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Valentyne, -in(e, Vallentyne, n. Also: wallentyne, vallantin, walantine, wallantyne. [ME and e.m.E. Volantyn(e (Chaucer), Valentyn(e (c1430), walentyn(e (c1553), Valentine (Shakespeare), OF Valentin, L. Valentīnus.]

1. a. possess. and attrib. (Sanct) Valentyn(is day, even, gift, gloves. b. The saint himself, as the patron of lovers.a. possess. c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 206.
Berdis … of blise may … sing That one Sanct Valentynis day ar vacandis ilk ȝer c1680 Law Memor. 191 n.
We … renounce … Pasch sunday, Hallow-even, Hogmynae-night, Valentine's even [etc.]attrib. (1) 1584 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 293.
Young men and maidis did cum to sporte and play On Walantine ewin(2) 1675 Cunningham Diary 60.
To Eliz: Birse to buy her valentin-gift, £1 9 s. 1694 Household Bk. Gr. Baillie 257.
To Lisi Rainald for my Robins vallantin glovesb. c1590 Fowler I 340/49.
Saint Vallentyne! All haile to thé! These louers loud they shout

2. A lot, a piece of paper containing the name of a person eligible to be drawn as one of those sharing in some enterprise. 1526 Dumfries B. Ct. 20 Oct.
Quhilkis parteis is contentit to draw ij wallentynis for the first wayage to the schip for the wyn … & the saidis Thom M^ckennen [etc.] … hes fallin the first wayage to the schip & Johne Rig hes fallin the nixt aye & quhill the said wyn be careyt 1562 Charter (Reg. H.) Suppl. 11 April.
The said diuisioun [sc. of land] being maid be foure pairtis … and writtin in vallentynis for cavillis 1572 Prestwick B. Rec. 73.
Thaireftir wallantyneis to be maid to se quhat daill ilke man fallis 1639 Acts V (1817) 268/1.
The commissioneris of shyris to draw lottis and valentines ȝeirlie at ilk parliament for thair places

3. A writ or paper giving the names of suspected criminals or wrongdoers, the recipient, the overlord or master of such persons, being required to apprehend them. 1590 Robert Bowes in Cal. Sc. P. X 411.]
[Commission is given to Sir John Carmighell to chardge the barons … in … Dumfreise … to appeare before him … to subscribe their bandes [etc.] … for attemptes done in England and he hath volentines—which are writtes or preceptes—to give to every man found giltie in his owne person, servantes or tenawntes to give obedience and satisfaccion 1556 Treas. Acc. X 318.
For inbringin of certane personis gevin in valentynis to the airis of Elgin, Banf, and Abirdene 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 169.
Thir personis underwrittin … ressavit thair valentinis of the names of the personis culpable of thift … and wer chargit to apprehend … the samyn 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 184.
Forsamekle as the inhabitantis of the Myddill Marchis … sik as ar bundin for the gude rewle of thair tennentis, [etc.] … wer chargit … to … apprehend the personis gevin to thame be name in severall valentinis; and becaus ane greit part … comperit nocht lettres wer direct of new with valentinis chargeing to apprehend the personis namit to thame in valentinis [etc.] 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 185.
Valentine 1569 Reg. Morton I 43.
Williame Dowglas … We charge ȝou … To … present before ws … Thomas Irland … upoun the sext day nixteftir the presenting of this valentyne to ȝow 1573 Reg. Privy C. II 306.
Vallentynes war direct, subscrivit be … Clerk of our Soverane Lordis Justiciarie, to the personis underwrittin, chargeing thame to enter and present thair tenentis … undermentionat befoir the Justice … to underly the law 1576 Treas. Acc. XIII 147.
To Johnne Broun, messinger, passand of Edinburgh with letters and wallantynis to be deliverit to certane baronis and gentilmen 1584 Acts III 359/1.
Power is grantit to the said George erll of Cathnes … to chairge the proprietaris of the ground lordis and maisteris of the saidis criminall personis to … present thame according to the generall band vpoun his schedole or wallentyne … at sic places as it sall pleis the said George 1586 Douglas Chart. 287.
To tak compt gif the personis gevin in vallentyne beis presentit to ȝow 1587 Acts III 464/2.
That the iustice clerk sall twyis in the ȝeir … procure the kingis maiesties clois valentynis to be send to the maisteris, landislordis, baillies and chiftanes of all notable lymmeris and thevis 1601 Reg. Privy C. VI 296.
[Proclamation is … ordered … warning all the lieges in Angus who have complaints … to give in the same to his highnes … privately to signify by] valentines [to his majesty … the names of their oppressors and their masters] 1687 Mackenzie Observ. 257.
The kings closs valentines (or orders in little papers like valentines)

4. a. ? A piece of jewellery. b. Valentyne blaidis, some variety of sword (blade).a. 1652 Montgomery Mem. 318.
A gold chain with a loquat [pr. liquat] of gold; A gold inemald valentineb. 1580 Edinb. Test. VIII 173.
Sex dosane valentyne blaidis price of the scoir x li. 1580 Whitelaw Sc. Arms Makers 295.
42 valentyne grathe suerdis