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First published 2000 (DOST Vol. VIII).
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Sak, n.¹ Also: sac(k. [ME and e.m.E. sake (Trevisa), sacke (c1460), OE saca acc. and gen. pl. of sacu dispute, litigation, crime (cf. Sak(e n.), ON sqk.] Chiefly coupled with Sok n.¹ in lists of rights in the tenendas clause of charters, originally denoting certain rights of jurisdiction but latterly appar. merely formal. 1094 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXXVII 119.
[Et hec dedi in tali quitantia cum saca et soca c1126 Early Chart. 55. 1139–42 Regesta I 138. c1180 Lindores Chart. 1. 1225 Chart. Earldom Fife in Facs. Nat. MSS I 28. 1238 Cart. Levenax 1.]
Cum sacca et socco … cum thole et theame et infangandthef(1) 1165–73 Reg. Paisley 6.
Has libertates concedo et confirmo scilicet sac et soke tol et them et infangentheof 1317–18 Reg. Great S. 11/1.
Cum furca et fossa, soc et sac, thol et theme [etc.] 1374 Reg. Morton II 110.
Sok et sak 14.. Reg. Maj. c. 2.
And sum criminal mutis pertenis to sum of thir mene forsaide & to thar courtis & namely to thaim the quhilkis has & haldis thar landis with sok & sak pyt & galows toll ande teme infang thyft and outfang thyft 1450 Reg. Episc. Glasg. 376.
Cum furca et fossa sok sak thol theme 1507 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV 218. 1541 Frasers of Philorth 243.
With furk, foss, sok, sak, tholl, theme 1598 Acts IV 162/1.
Quhilk infeftment … sall … contene full and frie libertie … of frie barrounis with sok sak [etc.] 1630 Skene Mem. 214.
With halking hunting … and with furk fork sok sak tholl theve [etc.] 1632 Lanark B. Rec. 327.
To be haldin … the said burghe of Lanerk … in frie burghe royall for evir … with … sok, sak, thole, thame [etc.] 1611-57 Mure Hist. Rowallane 241.
Sack 1661 Kirkwall Chart. 41.
Cum furca fossa sock sack thoill thame [etc.](2) 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Sak.
Sak … quhilk may be called the vnlaw or amerciament paied be him quha denies that thing quhilk is proven against him to be trewe or affirmis that thing quhairof the contrar is of veritie