‖ soulx, soulz Obs.
Also 7 soulxe.
[OF. soulx, soulz, pl. of soul, sol sol n.3: see also souse n.4]
A sou. Also as pl.
| 1542 Recorde Gr. Artes (1575) 199 Firste of Fraunce:..their soulx (commonly called sowses) go 9 to our shilling. 1613 J. Tapp Pathw. Knowl. 51 The question is how many Soulxes his 234 pounds comes to, euerie 5 Soulxe French valewing 6 pence sterling. a 1625 Fletcher Bloody Brother i. i, If The debtor may be won for a French Crown, To pay a Soulz. 1662 Petty Taxes 77 Base money is there⁓fore such as Dutch shillings, stivers, French soulz. |