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Recounsal(l, -sel(l, v. Also: recown- and -sale, -saill, -cel, -seill. [ME (Wyclif) and early e.m.E. recounseil, -sail, -seyl(l.]

1. tr. To reconcile, in various senses of Reconsal(l v. a. = Reconsal(l v. 1.Also const. towards or unto (a person or community) in respect of (in) a specific issue.(1) 1490 Irland Mir. in Gregory Smith Specimens of Middle Scots (1902) 95/6.
His auld innemy that is recounsalit to him 1533 Bell. Livy I 135/33.
Thai suld haue na esperance … to be recounsellit [B. reconsalit] with the said Tarquynes 1533 Boece 568.
King Robert directit twa ambassiadryis … to Rome to recounsell the pape towart Scotland 1551 Hamilton Cat. 213.
Quhilk deit to recounsale thé to the father eternal 1562-3 Winȝet II 5/6.
[They] war recouncelit vnto our hie Empriour 1593 Perth Hammermen 103.
Untill the tyme he be recounsellit with his dekyn and brether 1622-6 Bisset I 57/10.
He that perseveiris in contemptioun aganis the kirk … and will nocht be recounseillit with the kirk, salbe repute innimie to the commoun wealth(2) 1562-3 Winȝet II 5/14.
Sindry wechty pointis quharein we suld be recouncelit to him(3) c1490 Irland Asl. MS 25/5.
That thow do it for … plesance of God to recounsall thé agane to him

b. = Reconsal(l v. 2.Also, to readmit to practice of a profession.(1) 1531 Bell. Boece II 104.
Be correctioun of the bischoppis, thay war recounsallit to the faith 1533 Boece 460.
Quha contempnis the authorite of the bischop, & lyis ane ȝere vnder cursing, and in the present tyme is nocht recounsalit [M. reconnsalit], salbe repute as inemye ?1545 Corr. M. Lorraine 133.
To recounsall … all … that … is of ill mynd towartis haly kirk 1572 Acts III 72/1.
Quhill thay haue recounsallit tham selfis to the trew kirk submittand thame selfis to the discipline thairof a1578 Pitsc. II 76/12.
Mr. George [Wishart] ansuerit … he wald … be recounsellit in ony thing his conscience movet him(2) 1534–5 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 435.
The said advocat … to incur the note of infamite quhill he be recounsalit be us

c. = Reconsal(l v. 3. Also const. vnto. To recounsell … out of, to restore from (disfavour). 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. Prol. 94.
O Nature, Quene, and O ȝe lustie May, … Recounsell me out of this greit affray, That I may sing ȝour laudis 1533 Bell. Livy I 63/13.
He kest him to recounsell [B. recounsaill] him agane to the favoure of his pepill Ib. 109/26.
Terquyne … was taryit alanerly to recounsell thame to amyte and kyndenes 1562-3 Winȝet II 4/3.
He apperis weil to hef bene recouncelit vnto his fauour a1568 Bellenden Bann. MS I p. 4/80.
And man salbe recounseld [v.r. reconcyld] to my grace

d. = Reconsal(l v. 4. — c1420 Wynt. vii 1916.
Swa wes ameyssyd all debatys, And recownsalyd well all statys 1461–2 Aberd. B. Rec. MS V i p. 442 (11 March).
John of Marr and Patrik of Baydenach to be recounsalit

e. = Reconsal(l v. 5. — 1555–6 Edinb. B. Rec. II 234.
Debaittis and pleyis … quhilkis we ar werray desyrous to haif recounselit

f. = Reconcil(e v. b, q.v. — 1532 Ex. Processes p. 1 (Betoun v. Melville).
Thai culd nocht gudlie determe heirintill quhill tha war recounselat with vthiris haiffand vnderstanding heirintill

2. To render compatible (discordant states of mind or attitudes). 1551 Glasgow Masons 6.
[To] recounsell his aith and faith

3. To purify (a temple). 1533 Bell. Livy II 227/10.
That the templis of the goddis (quhilkis war pollutit & violet be inemyis) suld be recounseld [v.r. recounsaled], renewit, & purifyit