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(
c.1275; MS: s.xiii4/4
)
Trop serreyt lunge tut retrere […] Pur ceo en faz abregement
8282
(
c.1334; MS: s.xivm
)
qe […] il nous pleust requiller brevement la conte des lynes qe descenderent del primer piere Adam […] si qe […] soient les coers plus attraitz a regarder a l’abbreggement faite
1.10
(
1339
)
nota qe la vewe des tenementz et l’abregement de la demande fist un malveys bref bon
12-13 Ed III 255
♦lawreduction in amount demanded in settlement of an account:
(
1334
)
de queux C. soutz nule allowaunce ne luy est fet en sa ferme, ne nul abregement, mes en demoert chargez de l’entier
ii 84
(
1399
)
[…] saunz aucune embreggement ou diminucion d’icelles
iii 442
en abregement de
to the reduction, mitigation of:
(
1384
)
les Comunes des dites countees grantement endamagez & oppressez par les ditz viscontz, en abreggement de lour (=sheriffs’) perdes en celle partie
iii 174
abregement (c.1270)