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Pecifying, Pecyfy-, Pecefé-, Peseféing, Pecifing, -yng, vbl. n. Pacifying. = Pacifying. — 1525 Crim. Trials I. i. 128.
In pecifing of the cuntré 1526 Douglas Chart. 226.
In the … furthputting of justice, pecyfying of the realme, stanching of mysdoaris 1531 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 49.
For the pecifying and cessing of … discord betuix the saidis partiis … that [etc.] 1547 Corr. M. Lorraine 210.
For the … pesefeing of the legis — 1546 Reg. Privy C. I. 66.
Pecifyng 1570 Leslie 278.
For pecefeing of the trubles
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