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Artailȝe, Artilȝe, n. Also: artailȝie, -ȝee, artaillȝe, -ȝie, artaillie, artalȝe, -ȝie; artilȝie, artelȝie, artelie. [Var. (only in Sc.) of Art(a)ilȝerie.] Artillery.(a) c1475 Wall. vii. 994.
The Sotheron men maid gret defens that tid, With artailȝe, that felloune was to bid Ib. xi. 26.
Off gownnys thai war, and ganȝeis, stuffyt weill, All artailȝe and wapynnys of fyn steill c1515 Asl. MS. I. 263/21.
King Alex[ande]r had the victorie … and come hame with gret artalȝe 1528 Douglas Corr. 138.
The maister of the artaillie c1550 Lynd. Meldrum 702.
At Deip … he furnischit ane gay veschaill … With artailȝie, hakbut, bow, and speir 1549 Compl. 41/30.
Gunnaris, cum heir & stand by ȝour artailȝee a1578 Pitsc. I. 173/4.
The king tuk certane artaillȝe witht him out of the castell of Edinburgh Ib. II. 90/33.
Witht all the haill artaillȝeis great and smallattrib. 1517 Treas. Acc. V. 122.
Pait to Robert Borthwik for werkmen quhilk he causit ber all the stuff … to the artalȝe hous(b) c1500-c1512 Dunb. G. Targe 179.
A cloud of arowis … lousit thay, And schot, quhill wastit was thair artilye 1585 9th Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 192/2.
With sum chenȝeit bullattis and waigis for the artelie 1596 Dalr. II. 162/2.
Heir in thir days was the Kingis special artilȝie and ordinance Ib. 217/27.
Gret Lieuetennant of the gret artilȝie, quhilk with vs is an office verie honorable