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Pastur(e, -our, n.¹ Also: -uir, -uyr, -oure, -or(e. [ME. and e.m.E. pastur (Cursor M.), -our (Manning), -ure (Rolle), OF. pasture (F. pâture), late L. pāstūra f. pāst-, p.p. stem of pāscere to feed.] (A) pasture, in the usual senses and applications.For numerous further instances, see Lesour n.a. Grazing by animals. b. The right of grazing animals. c. Grass or herbage, viewed as grazing. d. Food or sustenance, generally.e. Pasture-land, or a piece of this. Also plur. in the tenendas clauses of grants of land.Also attrib. and comb.(1) 1402 Reg. Panmure II. 184.
The catel of Panmore sale hafe common pastour in the sulye of tha ilke landis 1410 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I. 30.
Thir aw na man … haiff pastour in our propir muyr 1487 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 42.
No catall sale haf pastour of gyrs apone the lynkis … except the flessouris wederis 1495 Reg. Paisley 405. 1508 Reg. Cupar A. I. 275.
Patrick Bell … sal haf pastour to vi ky and a hors in our forest of Campsy 1530 Lennox Mun. 235.
The tenentis … had fre wis and pastour on the ground abone writing 1639 Urie Baron Ct. 83.
Ilk person … fund using pastour quhair wayes or gaittes throw the yeardis [etc.](2) 1410 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I. 30 (see Fewale n.). 1450 Ib. 127.
Baith in pastour castynge and wynnynge of eldinge 1456 Liber Aberbr. 89. 1473 Acta Aud. 27/1. 1475 Prestwick B. Rec. 26.
That all thir personis forsaid put certane gudis befor him [the common herd] in pastur 1478 Reg. Cupar A. I. 214.
Fredom of pasture to aucht kattale 14.. Statut. Sc. Ch. 6.
We curs … all thaim that strublis the fredome of haly kirk in wod watir or pastur 1499 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 625.
In moris [etc.] … lesouris & common pastoure a1500 Bernardus 64.
Se thou consyder … Thi bestis fude and plese tham with pasture [: cur] 1509 Reg. Privy S. I. 289/2.
The landis of … the Kers of Innes … with all gers, pastur and uther proffitis thairof 1513 Doug. xi. vii. 58.
On thir wild holtis … In faynt pastur doith thar bestis go 1523 Treas. Acc. V. 216.
That thai send thair oxin to the park of Striveling thare to reman at pastor 1557 Reg. Cupar A. II. 137. 1669 Rothesay B. Rec. 166.(3) 1410–11 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I. 30.
And we pessablie in possessioun of the said moir and land and of the pastuir of it 1456 Hay I. 241/3.
In Provence … women … led the bestis to the water and to the pasture 1456 Liber Aberbr. II. 89.
Na nane othir thing that mai … skaith the pasture 1473–4 Yester Writs 74.
Nor the pastour of the sowmes of Wyndan 1533 Bell. Livy I. 23/8.
He … began to drive away … his beistis fra that noysum pasture 1543 Reg. Privy S. III. 42/2. 1557 Inverness Rec. I. 9.
The pastur and lesur of Drakis 1559 Liber Melros II. 648. 1570 Inverness Rec. I. 191.
Pastuyr 1576 Crim. Trials I. ii. 51.
As sche was … dryvand hir ky to the pasture 1596 Dalr. I. 19/8.
Thay … farr excelis thame that feid in the pastoure of the nerrest cuntreyes 1658 Echt Kirk S. in Strathbogie Presb. xiii. 1664 Rothesay B. Rec. 82.
Item that nane cast elding in the eist commoune … or uther fewall to prejudge the pastour(4) c1420 Wynt. i. 1342.
Thare is … tyll all catale pasture [W. bestis pastoryne] gwde 1465 Liber Dryburgh 278.
With comon pastur of iii hundreth schip 1490 Irland Mir. I. 140/36.
The pastor and hird suld kep the scheip fra the wouf … and gif him gud pastore 1533 Boece i. iv. 39.
Thai fand … commodios pasture to thare catall 1549 Compl. 21/12.
Nou the grond of it is pastour for bestial 1567 Reg. Episc. Morav. 405.
To grant pastour to twentie-foure kye and ane bull … pertening to the bischop 1573 Peebles B. Rec. I. 355.
Without ony pastour of bestiall to be pasturit thairupone ?1549 Monro W. Isles (1961) 73.
Gude pasture for scheip(5) 1423 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 37.
Partis of the landis of West Lochtrysk now common pastor of the samen 1492 Reg. Episc. Morav. 244.
The said landis thareftir togiddir with the girs of the wod … to be common pastour till Croy and Kilravok(6) 1456 Hay II. 128/18.
And all bestis and foulis takis thair pasture of the said flouris and herbis and fruytis c1460 Alex. (Taym.) 529.
He [Bucephalus] eit na thing bot flesche to his pasture 1494 Loutfut MS. 28 b.
And quhen he [the stag-beetle] passis out of the wod … quhar he wes customyt to tak his pasture [etc.] a1500 Bk. Chess 1358.
This teileman has … A wand or quhipe … To call his cattell to thair pastur 1513 Doug. xii. Prol. 94.
Als far as catal … Had in thar pastur eyt and knyp away 1549 Compl. 42/27.
Than the scheiphirdis pat there scheip … on dry hillis to get ther pastourplur. 1398 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 37.
Woddis and wattris pasturis and al vthir thyngis 1422 Stirlings of Keir 208.
Wit medowis fudis and pastoris 1461 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 362.
To be haldyn … the forsaide landys … in … rodis watterys reuirys medewys pasturis 1492 Reg. Episc. Morav. 248. 1524 Reg. Privy S. I. 497/2. 1534 Liber Melros II. 628. 1543 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 100.
The landis … tilbe brukit … with hillis pastores and walis … pertenand to the samyn 1563 Peebles B. Rec. I. 72.attrib. 1588 Prot. Bk. J. Inglis 24 July.
and comb. The commond pasture gait on the west part — 1552 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 172.
Your commoun landis and pastour groundis 1578–9 Reg. Privy C. III. 79.
Scotland upoun that Marche is ane pastour ground — 1591 McKay Kilmarnock 361.
All the meadows pastures and pasture-lands — 1579, 1617 Despauter (1579).
Pascua, ane pasture place for bestial