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Avise, Awise, Avice, n.¹ Also: avis, avys, avyse, avyis(e, auis, auise, avese, awis, awys, awyse, awiis, awyis(e; avyce, awice, awyce. [ME. avis, avys (c 1300), avise, avyse, avice, etc., OF. avis. Cf. Advise n.]

1. Careful consideration; judgement or opinion; counsel or advice.(a) 1375 Barb. x. 269.
He knew … his gret wit and his avis Ib. xix. 157.
Thé behufis … say thine avis 1456 Hay I. 192/24.
Touchand the quhilk debate thare is grete regarde and avis 1513 Doug. ii. i. 43.
Ane othir menȝe Quhilk bettir avys thar myndis set apon Ib. xi. x. 57.
I sall schaw ȝow mine avys 1560 Rolland Seven S. 71/16.
But mair auise he closit thame 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 233.
The principall and regentes … sall confere thair avyseis for the amendment of all disordouris(b) c1450-2 Howlat 280.
To deme his awys c1420 Ratis R. 788.
To thar awys thow may the trest c1475 Wall. vi. 894.
With schort awys he maid ansuer Ib. vii. 32.
With sad awys agayne to thaim he said a1500 Bk. Chess 1363.
He suld with gret awys Treis … plant Ib. 1468.
Be his awne awys 1526 Douglas Corr. 342.
My pure oponȝoune and awys 1551 Reg. Cupar A. II. 68.
With ane awys, consent, and assent 1588 Douglas Corr. 240.
That we mai haif ȝour awys and counsell(c) 1513 Doug. xi. Prol. 38.
Fuyl hardynes … That vndertakis all perrellis but avice Ib. vii. 116.
That mysteris not our avicis

b. Be (or to) mine (etc.) avise, in my opinion. ?1438 Alex. ii. 4985.
He hes despysit, to myne avyse, To mekill … prynces a1500 Bk. Chess 97.
All was one to saye, be myne awys 1513 Doug. x. v. 175.
Hap helpis hardy men, be myne avys 1558-66 Glencarne in Knox I. 74.
Syne miracles [ȝe] mak, be ȝour avyse

2. a. Be (the) avise of, by, or in accordance with, the counsel or advice of.(a) 1442 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 307.
Be the avys of our Councal 1497 Dunferm. B. Rec. 77.
Tua men chosin be the avis of thaim 1500 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 84.
Be avyse, command, and ordinance of thame 1528 Chart. Crosraguel I. 87.
Be avis of men of law 1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 22.
Chosin ȝeirlie be the auise of the provest 1568 Misc. Spald. C. II. 109.
Be tlair presence and avyse 1573 Reg. Privy C. II. 228.
Be avyise of the commissionaris 1581 Burne Disput. a vij b.
Be thair auyse and requeist(b) 1494 Treas. Acc. I. 245.
Be the awys of the Thesaurar 1496 Douglas Chart. 159.
Be the sycht and the awiis of Iohnne of Ogiluy 1513 Dunferm. B. Rec. 192.
Be the awis of the lord and the towne 1536 Prot. Bk. T. Johnson 20.
Be the awys of men of law a1578 Pitsc. II. 113/25.
Decreitit be quene and counsall be his awyse 1598 Edinb. B. Rec. V. 233.
Be the awyse of the principall(c) 1539 Glasgow Prot. IV. 119.
Be sycht and avice of the procuratouris fyschallis 1558 Rentale Dunkeld. 355.
Be awyce of the cheptour 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 291.
Be the avice of the Inglis ambassatouris a1578 Pitsc. I. 8/9.
Be avyce of the heill nobillitie 1597 Grant Chart. 189.
Be the sicht and awyce off men off law

b. With (the) avise of, in the same sense.(a) 1456 Hay I. 81/7.
With avys of wys men of were 1471 Edinb. Chart. 133.
With the avis and deliuerance of oure Counsale 1474 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 29.
Witht avis of the dekin and the best of the craft 1513 Reg. Privy S. I. 388/2.
With avise of the queyn … and of the lordis of counsale 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 219.
With avis of Sir W. M. maister of werk 1578 Glenartney Doc. MS.
With auise and consent of the lordis of our secreit counsale 1622-6 Bisset I. 122/2.
His maiestie witht avise of his estaitis(b) 1487 Prestwick B. Rec. 31.
With awise of thare ourmane 1503 Reg. Cupar A. I. 255.
With awys of ws 1511 Dunferm. B. Rec. 178.
Witht the awys of the nychtbouris 1556 Carte Northberwic 73.
The said priores wytht awise of … hyr brotheyr [etc.] 1567 Liber Coll. Glasg. lxxxiij.
With awise and consent of our regent 1571 Peebles B. Rec. 327.
With awise of the communite

c. Similarly at or eftir the avise of. 1450 Reg. Episc. Brechin I. 151.
Eftir the awis of ane notable assise 1562 Rec. Earld. Orkney 117.
To be done at thair awys

3. Without, but, or by, the advise of, without or against the counsel or advice of.(1) 1450 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 14.
Without the avys and consent … of the worthiest of the craft c 1489 Liber Aberbr. 264.
Without my lordis awyis 1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 224.
Without oure speciale avis and consent thairto 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 69.
Without the quenis awyise 1579 Glasgow B. Rec. I. 77.
Without his avys c1615 Chron. Kings 42.
Without the awice of the wther(2) 1546 Lynd. Trag. Card. 72.
But my awyse concludit wes no thyng(3) 1538 Breadalbane Doc. (Reg. H.) No. 48.
He sall nocht agre … by Archibaldis awis thairto 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. 255.
By the avys or command of the towne 1547 Misc. Spald. C. V. 309.
To do nathing by the awys of the said oversmen