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Monitio(u)n(e, Monicioun, n.² Also: moniccion, -isioun, -yshion, monithion, monesyone, -esyȝon, monutioun. [e.m.E. monysion (1480), -ysyon, -ycion (1544), var. of Munitio(u)n(e n.]

Military supplies, materials of war; ordnance, artillery; ammunition; and attrib. with -hous. = Munitioun n. 2.(1) 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 41.
Wald your grace command … for part of monesyone to the hous of Dyngwel 1544 Treas. Acc. VIII. 271.
The expensis debursit upon men of weir, monitioun and otherris necessaris 1548 Ib. IX. 201. 1565 Reg. Privy C. I. 354.
Or suffer to be … sent to thame meit, drink, monition or armour in ony wayis 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 50.
To pas with thair vapones … in Ingland, ransone frie and to leif all thair monitioun behind thame Ib. 55.
Ane vther schip … quhilk was to pas to Fyif with monitioun to furneis the Frenche camp being thair a1578 Pitsc. I. 288/13.
Together witht monitioun, pulder and bullat 1587 Edinb. Test. XVIII. 67.
Ane auld schip … with his apperrellis, monitioun & furnitour belangand to hir c1615 Chron. Kings 180.
Thay reikit out thrie schippis with men and monitioune 1615 Highland P. III. 203.
And to the m^r of ȝour ma^teis monisioun in Irland 1691 Leven & Melv. P. 640.
The monithion and magasin is deliuered(2) 1543 Corr. M. Lorraine 34.
Thai and I the gedder hes brocht sellvar and artellyery monesyȝonis, pekes and halbardes 1546 Ib. 161.
The Kyng of Ingland hes tynt al is witaillis and moniccions be se 1558 Acts II. 522/1.
Ane grit army with monitionis and wappynnis invasiue(3) 1513 Acts II. 282/1.
With all moniciouns foir weir that culd be gottin(4) 1540 Treas. Acc. VII. 353.
Gevin for … quhelis for the culvering moyanis and utheris monutioun to be put in the Lyoun and grete Unicorne 1543–4 Ib. VIII. 259.
The ordinar feyis of gunnaris and otherris handillaris of monitioun 1547 Ib. IX. 78.
To Lauresoun, gunner, send to the laird of Buccleucht till be avisit witht the best gait for careing of monitioun towart Langholme Ib. 94. 1549–50 Ib. 373. 1558 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 20.
That certane gunneris men of experience be hyrit for handling graithing and shutting of the townyis monitioun 1560 Ib. 65.
Making of the bell and brasyn pillars in monitioun 1567 Crail B. Ct. 23 Sept.
Four ayroun piciis of monicioun callit hagbitis(5) 1547 Cal. Sc. P. I. 5.
Ther cam ane ship from France with monyshion to the Governor … of poldre & bollatis rycht mekall 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 57.
The Inglismen landit thair greit artailȝerie … togidder with pulder and monitioun(6) 1557–8 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 253.
Twa dosoun of dowble rauchers to cleith the monitioun hous with 1558 Edinb. B. Rec. III. 21.
To by half hundreth schod schullis with tua dosane matokis … and put the samin in the monitioun hous of the toun 1562–3 Edinb. Old Acc. II. 179.
Keiperis of the monitioun hous 1565 Digest Justiciary Proc. F. 5.
Johnne Chisholme comptroller of the Quenis monitioun hous 1581 Treas. Acc. MS. 50 (2) b.