Sc. Obs. Forms: 5 luxmess, 6 lukismes, 7 loukismes, lucsmes, lukemasse, ? luksmasse. [= Luke’s MASS.] The festival of St. Luke, kept on 18 Oct. (Formerly a customary date for payment of accounts.)
1470. Burgh Rec. Prestwick (Maitland Club), 15. To be in bande fra beltane till luxmess.
1590. Burgh Rec. Glasgow (1876), I. 153. To be payit in maner following,… tuentie pundis at Lukismes.
1671. Corshill Baron-court Bk., in Ayr & Wigton Archæol. Coll., IV. 95. Since loukismes last.
