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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Resettin(g, -saitting, vbl. n. Also: res-, ra- and -set-, -cet(t)-, -cept-, -ceipt-; -seat-. [Reset(t v., Resait v.] The action of resetting, in a. sense 1, and b. sense 3, of Reset(t v.a. (1) 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II 42.
Margret Baxter put hir in the … ballies will for resetting of Katryne Heriot that commoun thef 1540 Perth Hammermen 41.
That Robert Young hes failyet for the resetting of George Bowis servand 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 173.
Callit civilie befoir the Lordis of Sessioun for resetting of Maister Robert Wauchop 1570 Sat. P. xxiv 23.
For airt and pairt ressetting him, … Of thy auld lordschip beis not left ane sous 1574 Misc. Spald. C. II 41.
Rasetting 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 49. 1640 Aberd. B. Rec. III 196.
Ane act anent ressetting of strangeris … without leiwe of the magistrattes 1643 Elgin Rec. II 247.
Compeired Agnes Corsar for … whooring and resetting of whoors 1644 Acts VI i 106/2.
The resetting … of the saids fugitives imbolds and encourages them to keepe themselves still lurkeing 1648 Elgin Rec. II 261.
Reprehended for reseting Michall Urquhart the kard, he being excommunicat 1668 Alyth Par. Ch. 97.
Delated … for recetting ane lowse man … and ane slight woman … in her howse 1676 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 232 (1 Nov.).
Also sumond … John Herries … for conversing with and recetting of the Egithians 1684 Lauder Notices Affairs II 574.
Resetting in law must be a concealling, abstracting, or hindring a rebell from being brought to justice or punishment 1699 Cramond Ch. Cullen 138.
By reason of resetting and quartering vagrants and loose persons(b) a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 304.
Recepting of Jesuits [etc.] … incurrs the paine of treasone 1684 Wodrow Hist. (1830) IV 503.
The wifes of such as were forefaulted or denounced fugitives for recepting their husbands(c) 1599 Ellon Presb. 9.
For receipting of … priests 1686 Mackenzie Observ. 225.
The receipting persons of the Romish religion, is not simply made criminal, except they did reset them for three days together(d) 1592–3 Ayr B. Acc. 176.
The ressaitting of the men of Arrane [to Carrick](e) 1643 Aberd. Journal N. & Q. III 82.
Reseating(2) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 111.
Heiring this word of Claudis resetting in the castell c1650 Spalding I 229.
For alledgit recepting within his ground of … his folloueris 1684 Lauder Observes 129.b. 14.. Reg. Maj. c. 179.
Giff ii men be impledyt, … ane of thyft & ane other of resetting tharof 1530 Carnwath Baron Ct. (S.H.S.) 114.
Vilȝem Somerwell … foloit Berte Howeson for the resaifin of his corn & resettin thairof 1542 Reg. Privy S. II 694/2.
For art and part of the allegit steling and ressetting of ane ox [etc.] 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 173.
For resetting of gudis can nocht gif actioun quhane the awaytaking thairof is nocht fund criminous of befoir 1575–6 Inverness Rec. I 247.
In resetting fra the said Kennocht Owir all maner of leddir 1608 Crim. Trials II 562.
The thiftious steilling, conceling, ressetting and away-taking of tuell hydis furth of ane barkhoill 1630 Monteith Stewartry Ct. 24 June.
Anent his resetting of ane boll of beir quhilk was stowne … in Callender ?1673 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 167.
For killin and receting of ane fish in the forbiden tyme 1687 Shields Hind Let Loose 492.
As much affinity … as resetting hath with theft(b) 1621 Black Bk. Taymouth 369.
For recepting of thrie great ky … quhilkis wer stollin fra … [a] bowman 1647 Banff Ann. I 92.
Johne Brig … accused for recepting … of certaine shakellis of the long gaid of the said burgh 1650 Johnston Diary II 19.
I … saw no good but evil from any of their recepting letters from Douning 1683 Bk. Dunvegan I 243.(c) 1663 Justiciary Ct. Rec. I 61.
John Ferguson [etc.] … accused for being art and part of the steilling at least of the theftous receipting of 12 oxen frae Craigievar(d) 1666 Argyll Justic. Rec. I 3.
Persewed for the thefteous stealling, concealling, resaitting [etc.] … of twa mart kyne