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Suppowel(l, v. Also: suppovell, suppouel(l, suppouel(e, suppowale, -uale, supowelle, souppouale. [Late ME suppowelle, suppowel (c1400), sowbpowaylle (Lydgate), suppowaile (1430-40), suppowle (c1440); Suppowel(l n.] tr. To aid, assist, support (a person, also (once) a place). Also const. in or to do (something). Also absol.(1) 1397 Acts I 208/2.
The justice in ilke justice air sal tak knawlage als apon schirefis … as apon al other that suppouel nocht the kyngis ministeris in the maner beforsaid c1420 Wynt. iv 334.
Oure that wattyr he passid onone, For tyll suppowale Babilone 1435 Douglas Chart. 65.
The saide lorde … sal help, maynteine and suppowel, … the said abbot 1442 Raine N. Durham App. 105.
Whe sall maynten, hepp [sic], suppovell, and defennd dan John … upon the said priours coste for the termez of sexty yheerez [etc.] 1456 Hay I 225/9.
The fader is behaldin … to visyte the sone in his malady and to help him, suppowell him and noris him(2) 1389 Montgomery Mem. 17.
We grant and lely hechtis, that we sal helpe and suppouell [pr. supponell] the forsaid Jon in the helpe and mantenance of the forsaide landys 1397 Acts I 208/1.
In the execucioun of the quhilkis arrestis al baronis frehaldandis & al other the kyngis legis sal helpe & suppouel the schirefs 1398 Acts I 211/1.
That all the legys … sal ansuer obeice consayl, mayntene, & suppouel the said lieutenande in his office 1405 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 200.
The saide Erl … of his kindeli gudelynes and cousynage … sal … suppouale [pr. supponale] the saide Schir Dauid … in al thir poyntis before writin 1407 Bk. Carlaverock II 418.
We oblych vs to supowelle and defende the forsayde Syr Harbarte in all hiis ryghtwys cause 1412 Aberd. B. Rec. I 389.
Ilke man … to suppouale [pr. supponale] … the officeris of the tovne in thair office doand(3) 1400 Red Bk. Menteith I 171.
That yhe will vouchesauf tyll help me and suppowell me tyll gete amendes of … the defowle that ys done me 1402 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 55.
The said Alexander oblisis him … to help & suppouele the said Sir William … to hald & ioyse the said lande 1409 Exch. R. IV ccxi.
Aythir of the said lordis sal suppouel [pr. supponel] othir be thaim self [etc.] … to ger sic rebellioun, ryot [etc.] … be restrenyeit(4) absol. 1409 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 72.
That nouthir of the saide lordis sal mayntene na suppouel fra thine furthe in tha causis that he refusis to submit him apon 1423 (1430) Reg. Great S. 30/2.
That to the said Michel … thai ansuer, obeye and intend and, gif myster be, souppouale, as till our self in propir person