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Supplicat, v. Also: suplicat, supplicet. P.t. supplicat. P.p. supplicat(e. [Late ME (once) supplicated p.p. (1417), supplicate (1625), L. supplicāt-, p.p. stem of supplicāre.] To beg, entreat; petition; to address a request or petition to. a. tr. b. intr. and absol.a. tr. (1) 1637 Baillie I 13.
I shew to my Lord, that I intended on Sunday to have a session for to send a commissioner to supplicat the councell, as I trusted mony of my neighbours would doe 1648 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 93.
The counsell being supplicat be certaine ministeris … desyring them to caus tak notice [etc.](2) 1638 Baillie I 177.
Onlie I humblie supplicat yow, in the name of God, that ye would consider … whether it be expedient 1645 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 55.
Humblie … supplicatting the said counsall that the said James Adam micht be admittit to serve in the said office of mettage a1650 Row 15.
To supplicat the Estats that kirks be repaired and that ministers have housses and aikers, whilk they called manses and gliebs 1657 Conv. Burghs III 453.
To supplicat the said counsall of estait … that securitie may be takin without consignation(3) pres. 1639 Baillie I 202.
Supplicating his Grace to mediat with the King ane hearing of our supplications 1649 Lanark B. Rec. 142.
Humblie suplicating the saidis estaits of parliament seriouslie to consider … how oft he hes bein minassedp.t. 1667 Dumbarton B. Rec. App. i 8.
He supplicat the sessioune to put a spedie cloise to his processp.p. 1647 Strathbogie Presb. 78.
Mr. Johne Reidfurd … being onlie supplicat be the vhole paroche to be ther minister 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 75.
Kathrin and Elizabeth Blacks … having supplicat the Lords of Councill either to be putt to tryall or libertie(4) 1641 Baillie I 381.
He supplicat the Parliament for mitigation of his censure 1647 Elgin Rec. II 258.
Alexander Hepburne … did supplicat the Sessioun for the uppermost degrie of the dask adjacent to the tutor of Duffes his dask 1649 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 109.
The deacone conueiner, … did particularlie supplicat the counsell for ane ease of the saidis buriallis 1654 Stirling B. Rec. I 215.
[To] supplicat the lord generall Monck for ane localatie of coall and candell to the toune 1681 Inverness Rec. II 291.
Baillie Barbor [etc.] … to go to Chanrie and suplicat the synod of Ross for ane voluntar contribution towards uprearing of the stone bridge of this brughb. intr. (1) 1548 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) King's Advocate v. Provost of St. Giles.
We … hes supplicate to the papis halines for impetratioun and obtening of the bullis(2) 1641 Baillie I 339.
He supplicat, that the Lords might take course to louse that arriest a1650 Row 15.
To supplicat that sins of all sorts such as sweareing [etc.] … be punished civillie by mulcts and corporall pains 1663 Strathendrick 81.
Diverse considerable heritores and paritioners did earnestly supplicet [sic in ed.] that he spedely mycht be receaved(3) 1674 Meikle Old Session Bk. 176.
Jon Kid a student who intends to be lawried the nixt year supplicating for some helpabsol. 1637 Baillie I 13.
I left him willing not onlie to cause his Session supplicat, but [etc.]