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Regist(e)ring, Regestring, vbl. n. Also: regristring, registren; regestrein. [e.m.E. registring (1576), f. Register v.] The action of recording or registering. 1483 E. Loth. Antiq. Soc. II 104.
That all prenteissis … sall pay to the box fourtie shillingis and twentie shilling for buiking and registren of thame 1545 Oliphants 78.
Thair lauchfull procuratouris to consent to the regestrein of this present contract 1577 Reg. Privy S. VII 202/1.
The confirmationis and registering of testamentis alsweile greit as small 1583 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 280.
Becaus the regestring thairof … will be verray tedious and paynfull 1583 Perth B. Ct. 28 June.
Our full power to consent to the regristring heirof in the saidis buikis 1617 Acts IV 546/2.
Registring 1621 Ib. 618/2.
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