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Bailȝery, Balȝery, n. Also: bailȝerye, -ȝerie (-ȝerais pl.), -ȝhery, bail(l)ȝierie, baileȝere, bailiȝirie; balȝery, -ȝeri, -ȝerie, -ȝere, -ȝhery, ballieȝery; bail-, balȝare, bailȝiarie (belȝiarie), -ȝiary, -ȝear(r)ie, balȝeary, -ȝaroy; bailȝory, balȝore, -ȝorie, -ȝ(e)ory. (Also with y for ȝ.) [f. Bailȝe n.1 Cf. Baillerie, Bailliary, -ery, -ory.]
1. The office or jurisdiction of a bailie. Freq. in letter(s), office, or court of bailȝery.(a) 1432 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 285.
Throw uertu of a letter of baileȝere gifin to me … throw ane hee & a mychty lorde … , constabil of Scotland 1452 Douglas Chart. 78.
The keping of his Castell … togeder witht the bailyhery of the landis of Ledalle 1490 Acta Aud. 141/2.
The … office of bailȝery … wes gevin to his said faider and twa airis 1502 Reg. Privy S. I. 125/1.
A Letter of bailȝery maid to the said Alexander of the forrest of Ettrik 1519 Fife Sheriff Ct. 147.
The said Alisoune … sal mak & gefe to the said Dauid … Ane sufficient lettir of bailȝery 1558 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 125.
Diverse of our forbearis … quhilkis brukit the said office of bailȝerie for thair tyme 1585 Acts III. 413/1.
The lettres of bailȝerie of all landis and lordschipis perteining to the said abbacie grantit to the said commendatour 1596 Dalr. II. 65/32.
Quhil the Bailȝerie of Aberbroth was in pleye betuene Alexr Lindsay and Johne Ogiluie 1610 Tracts Peerage 18.
Anent the office of Bailiȝirie in the Baronies of Ochiltrie 1630 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 340.
Androw Burnet … acceptit the said office of baillȝierie and factorie 1654 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 142.
Courts of justiciarie, regalitie, steuardrie, baronie, bailȝierie 1680 Melrose R. Rec. III. 98.
Occupiers of … the office of baillȝierie of the regalitie of Melrois(b) c 1400 Wemyss Chart. 37.
The s[ai]d Schir Jone sal gif … lettris of balyhery 1425 Milne Home MSS. 19.
To purches the balyhery … at ony uthir way qwhar the sayde balȝery may be purchest 1466 Acta Aud. 3/2.
The wrangwis occupacion & execucion of the office of balȝery of the landis of the barony of Vchiltre 1478 Ib. 74/1.
James allegeit that he had a pover of balȝery … to gif him sesing of the said landis 1498 Reg. Privy S. I. 27/2.
In all thingis concernyng the officis of balȝery of Cunyngham and chawmerlanry of Irwin 1503 Ib. 141/2.
A letter of baleȝery and chaumerlanery maid to James Boid, of the chaumerlanery and baleȝery of the lordschip of Stewartoun 1536 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 222.
Ane sufficient lettre of balyerye of the said landis c 1584 Maxwell Mem. II. 158.
The dait of ȝour balȝerey 1657 Balfour Ann. I. 174.
The batell of Arbroth … for the balȝirie of the regalitey of Arbrothe(c) 1508 Reg. Cupar A. I. 277.
Wilȝam, Abbot … of Coupir, ratefeis … the said assedacione and bailȝare in all puntis 1508 Reg. Panmure II. 279.
We … dispones to … Sir Thomas … our bailyiary of Barry, for to exerce and make offissers and to hauld court 1559 Rec. Kinloss Mon. 150.
To thir our literis of bailȝiaries … our signet is affixed c 1595 Maxwell Mem. II. 179.
Scho has na powar, neder for balȝare nor na vder thing c1615 Chron. Kings 75.
The Erlle of Craufurd, thinkand to hald perforce the bailȝearrie off Arbroithe … , wes slayne(d) 1508 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 333.
All uder thingis to … do that pertenis to the office of bailyory 1515 Fam. Rose 186.
The sad mastir Johne sall haf the saidis landis … in tak with balyory as efferis 1560 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 308.
To content and pay to David Somar [etc.] … thair fies of balȝeory for this instant yeir
2. The district under the jurisdiction of a bailie.(a) 1415 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 36.
Iusticiaris pertenand til our lord the King within ȝour bailȝery 1495–6 Treas. Acc. I. 219.
The tua markis worth of land … of Sornebeg lyand in the bailȝery of Kile 1531 Reg. Privy S. II. 81/2.
The x lib. land … of the Row … liand in the bailȝery of Carrik 1572 Misc. Abbotsf. C. 33.
Within the … bailȝerie of Cunnynghame(b) 14.. Acts I. 380/2.
Fugitifis and fleande out of public balȝeris 1425 Ib. II. 11/2.
That ilk shiref of the realme within his balȝery inquire diligently gif [etc.] 1500 Exch. R. XI. 463.
Certane landis liand within the balyerie thairof 1509 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 338.
Liand in the parrochine of the Stewartoun, balȝery of Conighame, and within the shirefdome of Are 1529 Reg. Privy S. II. 54/1.
In the balȝery of Carrik within the schirefdome of Aire 1657 Balfour Ann. II. 136.
The balȝirie of Kyle(c) 1573 Fam. Rose 263.
The countrie and pepill … wythin your belyiarie 1530–1 Maxwell Mem. I. 261.
The scherreffschip of Dunbartone and balȝaroy of the Lennox 1561 Irvine Mun. II. 12.
Within the terretorie … of the samyn balyeary of Conynghame(d) 1520 Lennox Mun. 218.
Land … liand within the balȝory of Cunnyngham 1522 Acta Conc. MS. XXXIII. 6.
The balȝeory of Cunynghame
3. A farm managed by a bailiff (?). 1516 Reg. Privy S. II. 423/2.
His … landis, … takis, stedingis, rowmys, bailȝerais, grangis, stoir placis, woddis, lochis [etc.]
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