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Transiré, Transirie, n. Also: transiree, transierie. [e.m.E. transire (1599), L. transīre to go across.] A warrant issued by the customs authority allowing the passage of goods. 1656 Misc. B. Rec. 30.
Receiveing moneys for writeing bills, cocquetts and transires 1658 Edinb. B. Rec. IX 112.
To graunt transirees to all such as sall have occasioun to sell or imploy salt upon salting and cureing of fishe 1662 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 154.
He … not having brought the suggar from Barbadoes bot only did transport the same from Leith to London, having a transire from the customers for his warrand [etc.] 1676 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. MS 26 Jan.
Sevin merks for cariadge waige and sex shilling for custome and transiries 1681 Glasgow Chart. II 216.
That the … customers … may be discharged from exacting of any custom … and that the maisters of the said manufacture may be allowed to grant transires for the product of the said manufactures without application to the custom-house of Glasgow c1680 Mackenzie Affairs 244.
He allowed the importation of it, by transacting with the importers for licences to bring it in, and granted transires as openly as the King's customers did, so that in effect he had his own exchequer 1680 Foulis Acc. Bk. 31.
For carieing a quarter but of seck from Leith to Raevelston … for customes and transire [pr. transine] 1698 Foulis Acc. Bk. 222.
For carting the peice of wyne, 3^sh, custome 3^sh, transire 1^sh 1698 Foulis Acc. Bk. 243.
For other charges, horss and men transire custom of ½ puncheon of wine 1700 Conv. Burghs IV 305.
The receavers of the said sufferances or transieries to unload at the port designed 1703 Peebles B. Rec. II 168.
He confest that … he got a transire [pr. transore] that it wes Florence wyn