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Visment, n.¹ Also: wis(e)ment, vys(e)ment, wys(e)ment, vissment, visament. [Late ME and e.m.E. vysement (?1414), aphetic f. Avisement n.] a. = Avisement n., careful consideration; advice. b. Ane vysment, put for avysment by erron. division and substitution of ane for a. Cf. Vis(e n. b.a. c1420 Wynt. v 988 (C).
He askyt thre dayis to wisment [R. aywsment, W. avisment] c1420 Wynt. viii 843 (W).
The Brus with schort vissment Refusit it [sc. the crown] 1470 Prestwick B. Rec. 16.
Withtouttin ony visament or warnyng bot this statut c1475 Wall. ix 1013.
With schort wysment to Wallace in thai socht a1499 Contempl. Sinn. 1422 (Harl.).
Thus quha wald haif of hevinlie ioy visment [Asl. wysement, Arund. wisement], Comperand it to our pure pilgrimage, He wald [etc.] 1494 Loutfut MS 109b.
The juge suld … tak him til his wisment 1535 Stewart 30760.
King Hungus … desyrit him to be [etc.] … And syne agane to him so said this king, Without lang vysment in so grit ane thing, Quhair sic perrell apperit for to be; Thairfoir he said, that neidfull wes that he War weill adwysit 1565 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 35.
The said Johne humle requiris the kirk to grant him unto this day viii dayis in wysment a1568 Bann. MS 86b/85.
With vertewous vysement counsall gude reasounb. 1535 Stewart 60145.
He wist nocht quhat till do, Syne efterwart ane vysment tuke him to