Obs. Also 7 way-, weyage, -edge. [f. WEIGH v.1 + -AGE.] A duty or toll paid for the weighing of goods.

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1547.  Charters rel. Glasgow (1906), II. 511. All … oure Custwmis of oure ciete and burgh of Glasgw, with mettage and weighage and all uther commoditeis pertenand thareto.

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1603.  Reg. Mag. Sig. Scot., 514/1. The pittie custumes … togidder with the dewteis and custumes of weyage and metage.

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1604.  in Rec. Convent. Burghs Scot. (1870), II. 176. Thai tak na mair for weyage bot ane penny for the stane [of wool].

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1611.  S’hampton Crt. Leet Rec. (1905), 441. We … finde … that the Towne is defrauded of that dew of wayage as it ought to receave by wayenge of goods saleable at the King’s beame.

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1632.  Sc. Acts Chas. I. (1817), V. 243. Weyages and heaven dewteis dew to be payed in harbereis.

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1683.  in Somers’ Tracts (1748), I. 180. [London dues] Meetage, Weighage, Scavage, Hallage.

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a. 1701.  Levinz, Rep. (1702), III. 37. 8 d. per Tonne pur chescun Tonne de Cheese port de ascun lieu en Angleterre al Port de London … en nom de Weighage.

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1824.  Chitty, Laws Commerce, II. 16. Weighage, called either tronage for weighing wool at the king’s beam, or pesage, for weighing other avoirdupoise goods.

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1855.  Bouvier, Law Dict. U.S.A. (ed. 5), II. 647.

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