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Venis(e, Veneis, n., adj. Also: -ice, -yce, -ys, Wenys, -eis, Venneis, Vynneis, Vin(n)eis, Vinnyce, Winnes. [F. Venise, L. Venetia.]

1. Venice, the city in north-eastern Italy. b. Of Venice, describing commodities, chiefly fabrics, deriving from Venice. 1497 Halyb. 153.
In Aprill … send Davy Rattrye to Venis to my lady off Bowrgonȝe, my lordis erandisb. 1551 Treas. Acc. X 17.
Blak satin of Wenys, price of the elne xl s. 1552 Treas. Acc. X 75.
Fyne gray dammes of Venys, price of the elne xlv s. 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 303.
Turpentyne of Venice the pund xx s.(b) 1562–3 Treas. Acc. XI 237.
Of wolant craip of Weneis xvj elnis, the elne xx s.

2. attrib. Describing a. A person, ? trading to Venice. b. Commodities deriving from Venice, esp. fabrics and glass.a. 1608–9 Ayr B. Acc. 239.
John Cuningham, merchant, stylit Veneis Johneb. 1538 Treas. Acc. VI 397.
For xiij elne ½ elne quhite Venyce sating to be ane goune to his grace … xxij li. xix s. 16… Soc. Ant. XI 196.
Poure this oyle out of the pott into ane cleene Venise glass and keepe it cairfully(b) 1575 Edinb. Test. III 319b (see Buist n. 4).
Veneis 1602 Tailor's Acc. Bk. A 20.
For xj^xx and xiij ellis and ane half of venneis pasmentis xxxvij li. x s. 1620 Edinb. Test. L 353.
lxxxj elnis caffarith and veneis caffais at ix lib. the elne(c) 1549 Treas. Acc. IX 335.
Fyne Vynneis sating, price of the elne xlv s. c1614 Laing MSS 137.
Als manie yeardis of silver gallowne les that be fyne winnes silver as will serve for Phredrikis dowblet and hois 1620 Edinb. Test. L 352b.
xxij elnis … vinneis cobeine at iiij lib. the elne 1635 Edinb. Test. LVII 140.
Fourtie ane vineis vyne glasis & beir glasis(d) 1569 Edinb. Test. I 238.
Ane pund of vinnyce silk