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Aud sae, after they bad touzled out mony a leather poke-full o 'papers, the town-clerk had his drap punch at e'en to wash the dust out of his throat --- we never were glass-breakers in this house, Mr. Lovel, but the body bad got sic a trick of sippling and tippling wi' the bailies and deacons when they met (which was amaist ilka night) concerning the common gude

The Antiquary 1845

Aud sae, after they bad touzled out mony a leather poke-full o 'papers, the town-clerk had his drap punch at e'en to wash the dust out of his throat -- we never were glass-breakers in this house, Mr. Lovel, but the body bad got sic a trick of sippling and tippling wi' the bailies and deacons when they met (which was amaist ilka night) concerning the common gude o 'the burgh, that he couldna weel sleep without it -- But his punch he gat, and to bed he gaed; and in the middle of the night he got a fearfu' wakening!

The Antiquary — Volume 01 Walter Scott 1801

Aud sae, after they had touzled out mony a leather poke-full o 'papers, the town-clerk had his drap punch at e'en to wash the dust out of his throat -- we never were glass-breakers in this house, Mr. Lovel, but the body bad got sic a trick of sippling and tippling wi' the bailies and deacons when they met (which was amaist ilka night) concerning the common gude o 'the burgh, that he couldna weel sleep without it -- But his punch he gat, and to bed he gaed; and in the middle of the night he got a fearfu' wakening!

The Antiquary — Complete Walter Scott 1801

Aud sae, after they bad touzled out mony a leather poke-full o’ papers, the town-clerk had his drap punch at e’en to wash the dust out of his throat — we never were glass-breakers in this house, Mr. Lovel, but the body bad got sic a trick of sippling and tippling wi’ the bailies and deacons when they met

The Antiquary 1584