单词 | missive dues |
释义 | > as lemmasmissive dues b. More fully missive dues: the proportion of the administrative expenses of the Convention to be paid by each member, as specified in the missive. ΚΠ 1635 in Trans. Dumfries & Galloway Nat. Hist. & Antiquarian Soc. 17 317 To the clerkis for extracting of the comptis and messives to the burrowes. 1655 in W. Cramond Ann. Banff (1891) I. 139 [Patrick Stewart chosen as commissioner for the Convention of Burghs and allowed 14 marks] for being his charges by and attour the missive deves. 1677 in J. S. Dobie Munim. Irvine (1891) II. 275 Irwin's proportiown of 2821 lib. 12 s. for messeivs is 25 lib. 7 s. 1708 in J. D. Marwick Rec. Convent. Royal Burghs Scotl. (1880) IV. 463 Approved of the agent's accounts, the disbursements in which amount to £9,386, 15s. 12d. Scots, and ordained the burghs to pay their proportions of missive dues. 1926 T. Pagan Conv. Royal Burghs Scotl. 66 The agent appears to have advanced from his own funds for the expenses of the year and then the yearly missive..specified the proportion of the convention's expenditure which each burgh owed the agent, and the commissioner was supposed to bring the sum, known as ‘missive dues’, with him when he came to the meeting. 1961 Fraserburgh Herald 16 May It was unanimously agreed to pay the sum of £34 as missive dues for the Convention of Burghs. < as lemmas |
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