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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Autentikly, Attentikly, A(u)ctentikly, adv. Also: awtentikly, autentictlie; attentic(t)lie, etc. [Late ME. autentyckly (Caxton), e.m.E. autentiquely, -ikely.] Authentically; authoritatively, genuinely.(a) 1474 Acta Aud. 36/2 (to bring the rolment of the court autentikly vnder a balȝeis sele). 1496 Acta Conc. II. 26 (to deliver the copy of the retoure awtentikly to the saidis … ). 1516 Reg. Great S. 23/1 (that the said sentence be autentiklie registrate). 1581 Acts III. 224/2 (the act autentiklie subscrivit). 1612 Bisset II. 137/29 (the toun clerk suld subscryve the seasing autentictlie).(b) 1477 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 200 (the copeis thairof attentikly wretine). 1483 Acta Aud. *113/1 (lettrez execut and indorsit attentikly). 1546 Treas. Acc. VIII. 469 (to deliuer attentiklie in writ how mony … ). 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 30 (the copy attentiklie subscrivit). 1584 Acts III. 304/1 (the saidis domis to be attentictlie copeit). 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 220 (the lettre to be attentiklie subscryvet).(c, d) 1479 Acta Conc. 31 (na new gift actentikly gevin agane). 1507 Fife Sheriff Ct. 20 (that he mycht have the copy of the chartir actentikly). 1540 Acts II. 361/2 (the saidis domes war auctentikly copeit).