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Quotation dates: 1472-1605, 1656-1660
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Esch(e, n. Also: eisch(e; eys. [ME. esche (c 1440), rare variant of Asche n.] An ash tree; ash wood.(1) 1472 Reg. Cupar A. I. 163.
In … plantatioun of treys, that is to say, eyssis, osaris, and sauch 1513 Doug. xi. iii. 80.
The heich eschis soundis … For dyntis rude of the scharp stelyt ax 1530 Master of Works Accounts I. 37 b.
For wall plaitis of ane eische for the kingis grace letacamp bed 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 208.
Twa beddis of escheis 1546 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXI. 54.
The … distructioun of the … aikis, escheis, allaris, byrkis, and vtheris growand 1578 Reg. Great S. 766/2.
Eschis, sauchis, aller, esp, plane, … elm and birk 1587 Ib. 455/2.
Cum … plantatione arborum vocat. escheis, playnis et elme(2) 1506 Treasurer's Accounts III. 196.
For … cutting of tua blokkis of esch for the schip 1530 Master of Works Accounts I. 33 b.
ii cuttis of esche for extreis to the hurle cartis 1541 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 498.
To the pynouris in Leitht for the baring and carting of … pikkis of Spanȝe esche 1563 Peebles B. Rec. 289.
Ane litill bikker callit ane salt fat with ane fute of esche 1573 Reg. Cupar A. I. 192.
Tha sal put thar land to al possibil polici in … plantacion of treis, esch, osar and sauch
b. Attrib. and comb. with hedit, stupe (post), timmer, tre. 1541 Treasurer's Accounts VII. 498.
1c vij pikkis, quhite esche hedit 1565 Peebles B. Rec. 299.
That Johne Wille cuttit and tuk away ane certin esche treis 1576 Edinburgh Testaments IV. 250.
Ane kyst of esche tymmer, ane ark of aik tymmer 1605 Ib. XL. 22 b.
Sex cuttis of esche tries 1656–7 Peebles B. Rec. II. 198.
For four eshe stupes 1660 Melrose R. Rec. I. 326.
[Eight] esch and elme trees
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