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Stuling, Stuilling(e, Sto(u)lling, n. Also: stuleing, stuly(i)ng, stulling, stouling, stowlling, stooling, stolyne, steling. [Stul(e n.]

1. a. The action of supporting something. b. The wood used to make supports. Cf. Stul(e n. 4.a. 1554–5 Edinb. B. Rec. II 307.
The expensis maid on the tresting, propping and beitting of the Tolbuith … to beir furth the vij greit treis furth of the volt and for stuling of thame and the rest of the standarts 1647 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 256.
For stowlling off Tryllin mill and making hir ane going warkb. 1558 (1565) Reg. Great S. 411/1.
Sustentarent dicta molendina in omnibus necessariis nisi tantum in ly stuling quod ad dict. commendatarium & c. pertinuit cum reformatione seu reparatione [etc.] 1580 Crail B. Ct. MS 26 April.
Prowyding that the said Thomas leiff the foirsaid milne sufficientlie reparit in rwiffe wallis and stuilling 1591 Edinb. Test. XXIII 221b.
In stuilling for bigging of the said schipe 1601–2 Reg. Great S. 445/1.
Reparationem molendini … ducturam molarium lapidum et lignorum lie stuling 1606 Reg. Great S. 616/1.
Stuilling 1644 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 56b.
The treis … to be the mill stolling 1645 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 140.
For stoulling of the corne mill [£53 6 s. 8 d.] 1645 Tulliallan Coal Wks. 141b.
12 greatt treis fre the Cragtone poull to the warks to be ane stouling to the mill

2. A commodity or commodities used as ballast, esp. on the outward journey of a merchant ship; that part of the cargo or contents of a ship treated as ballast. Cf. Ladining vbl. n. 2.(a) 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 289.
To Thomas Bannantyne, skippar … for his haill victualing and haill necessaris xxv li. viij s., and for stuling xx li. 1523 Dundee B. Ct. I 146b (18 June).
The persut of Thome Anderson of viij lib. for the stulyng of a botill [= Botefull n.] of colis 1554 Dundee B. Ct. II 338a (19 Sept.).
The clame of the quarter laiding of vmquhile Villiem Petersonis schip acclamit be Jhone Richardson burges of Foras be ressone he put half stuling & enterit half laiding in the schip vpon his heid merchant 1576 Exch. R. XX 248.
Computum Willelmi Symsone custumarii de Craill Anstruther et Pettinwem redditum per eundem [ … Charge … 47 s. of 3 lasts 11 barrels salt called stuling] 1578 Exch. R. XX 294.
£4 4 s. 6 d. of certain goods called Norway stuling 1578 Exch. R. XX 295.
Wheat called stuling 1580 Exch. R. XXI 3.
Woollen cloth called stuling 1590 Crail B. Ct. 28 April.
The sowme of xxx li. quhilk wes bestowit vpon ane pairt off the owtred off the said baet and stuleing thairof(b) 1590 Edinb. Test. XXII 31b.
The half quarter of the schip … frie outred to the sie with xx li. of stuilling 1609 Edinb. Test. XLV 98.
Certane stuilling in salt tries, barrellis & vther gere 1627 Brechin Test. IV 279.
Item ane quarter of ane bark with hir outreid … Item for stuillinge 1^c lib 1650 Pittenweem Ann. 66.
The haill stuilling and provision and other furnishing that was input in the same ship(c) 1512 Treas. Acc. IV 289.
For furnesing of the … schip in hir out passage by the steling, in wictualling, [etc.](d) 1599 Crail B. Ct. 18 June.
To pay … five hundreth lib. money stulling togidder with the proffeit thairof(e) 1589–1600 Skipper's Acc. (Morton) 61b.
Reseuet fra my aneris with my awne part and all xviii ros nobellis to do my torney with all mar iii scor x pound of stolyne mar xviii ros nobellis I tok with me to Danmark to mak tham count of all with my awne part(f) 1612 Bk. Rates (Halyb.) 340.
Stooling, the boll v li.pl. 1574 Exch. R. XX 144.
Certain victuals called stulingis 1576 Exch. R. XX 249.
Montrois [53 s. 4 d. of certain stulingis … ] … Brintyland … [44 s. of 33 chalders coal called stulingis] 1595 Exch. R. XXIII 505.
Memorandum to tak ordour with the burrois anent the stullingis, viz., the taking out of the cuntrey of malt, meill, and uther vivers als mekle as ane schip will laidin and payis onelie of custome thairfoir and for the said haill schippis laiding 16 s.attrib. 1554 Dundee B. Ct. II 342a (12 Oct.).
The quhilk day Wat Blak grantit that Rob Gardine debursit for hym xlviij s. of stulying siluir 1572 Canongate Ct. Bk. 366.
For the stuling silver of ane boit pertening to the said Thomas Joy 1579 Exch. R. XX 313.
14 s. of 14 bolls stuling malt 1592 Exch. R. XXII 249.
£53, 2 s., of 66 chalders 6 barrels stuling malt