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Valuatio(u)n, n. Also: valuatione, -toune, waluatioun, -tione, valwation, valowatio(u)ne, valowasioune, walowatione. [e.m.E. valuacion (1529), valuation (1567).]

1. The action of valuing, appraisal as to value. (Valu(e v. a.) b. The estimated value, worth or price of a thing. c. transf. A person whose property is subject to valuation. 1574 Reg. Privy C. II 378.
The selling valuatioun and estimatioun of the saidis schippis. a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 67.
The auditores of exchequer ar ordained to … value the haill benefices within the kingdome in mony that the first yeir's fruits … may be peyed to the king accordeing to that valuatione 1643 Fam. Rose 335.
I … desyris ye will continew the waluatione of my landis if yow and my chalmerlandis salbe but alreadie agreit on it, till my own cuming 1644 Spalding II 317.
The erll Marschall … miskenit all oure committees of warr and valuatioun 1652–5 Falkirk Par. Rec. I 187.
Men of skill to sight the trees that war cut … and to value the same and efter valowasioune David Campbell to receave them upon the pryce they got upon them 1667 Acts VII 540/2.
Quhich new supplie of thriescore twelue thousand pounds monethlie is ordered to be raised and payed be the severall shyres and burghs of this kingdome according to the valuationes in the yeir of God one thousand six hundreth and sixtie … that is to say the scherifdome of Edinburgh … [£3183 8 s.] [etc.] 1669 Acts VII 653/2.
Since the said valuation ther is much of the petitioners frie rent impaired (being valued both for the stock and teind) by ministers stipends and augmentations evicted since the first valuation (the samen lying in eight severall paroches), waist lands & giveing doun of the old rent 1681 Stair Inst. ii viii § 14.
The rule prescribed by the King for valuation of teinds, to fix them to a constant yearly duty was this … where the teinds were severally known from stock and set by tack or rental the same should be also valued severally [etc.]b. 1597 Bk. Rates in Halyb. cxii.
Inuarde Custumes The waluatioun and prices of merchandries brocht within this realme 1654 Fam. Innes 175.
I … intreat your lordship to mynd the following of some course for the redrese of your walowatione and extraordinarie sesse in this countrey 1667 Ayr & W. Coll. VI 126.
Being ane divisione made of the valuatoune of the kirk land of Wigtoun including the hill and kirkland feiy betwixt … lord Basile Hamiltoun & of Alexander Agnew … that so much of the kirkland … belonging to the said noble lord shall … be seventie seven punds [etc.] … of valued rent and that the said … hill & kirkland fey now sold … to the said Alexander … shall … be thrittie eight punds [etc.] … valued rent qwhich two soumes extend to the within writtin valuatione of ane hundredth [etc.] … punds … valued rent qwhich is the trew valuatione of the said haill … lands … with hill & fay forsaid 1684 Dumfriesshire Valuation Bk. 9 Dec.
[The … horse of the garrison] will be furnished by 2810 marks of valuation for each horse 1687 Galloway P. 5 April.
[He is] to be lyable to the milne of Garleis [etc.] … to the valowatione of £200 Scots alenerliec. 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 351.
Some of the small valwations quho are fractions to their leaders are slack in paying there proportions

2. Estimation of a person's worth in respect of rank or social standing. 1672 Glasgow Burgesses 194.
His [father's] valowatioune not being fund worth in respect of the meinnes of his rank according to the letter of gildry, is therfor in respect of his awne prior honest cariage admitted burgess