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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Vesying, Visieing, Visiting, vbl. n. Also: vesiyng, veseing, weseing, viseing(e, wayschein, visyeiting, visitting, visiteing, wisiting, vizeiting. [ME and e.m.E. visiting (Cursor M.), vesityng (c1425).] The action of a. Attending on or visiting the sick. (Vesy v. 4.) b. Inspecting, examining, etc. in various, esp. official, contexts. (Vesy v. 6, 7, 9.)a. 1583 Misc. Wodrow Soc. 459.
He was sum part negligenter in veseing the seik(b) 1596 St. A. Kirk S. 816.
That he may be mair diligent … in visiting of the seik 1622 Crim. Trials III 516.
Ordinarie deidis of vizeiting a patient, be a freind or phisitioun 1665 Lauder Jrnl. 42 (see Pretext n. a).
Visittingb. 1520 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 174.
The said dene … sall haff fre entres at the foryeit but ony molestacione or trubbilis to the biggyng mendyng and vesying of faltis 1542–3 Reg. Privy S. III 21/1.
The office of seing and vesying of all maner of skynnis custumable 1549 Lamb Resonyng 61/21.
Julius Cesar … eftir his vesiyng tuys the partis quhar that Loundoun is situate 1552 Treas. Acc. X 148 (see Fut(e)man 1 (a)).
Veseing 1561 Reg. Privy S. V i 212/1.
For making of register, veseing, handilling and ordouring of the said artailyerie 1566 Edinb. B. Rec. III 224.
The weseing of nychtbourheidis 1570 Donaldson Cramondiana 59.
Giffin to the monk of Bewlie for viseing of the knok 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 379.
The said baillie … ordanit Schir Williame Makdowgall maister of wark … to pas to the saidis bak landis and visie the samyn … quha … eftir the visieing thairof … entirit in courte agane 1578 Acts III 112/1, 2.
Ane act concerning [etc.] … remittit to the lordis appointit for viseing of the lawes … The kingis grace and thrie estaitis … hes remittit … this mater to the lordis appointit for veseing of the lawes 1578 Glasgow B. Rec. I 69.
Men to accumpany the prouest [etc.] … for viseing of thair merchis of the toun 1578–9 Glasgow B. Rec. I 467.
For ane ell taffatie and v vnce silk to be ane pensall to the raid of Stirling iiij lib. x s. iiij d. … Item to Katerine Hunter for vesying of frenȝeis to the pensall vj s. viij d. 1587 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 117.
To caus tua visitoris be suorne for visieing the markat weklie 1592 Burntisland B. Ct. 20 Oct.
Anentis viseinge off the mettis missouris and wechtis be the bailleis 1601 Dundee Shipping P. 72.
For wayschein of ane wayne trei ½ R(b) 1497 Treas. Acc. I 344.
To ane cowpar for mending and visiting of thir pipis 1578–9 Reg. Privy C. III 117.
For visiting, taisting and uptaking of wynis to the furnissing of his majesteis house 1578–9 Treas. Acc. XIII 251.
In correcting and visiting the auld municipall lawis of this realme 1600 Edinb. B. Rec. V 272.
Visyeiting 1623 Rec. Univ. Aberd. 282 (see Rewine n. 3 b).
Wiseting 1622-6 Bisset I 82/9.
The buikis of the law … visited sichted and corrected be the lordis commissionaris speciallie depute to the said visiting sichting and correcting thairof 1632 Kinghorn Kirk S. 35.
The quhilk day being appointed for visiting the comptis of the poore a1651 Calderwood II 393.
Bishop of Orkney … delated for not visiting the kirks … from Lambmesse to Allhallowmesse 1657 Balfour Ann. IV 223.
For wisiting the bookes of the committee of estaits 1680 Kirkintilloch B. Ct. 105.
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