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Tascall, Tascaill, v. P.t. and p.p. taskalled, taskellit. [f. Tascal(l,n.] tr. To recover or assist in the recovery of (stolen goods) for reward. — 1602 Reg. Privy C. VI 416.
[Kye and oxen] … quhilkis he causit tascaill [pr. cascaill] and prove in his handes 1677 Argyll Justic. Rec. I 81.
And for covering of his being theif or airt or part of the said theift the said pannell went to the Laird of Lochnanell and taskalled the said kow for which he got thrie shilling sterling 1677 Highland P. III 36.
[Admitted other thefts of cattle & horses from the Laird of Lochnell … which he had] taskalled 1683 Clanranald P. (Reg. H.) 19 June.
Tuentie fyve merkis as the pryce of ilkane of the foirsaid seven kowes … stollen frae the complaineris and taskellit be the defenderis 1700 Misc. Spald. C. III 187.
Peter Broune and James M^cPhersone offered to tascall the oxen for two score of dollars