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Revocatio(u)n(e, -vocacio(u)n(e, n. Also: rewocat- and -yowne, -one. [Late ME and e.m.E. reuocacion (Lydgate), OF revocacion, -ation (c1300 in Larousse), L. revocātiōn-, f. revocāre Revok(e v.] The action of recalling, rescinding or annulling a legal act previously performed; a deed, or article in a deed, cancelling an earlier deed.For further instances, see Again-calling vbl. n. 14.. Acts I 318/2.]
[De tenentibus terras in manibus suis quas habuerunt ex dono domini regis ante Bannok[burn] contra reuocacionem factam apud Cambuskenel(1) 1408 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 70.
That he na his ayris salnot mak reuocacioun of the saide joyntfeftment na taylȝe c1420 Wynt. v 281.
That quhen hys procuratowrys ordanyd he In his nedis to passand be,Seldyn revocatyowne He mayd off that [C. thar] commyssyowne 1438 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 265.
Gyff it sall happine … that I … mak or mowe ony … plede or reuocatioun … of this selling of … landis 1488 Acta Aud. 124/1.
And the said William producit ane uthir instrument of the reuocatioune of the said procuratory 1490 Acta Conc. I 169/1.
For the wrangwis reuocacioun of the procuratouris quhilk he maid vnreuocable … to resigne the landis of [etc.] 1493 Acts II 236/1.
Sen it is leuit and permittit … that persounis constitute in ȝoutheid and tender age quhilkis ar … skaithit in thair heretage be imprudent alienationis [etc.] … of the samin may at thair perfectioun of age mak reuocatioun and reductioun of thingis done preiudiciall to thame in thair minoriteis … We James … king of Scottis … reuok [etc.] 1495 Acta Conc. I 392/2 (see Lede n.¹ 2 a). c1575 Balfour Pract. 181 marg.
The time of revocatioun grantit to ane minor. Ane minor, … efter his age of twentie ane ȝeiris, hes four ȝeiris complete gevin and grantit to him to revoke … all thingis done be him in his minoritie … to his hurt, damnage and skaith … The quhilk privilege … sould be extendit to the kingis grace 1589–90 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 30 Jan.
Allexander maid ane revocatione of the foirsaid pronunsit decreit & all the strentht thairof 1611 Scrymgeour Invent. 51.
Revocatioun maid be Jonet Towris a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 25. 1681 Stair Inst. i vi § 44.(2) c1400 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 53.
But ony reuocacioun 1445 Glasgow Chart. II 440.
In fee and heritage for evirmare, withoutyn ony impediment or revocatioun 1474 Reg. Morton II 224.
I … byndis & oblis me … but colour reuocatioun fraud or gile 1478 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 471.
Without ony obstakyll reuocacone or demande to be maid in the contrare … be vs 1492 Reg. Episc. Morav. 249.
But ony revocation interruption or impediment 1495 Contract (Mey P.) 13 June (see Gaincalling vbl. n.). 1534 Liber Melros II 628.
But ony obstakill reuocatioun or agayn callyng quhatsumeuer 1554 Reg. Privy S. IV 468/1.
That the said respitt for the space of nyntene yeiris but ony revocatioun to indure 1556–7 Ib. V 1 20/1. 1585 Edinb. B. Deeds 188.
Without ony reuocatioun appellacioun or reclamacioun 1593 Rec. Earld. Orkney 169. 1606 Inverness Rec. II 44.

b. specif. An act revoking all gifts, grants, etc. made by or on behalf of a king (chiefly, in later use, only, those made during his minority).Freq. in such phr. as the kingis (general) revocatioune.(1) 1479 Acta Conc. I 31/2.
Na new gift confermacion nor infeftment actentikly gevin agane [by the king] sen the said reuocacion 1498 Ib. II 191.
Our soverane lordis speciale revocatione 1499–1500 Ib. 380.
Anent xj feith nettis of the fisching of Spey … allegit be the sade comptrollar to be fallin under the kingis revocacione 1540 Acts II 383/1.
To insert this his graces present reuocatioune and annullatioune in the buke of this his present parliament c1575 Balfour Pract. 9, etc.
The kingis perfyte age is of twentie ane ȝeiris compleit; swa that nothing done be him thairefter may come under his general revocatioun, nor ȝit may not be speciallie revokit be him 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I 31.
In the act of Parliament [of 1587] … intitulat the kingis maiesties generall revocatioun, this claus … is contenit 1592 Acts III 627/1.
Compleit generall and last reuocatioun 1662 Ib. VII 402/1.
The kings majesties generall revocation with a declaration theranent(2) 1491 Acta Conc. I 168/2.
Ane act … quhilk maid reuocacioune annullacioune and cassacioune of all giftis [etc.] … maid be our souerane lord sen the day of his coronacioun or to be maid quhill his age of xxj ȝeris 1492 Exch. R. X 710.
We [sc. James … King of Scots] hafe … maid generale revocacioun, cassasioun, annullatioun, and renunciacioun of all donacionis, giftis [etc.] … maid and gevin be umquhile our fadir of gud mynd 1497 Treas. Acc. I 383.
Quhen the king maid his reuocacioune in Douchale that samyn day 1570 Leslie 154.
Ane generall revocatioune of all thingis done in his mynoritie a1578 Pitsc. I 382/18.
[In parliament James V] certified and approwed his generall rewocatioun the quhilk he maid in France quhan he come of perfytt age: to wit at … Rowen beand of the aige xxv ȝeiris 1633 Acts V 23/2.
[The king] following the laudable custome vsed befor by his majesties predicessors in making of thair revocationes did vpon the tuelf day of October 1625 mak and giue furth his generall revocatione wnder his privie seale