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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Voluntarlie, -y, adv. Also: woluntarlie, -y, volentarlie. [Voluntar adj.] a. Of one's own free will, voluntarily; freely, willingly. b. ? Deliberately or ? freely.a. 1568 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots I 549.
She wes content … to establishe the regiment of the realme in the persoun of the Erle of Murray, … and that voluntarlie na … violence or force in word or deid vsit … to move hir thairto 1580 Reg. Privy C. III 325.
Frelie, voluntarlie, and with thair awin gudewill 1597 S. Leith Rec. 2/1.
Issobel … acted hir selff voluntarly never to injurie the said Mr. George 1606 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 51.
Thay all woluntarlie consentit, agreit, and promeist … to absteine [etc.] 1608 Peebles Gleanings 31.
They will voluntarlie and charitablie contribut with the rest of the parochin 1632 Cullen B. Ct. MS 15 April.
Johne Wricht maltman volentarlie hes bound him selff be his awin consent [etc.] 1635 Justiciary Cases I 235.
Taxatioun … voluntarlie and humblie offered to ws be our loveing … subiectis 1643 Row xliv.
The saids ministers doe voluntarly expon [etc.] 1666 Edinb. B. Rec. X 14.
All persones who desyres frielie and voluntarlie to goe to Virginia 1684 Decis. Lords F. 56.
Sir William Bruce having voluntarly dimittedb. 1565 Crail Kirk S. 18 Dec.
Quhar vickitnes is woluntarly comittit of bayth