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Venditio(u)n(e, n. Also: we(i)nditioun. [e.m.E. vendicion (1542), vendition (1602), OF vendicion, L. venditio.] The action of selling, the sale of goods or, esp., property. b. Contrak, etc. of venditioun. c. A document recording a sale. 1493 Acts II 236/1.
That persounis constitute in ȝoutheid … quhilkis ar greitlie dampnageit … in thair heratage be imprudent alienationis, donatiounis, venditiounis and permutatiounis of the samin may at thair perfectioun of age mak reuocation 1534–5 Thanes of Cawdor 162.
Wenditioun 1540 Acts II 357/1.
Venditionis 1555–6 Irons Leith II 603.
Robert Logan … be thir presentis sellis … all … his superioritie of the town of Leyth [etc.] … exceptane a wayis the superioritie [etc.] … reservand … allanerlie the twa mylnes beand the pertenentis of the said laredshype … the quhilk are noyht in this present venditioun contenet but ar resservit to the said Robert 1559 Glasgow Prot. II 73.
Venditioune 1573 Glasgow Prot. VII 7.
Andro Armour … of his awin fre motive will ratifeit … the venditione and selling of twa merk land in Carmyle a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 104.
The lords fand in venditions that venditor … might not claym his goods albeit the pryce wes not peyed to him 1661 Wodrow Hist. I (1828) 140/1.
That … it was the opinion both of divines and lawyers that a king might be deposed for desertion, vendition or invasion 1662 Irvine Mun. II 88.
Because that I had made heretabill venditione of my lands … to James Blair 1671–2 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III 430.
The petitioner hes made absolute vendition of his estate for payment and satisfaction of his creditours 1678 Fountainhall Decis. I 29.
And so like a judicial vendition, the appriser seems to acquiesce, and accept of the apprised lands for payment c1678 Lauder Observes 281.
A colledge of commerce established in Stockholme … with whom the Dutch got favour, and made simulat vendition of ships to Sueds 1681 Stair Inst. iii ii § 7.
The disposition is presumed without any necessity to prove the same, which was found sufficient to instruct the property of a ship from possession, without vendition in writ 1681 Purves Revenue Crown 38.
Rentall of the particular fewars of the earldome of March … Popill by vendition of 2 pair gilt spurs payes 13 s.4 d. … Graden by venditione of one pund cumin 01 s.b. 1552 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. I 141.
Rentallit … in [6 s. 8 d.] land … according to the contrak of vendition maid betwyx the saidis pairtis, subscrivit be schyr Dauid Mackewne, notair 1580 Crail B. Ct. 26 April.
The said baillies [etc.] … oblesis thame … to … infeft heretablie be chairtour and sasine of alienatioun and weinditioun 1584 Acts III 319/1.
As the said charter of alienatioun and previe venditioun … at mair lenth bearis 1610 Reg. Great S. 203/1.
For performing of ane pairt of my lettre of venditioun [blank] of the dait of thir presentisc. 1670 Edinb. B. Rec. X 73.
The said Jonet haveing bought ane pairt of ane ship … did caus insert the said Mr. Robert Jossies name in the vendition