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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. IX).
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Stenting, -yng, vbl. n.² [Stent v.²]

1. The action of Stent v.² in senses 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.(1) 1548–9 Treas. Acc. IX 278.
Chargeing the shereffis to gif up thair retoures … for stenting of the punde landis 1582 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 70.
Anent the stenting of our mure 1625 Reg. Great S. MS LI No. 34 (28 May).]
[Cum plenaria potestate et privilegio prefato domino Roberto Gordon suisque heredibus masculis et assignatis venandi tentendi fodiendi eruendi et stentandi fundum dictarum terrarum 1687 Acts Sederunt ii 177.
One advocat [etc.] … to meet with the stent-masters … at their taking of the survey and valuation of the whole tenements within the burgh and suburbs and of the trade of the burgesses, which is in use to be stented and to bear a part of the … cess … and to see that the valuation be justly and equally made and the stent laid on accordingly … and appoynts this method of stenting, to begin … at Martinmass next(2) 1617 Old Kirk Chron. 30.
[The cost of] hinging [the bell was paid out of an assessment of money, or] stenting [of the heritors long before] 1646 S. Leith Rec. 72.
Those whom the Counsell … haith choysen to be stent maisters for stenting of the heritors 1697 Proclam. 18 Feb.
Proclamation anent the stenting unfree-traders(3) 1505 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 102.
In walking and wairding stenting and bering of all vther portabill chairges 1550 Black Bk. Taymouth 406.
He sall haiff the markland of Arrecastellan … fre fra all hosting … and siclyke for the landis of Kyncrakkyn half stenting and hosting to the Quenis grace … quhen mister beis(4) 1601 Ayr B. Acc. 52.
Item the stenteris denneris and in drink … to thame the tyme of thair stenting(5) 1544 Aberd. B. Rec. I 196.
Chargeand the inhabitantis … to pay … thair pairt of the said taxt conforme to the stenting and rolling thairof 1579–80 Inverness Rec. I 274.
For stenting of horses to hame bring the commoun stanes, … for reparatioun of the port 1589 Glasgow B. Rec. I 132.
Hes grantit ane taxatioun of fyve hundreth pundis … and for stenting and ingaddering of the samyn hes electit [etc.] 1644 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 13.
For stenting on the nichtbors of the toun of the soume of auchtein thowsand and four hundreth merkis 1645 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 53.
The saids crafts … wer nowayes able to beare any moir burden of taxationes, … and thairfoir disasented from stenting of the said soume, or taxting any of thame thairfoir 1679 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS (last of July).
The saidis magistrats and counsellers haveing conveined for stenting and proportiounating the second termis supplie

2. = Stent n.¹ 1. 1454 Liber Coll. Glasg. 177.
The saide Johne Steuart hasse gyffin … a tenement … by and within the said burgh … of Glasgu … betwyx the landis of the saydis Freris Prechouris on the ta part and the landis of Johne Olyfawntys on the south part on the tothir with the tayle strekand to the yhard of Johne [etc.] … and strekand sowth wn to the stentyng of a yhard of the said John of Bracanryggis