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Rental(l)ing, vbl. n. Also: -ell-, -ill-, -ul- and -yng. [Rental(e v.] The action of entering or recording in a rental book and, hence, leasing under the rental system; an instance of this.(a) 1500 Acta Conc. II 456.
Togidder with the rentalling of the takkis of the landis of Dalgrane 1527 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I 87.
Gif he falis be his dissasent, the said rentalyng to be of nayne availe 1533–4 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 413.
[The custom of the abbey of Kilwinning] that quhat tennent[is] havand takkis of thar landis be rentaling in thar rentale and pais thar males and dewiteis with ane gratitude … thai sall bruke thar malingis for thar lyftymes 1536 Ib. 457.
All and sindry rentaling and assedaciounis making [of the abbey lands … the abbot] settand … to the nerrest of kin and kyndliest that hes the landis now in assedacioun or rentale 1545 Glasgow Chart. II 509.
Wyth full power … to … jois the said kyndnes, favoures, and benevolence of the said land, and convert the sammyng to thair … proffet eftir thair rentaling in the said land c1575 Balfour Pract. 463.
Ane promise of rentalling in ony special landis, maid simpliciter, without ony … mentioun of ony certane nombre of ȝeiris or time, is als mekil as the setting … of ane persoun in tenent for his lifetime(b) 1536–7 Ayr B. Acc. 24.
Rasavit fra the said Johnne Myllar for the garsum of twa rentellingis 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II 290.
The compter chargis him with xxv s. gotten fra William Meill for rentelling of him in his choip 1557 Prot. Bk. J. Robeson 211b.
The said Peter … sall renunce … all rycht … and possessioun … quhilk he hes … in and to the … saidis landis … and rentelling thairof(c) 1553 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I 143.
Becaus the said James rentilling wes be ane contrak of mariage(d) 1567 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 70 (see Rental(e v. a passive (3) (d)).
Rentuling

b. = rentell silvir Rental(e n. 4 (1). 1546–7 Ayr B. Acc. 99.
John Johnsoun's rentalling in a forty-shilling land, £26, 13 s. 4 d. Two other grassums [etc.]