts II 24/2.
That nane haif out of Scotlande golde, siluer, na jowalys conȝeit nor vnconȝeit 1532–3 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 398.
Gold als wele cunȝeit as uncunȝeit is transportit and takin daly furth of our realm 1565 Lennox Mun. 266.
Uncoinȝeit 1542 Reg. Privy S. III 6/2.
Uncunyeit 1567 Edinburgh Testaments I 33.
Vncounȝeit 1606 Misc. Bann. C. II 225.
Of vncunȝeit gold, four vnce fyve drope wecht 1617 Edinburgh Testaments XLIX 244.
Uncunȝet 1622-6 Bisset II 357/18.
Uncunȝeid 1630 Gordon Geneal. Hist. 420.
He did lose therin a great quantitie of silver, both cunyeid and uncunyeid c1650 Spalding II 84.
Sum [are] plunderit … in thair houssis … nolt, cattell, siluer cungȝeit and vncungȝeit [etc.] 1656 Melville Chart. 175.
Uncwnȝiet 1661 Edinburgh Testaments LXX 48b.
Vnconȝeid 1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 235.
Finding above and under the ground … certain rich mettall such as gold silver and uther mettall cunȝiet and uncunȝiet of ane hie value 1689 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
Uncunȝied 1694 Wemyss Chart. 259.
Uncoined(b) 1605 Douglas Bequest IV (22 May).
Wncunȝeit 1652 Edinburgh Testaments LXVI 134b.
Wnconȝeit(c) 1513 Doug. x ix 53.
Ane huge weght of fynast gold tharby, Oncunȝeit ȝit, ne nevir put in wark 1549 Complaynte of Scotland 109/2.
Oncunȝet 1568 Anderson Collect. Mary IV II 52.
Pressing irins, gold, silver, conȝiet and onconȝiet, passit to the castle of Stirlingeabsol. ?15.. Aberd. B. Rec. (Jam. s.v. Congyie).
He had in pois congyeit and oncongyeit of mony & gold
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