Pingle

"Matthew Smith, by his will, bearing date 20th February 1713, left two alms-houses which he had built, and four closes of land, part freehold and part copyhold, lying in the Hoppings, near Hopping-hill, in the liberty of Belper, containing, by estimation, 13 acres: and a pingle, containing half an acre, to George Gregory, esq. of Nottingham, and Thomas Goodwin, esq. of Derby, and their heirs, to the intent that the yearly rents and profits thereof should be faithfully employed by them, for and towards the relief of two poor people, to be fifty years of age when placed in the said alms-houses, the same to be paid to them quarterly."

"let them garr their wives; more awkward and violent; a pingle of trifles; a counterscarse of examples; an Empericall Quack-saluer;"

"You want a pingle, lassie, weel and guid—'Tis thretty pennies—pit it whar it stood!"

"all this while when we haue beene at the Lords spirituall feasts, wee haue but pingled, and neuer made a good meale."

"The milk hissed and pingled - or Phil's tongue hissed and pingled."

"He pingled his wey tae the first o the moontain's three fause peaks an wis hauf-roads tae the second when a voice rang oot across the hills like a thunder plump."

"Those that but now did put their labo'ring hands Unto thy Plough, have rid more work away Then I that here have pingled many a day."

"and howbeit all the Nobillmen and Gentillmen, Bisschoppis, Commissiouneries, and thair adherentis, voitit to the Bisschop Law, yit a number of the best of the Ministerie pingled them; so that , iff they had not bein devydit becaus of Mr Patrick Simpsoune's disseas and waiknes, it wes thought they sould haiff prevaillit."