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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Voceing, Voic(e)ing, vbl. n. Also: voyceing, woyceing, voyseing. [17th c. Eng. voicing (?c1615), voycing (1623).] The action of expressing a decision regarding some matter, voting; an instance of this. Also const. against. Also to put or go to (the, ane) voiceing. (Voce v. 5. Cf. Voce n. 11 (3).)(1) 1618 Bk. Univ. Kirk App. lii, liii.
In all lawfull Assemblies, the voicing should be free: but in this pretended Assembly there were no free voicing; for the voicers were threatened to voice affirmativé … Yea it was plainly professed that neither reasoning nor the number of voices should carie the matter away 1635 Aberd. B. Rec. III 85.
The counsall … consentis to his … voceing in the said electioun 1635 Aberd. B. Rec. III 85.
Woyceing 1639 Baillie I 126.
Mr. John Bell urged the voyceing for the moderator 1640 Acts V 260/1.
Annullis all former laws … mad in favouris of … prelatis … for thair ryding sitting or voceing in Parliament 1647 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II 528.
[The act appointing him bears that his election took place after] leitting and voyceing [from which it would appear that at least one other name had been before the Commissioners] 1649 Sel. Biog. I 377.
The trouble and tempest of this nobleman's mind was not for voicing against, but only deserting the cause 1650 Lamont Diary 24.
Debaring all that adhered to that said remonstrance from sitting and voyceing in the publicke judicatories 1652 Canongate Hammermen in Bk. Old Edinb. C. XX 95.
After consideration and examination with voyceing about of the trade conveenit they all in ane voyce disclame dissasent and pass frae the whole substance contenit in the twa decreits from Edinburgh counsell 1653 Edinb. B. Rec. VIII 305.
They could not give their voices to the electioun … and desyred to be markit onlie present, and non-loquet [sic in MS] in the voiceing 1658 Conv. Burghs III 462.
That nane speik wnrequyrit … nor intermix thair reasoning with thair voiceing a1676 Guthry Mem. 138.
It was not the custom in assemblies, for any man, while the roll was a calling, to interrupt voicing by discourses 1681 Stirling B. Rec. II 34.
For keiping secrecie of thair voiceing and counselling in the counsell hous(2) c1646 Craufurd Edinb. Univ. 47.
Had … put the mater to voiceing 1638 Hamilton P. (Camden Soc.) 28.
Therefter itt was put to uoyseing 1642 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 128.
The matter was put to the voiceing whither [etc.] 1643 Maxwell Mem. II 279.
Gif the matter that day had gone to voyceing, yow had cariet it c1650 Spalding I 228.
This queritur gois to voiceing … It fallis be pluralitie of voites 1669 Glasgow B. Rec. III 122.
Being … put to ane voyceing quhither it should be done or not 1675 Adv. Min. Bk. 30.
Anent the electione of ane deane of facultie … Sir Andrew Birnie and Mr. Nathaniell Fyffe being listed to be elected and being put to voiceing Sir Andrew Birnie wes elected be voyceing conforme to the old constitutione