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Hartly, Hairtly, a. Also: hart(e)lé, -eley, -elie, ha(i)rtlie, heartlie. [Hart n.¹ Cf. Hertly a.]

1. a. Seated in the heart, inward. a1400 Leg. S. xxiv. 44.
Thocht he blynd was … With hartly eene ȝet he beheld [etc.] Ib. xxxviii. 476.
That … Ane of his lymmis suld be tane Fra hyme … Giffand hyme hartly pacience

b. Dear to the heart; beloved. 1513 Doug. x. v. 96.
O blyssyt moder of the goddis … Quham to the toppys of mont Dyndymane … Ful tendyr bene and hartly 1531 Bell. Boece II. 95.
Return, … my hartly freindis, to your ancient virtew 1533 Boece ii. xi. 80 b.
God defend (my hartlie freyndis) that be domestic division ȝe suld lois the victorie 1567 G. Ball. 47.
Thairfoir, my hartlie sone so deir, Ga freith thame

c. Well disposed. c 1520 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 385.
I traist yowr L[ordship] sal be als hartlie to me and it ver ane grettar matter

2. Coming from the heart: heart-felt, sincere.Common with a variety of nouns, as wil, lufe, frendschip, affection, kindness, commendation, wise.(a) (1) a1400 Leg. S. xxxiv. 158.
With hartly wil I pray to thé c1475 Wall. v. 707.
I wald you wed with all hartlie plesance a1500 Seven S. 2358.
Thai had hartlie ioye perfyte a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1101.
To have in hartlie devocioun 1548 Corr. M. Lorraine 280.
I commend my hartly servis to your grace 1549 Compl. 8/10.
My gude vil & hartly intentione 1570 Leslie 128.
Geving him his maist loving and hartlie counsall 1603 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 243.
For the quhilk we rander you maist hartlie thankis 1649 Wemyss Corr. 94.
To signifie … my hartly consent to your allyance(2) 1467 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 403.
Mutually to keep hartly frendschype, kynrente, lufe, and tendernes a1500 Henr. Fab. 229 (A).
With … blyth and hartlie chere a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 279.
With hartlie affectioun 1491 Lennox Mun. 143.
To stand in hartly band and kyndnes 1506 Liber Aberbr. 370.
For hartly lufe we hawe to … lord Thomas 1533 Boece i. iii. 38.
In Ireland … with hartelie favour he was resauit 1619 Maxwell Mem. II. 196.
Vith my hartlie affecsion I do remain [etc.](3) 1535 Stewart 12252.
Ane messinger … he to him send, Rycht fenȝetlie with hartlie recommend 1545 Douglas Corr. 159.
Efter my hartlie commendasions [etc.] 1620 Wemyss of Bogie (MS).
After my hartly commendations(4) 1505 Antiq. Aberd. & B. II. 404.
The said [persons] … sall stand … in vnite … til utheris on the maist hartlie wys 1528 Douglas Corr. 16.
We commend ws to ȝou in our maist hartlie wys c1568 Lauder Minor P. i. 215.
[To] praye to God in to most hartlie wyse(b) 1524 Douglas Corr. 95.
In my maist hairtlie maner I commend me to ȝow a1540 Freiris Berw. 249.
Scho … welcomit him on maist hairtly wyis a1568 Scott xvi. 16.
My lawty and my hairtly lufe a1578 Pitsc. I. 23/2.
The gouernour … with ane hairtlie continance requestit the chancellar [etc.] 1622 Misc. Spald. C. V. 377.
All hairtliest commendatiouns 1627 Bk. Carlaverock II. 103.
I remember my werie hairtlie deutie(c) a1578 Pitsc. I. 41/16.
The chancellar … witht ane heartlie contenance in this maner [said, etc.] 1600 Acts IV. 209/2.
I thocht his maiestie wes not ressavit with that heartlie intertenement as becam