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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Quotation dates: 1531-1637
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Bountay, n. Also: bowntay; buntha, bwntha. [Variant of Bounté. Cf. Bontay.] A bounty or gratuity. Also attrib. 1531 Reg. Soltre 100.
Fourty schillingis off bountay to be paid at ilk halff yheir end 1540–7 Waus Corr. I. 6.
Thair laikis bot the … oue [= wool] for the buntha 1573 Elgin Rec. I. 136.
To pay … aucht s. monie, thre quarteris harn cleith, … for his fie and buntays in seruice making 1583 St. A. Test. II. 1 b.
To Ihon Gib for his fee and bowntay xxxiiij s. viij d. 1589 Dundee B. Laws 522.
For the cawse of … lairge fees and bunthais 1589 Ib.
Not … to promise … ony fordar bwntha abowe … ten schillingis 1637 Ann. Banff I. 80.
The wyving of ane hewit fingring plaid, 20 s., with ane firlet meill to the bountay 1637 Ib. 76.
The bountay draucht of peitis giuin be the maisteris to thair servandis yeirlie
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