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War(r)andice, n. Also: warrandyse, -yce, -is(e, warandys(e, -is(e, -ize, -es, varrandice, -is, -ece, varandice, -is, -e(i)s, wairandice, vairandice, werrandis(e, verrandyis. [e.m.E. warrandise (1512), warandice, warandise (both 1565), AF warandise, var. of warantise, OF also garantise.]

1. Protection. Cf. War(r)and n. 2. ?1438 Alex. ii 9636.
Than straik he ane vpone sic wyse, His helme micht mak na warrandyse

2. A guarantee which secures another against risk or loss, esp. given by a seller of goods as protection to the buyer; specif. the legal obligation whereby one party agrees to indemnify another.(a) 1488 Acta Aud. 125/1.
Anent the actioun persewit … be the said Adam Bell agane Den Dauid Deware … for the werrandis of him of the said teyndis & froitis … & the said Den Dauid grantis that he aucht to werrand the said Adam(b) 1495 Halyb. 53.
Giffin to Derik Jacopsone … for the forbettryn off 2 sekis of woyll that had his letter of varandis 24 s. 1531 Glasgow Prot. IV 37.
Jhon Don resigned the property in favour of Alexander Sten and Janet Craeg, his spous, for payment to him of l6 s. annualrent … the sayd Alexander … oblissis his place in the Gallowgaet Port, that he inhabits, in warrandise of the paement of the xvj s. anwell 1561 Reg. Privy C. I 173.
The saidis summondis … specifiis nocht quhane … nor yit quhome fra, I ressauit the gudis … takand thairthrow away my defencis, baith for warrandice and releif c1575 Balfour Pract. 282.
Quhen ony man is callit for warrandice in ane actioun … befoir ane judge albeit the judge wald not be competent to him, he beand callit … in the principal cause … be ressoun of the warrandice, he is judge competent to him 1592 Acts III 547/2.
Quhilk pensioun the said erle … transferrit in the said Adame bischope of Orknay oblissand him in maist strait forme for warrandice of the said pensioun 1597 Skene Verb. S. s.v. Claremethen.
The law of Claremethen concernis the warrandice of stollen cattell, or gudes 1600 Misc. Spald. C. II 286.
Nochtwithstanding of the particular warrandis I haif of your self for quieting of all eilistis 1630 Aberd. Council Lett. I 324.
We perceave your willingnes to delyver these monyes to … your sone, who is content to give you his acquittance with warrandice at all hands 1632 Lithgow Trav. iii 116.
They lent two millions of money, and for warrandice whereof, they have this towne and prouince made fast to them 1639 Aberd. B. Rec. III 148.
The … counsell … agries to accept of the band of warrandice giwen be the Lord Marqueis of Huntlie to the toune anent the escaiping of Willeame Gordoun … furth of the wairdhous 1669 Jus Populi 27.
Will not the law of nature and nations … be a sufficient warandice for the other, in case of extreme necessity 1672 Inverness Rec. II 255.
The … counsell answered that sufficient discharges being giwen be the saids creditors to the magistrats with warrandice to frie tham from trouble in all tyme comeing [etc.](c) 1520 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 56.
The inquest comonit of the hors of … Adam Rutherfurd tane furtht wranguslye and agayne the law of Adam Wylkesoun stable and culd nocht fynd to compel the said Wilkesoun to mak satisfaction nor pament of the said hors becaus the said Adam tuk nocht the said hors in warandes 1527 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 89.
This inquiest ordines the ple … betueix James of Murray and James Brown to depend quhill the heid court, or ellis the sayd James of Murray to preiff with ane sufficiant preiff that he tuk the kow of varandes

3. a. The legal obligation whereby the granter or vendor of land, etc. agrees to indemnify the purchaser or tenant if possession is lost through defect of title. Chiefly, clause, summondis, etc. of warrandice, (the part of) a document describing the terms of this obligation. Also, to geve, have, mak, etc. in warrandice; action, cause of warrandice. See 1681 Stair Inst. ii iii § 46 (1981) 374.(1) a1372 Foulis Chart. (Reg. H.).
Which davach was formerly given to him in defect of warrandice of the land of Fyndwne 1400 Maxwell Mem. I 141.
Al landis … gyffyn to the forsayd Robert, throw the forsayd Schyr Jon the fader, vndir warandyse of hys airis 1466 Acta Aud. 4/2.
The actioun … tuiching the warandice of twa merkis worthe of land 1497–8 Acta Conc. II 147.
That it was nocht ressavit equivalent to the warrandise of the landis forsaid 1541 Misc. Bann. C. III 420.
Gaif heritable sesing of the saidis landis of Kello, with their pertinence and varrandis of the forsaidis landis of Boltoun to John Symmervaill, atturna for the said Patrik Hepburne 1569 Grey Friars 121.
Varrandece c1575 Balfour Pract. 318.
Na persoun may be callit and convenit for warrandice of ony landis annalȝeit and disponit be him, fra ward, releif or non-entres, except he be speciallie and expreslie bund and oblist thairto 1587 Acts III 432/1.
Incais ony of the saidis prelattis … salbe heireftir callit and persewit at the instance of quhatsumeuir personis for warrandice of ony of the saidis kirklandis sett in few or tak be thame 1588 Douglas Bequest (Reg. H.) 19 May.
Ane lettre of tak and assedatioun conteynyng warrandyce and vther clausis necessar as effeiris 1612 Aberd. Council Lett. I 116.
Anent infeftments wanting procurators and warrandice remittit to the next parliament 1655 Bk. Dunvegan 55.
She is also to be given the two davach lands of Waterness … which are … to be lands … of warrandice in case for any reason she is evicted from the principal lands 1681 Stair Inst. ii iii § 48.
Infeftments of warrandice imply this condition, that they should take no effect, but in the case of eviction of the principal lands 1690 Acts IX 171/1.
Chartors containeing precepts of seasing and all other securities requisite and necessar for infefting and secureing him thereintill with warrandice alwayes in manner under written(2) 1400 Maxwell Mem. I 141.
At the forsayd Robert sal resafe and resafys be thir present letteris tha chargis of warandyse in hymself 1432 Highland P. II 166.
Schir Jhon sal charter the saide Duncane and his ayris and his assigneis of al the twa parts of Glastre [etc.] … and als frely as the said Schir Jhon hade it of before wyth the clause of warandise 1476 (1481) Reg. Great S. 310/2.
A speciale clause of warandice of the landis of Rothharrald and Auchythe 1484 Acta Conc. I 86*/1.
The sadis landis as was allegit … be the sad Thomas to pertene to him be resone of actis off varandice maid be Robert Boid 1495 Rec. Earld. Orkney 201.
Warandice 1498–9 Acta Conc. II 321.
Efter the forme and tenore of the charter and saising of warrandice made be the sade Henry, Lord Sinclare 1499–1500 Acta Conc. II 358.
The summondis of werrandise betuex Schir David Lindesay agane Jhone, Erle of Craufurd 1536–9 Ex. Processes (Reg. H.) No. i (Abbot of Newbattle v. Williamson).
The said tak to haif bene maid to me with claus of verrandyis in the securrest forme 1561 Peebles B. Rec. I 272.
The counsale ordanis James Douchell to rander the keyis of the west wolt … and the claus of warrandice to be dissoluit 1565 Reg. Privy S. V i 573/2.
With the obligatioun of warrandice contenit thairintill, and all uthiris pointis, clausis, articlis, and pasis contenit within the said gift 1565 Lochwinnoch Par. 131.
[Lands] to be haldin of our soverane ladie the Quenis grace, with all claus of varrandice neidfoull 1610 Bk. Dunvegan 79.
Quhilk infeftments sall beir and conteine this special and express clause of warrandis following 1690 Nairne Peerage Evid. (1874) 27.
This clause of warrandice wherein the marqueis has bound himselfe(b) 1566 Peebles B. Rec. I 301.
That the said hounderath merkis quhairon the saidis landis lyis salbe consignet in ane of the baillies handis … to the effect that the said baillies and counsall ma haif infeftment thairof in claus of wairandice(3) 1431–2 Newbattle MSS (Reg. H.) 20 March.
Til mak warandys of the sayd land … agayn all leuand man or woman 14.. Quon. Attach. c. 39.
Both gif he … allegis to pruff of a charter & efterwart nocht schawys it in iugement he sal nocht be haldyn tharof to mak him warandice tharof be cours of commone law 1464–5 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 60.
He was within age quharefore he mycht nocht convene his hienes to mak him warandize vnto the tyme he war of lachful age 1481 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 462.
Landis … gevin in warandys for the said annuell rent as in the charteris made tharuppoune mar fullely is contenyt 1481 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 463.
Varandis 1481 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 463.
Warrandis 1480–1 Acta Aud. 97/1.
The said Adam allegit to haue a tak of the saide land, & warandis of the sammyn 1490 Acta Conc. I 141/1.
The malez of the landis of Athra assignit to him in werrandise for the landis of Duchquhaly 1497 Acta Conc. II 77.
He that had the sammyn [sc. lands] bound til him in warandice be charter and saising 1499 Liber Melros 622.
Jame Gyfferd … has giffyne till ws … ane ȝerlie annual rent out of his place and land of Schirefhall in speciale varandeis of ane vthir annual rent … out of our landis of Cambestoun 1500 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 633.
Warandis 1562 Glasgow Prot. III 23.
Hew Mwre renunceit all warrandice quhilk he had of Allexander Cwnyghame … of the xxvj s. viii d. lande of Westir-blak-law 1576 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. I 275.
George Erle of Huntlie … being superiour of the saidis landis … is obleist for warrandice thairoff to the author of the persewar 1587 Aberd. Council Lett. I 30.
That hie nor his airis sall not be fande obleist in vairandice bot for his awin deid allanerlie 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 17.
Gif the over-lord of the defender … failȝies or refuses the warandice 1643 Galloway P. 25 Aug.
Althow the nobill lord be bund in warrandice yett thir presentes shall militat no farther againes him(4) 1497–8 Acta Conc. II 138.
That our soverane lordis letters be direct till compell and distrinȝe him and his landis and gudis tharefore, reservand to the sade Wilyeam his accioune of warandise or of relevacione agane … Jhone, Prior of Sanctandros 1562 Aberd. B. Rec. I 346.
In the cause of varandice mowit aganis thame 1617 Acts IV 544/1.
Excepting … all actiounes of warrandice whiche sall not prescryve frome the date of the … infeftment 1622-6 Bisset I 127/18.
Summonis for payment of dettis, recognitionis, … actionis of warrandice [etc.]

b. Warrandice lands, lands given to the grantee in security for the lands originally conveyed.a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 121. 1666 Decis. Lords G. 124.
The rents of the warrandice lands 1675 Crown Chart. (Reg. H.) 24 Jan.
The said vmquhill Walter Stewart his spous to have frie acces & ingres to the forsaidis warrandice landis

c. Absolute warrandice, warrandice where the granter is liable for every defect in the right which he has granted. Reall warrandice, warrandice concerned with warrandice lands. Single warrandice, simple warrandice where the granter is bound only to do nothing inconsistent with the grant. (See Bell Dict. Law Scotl.s.v. Warrandice.)(1) 1662 Burnett Fam. P..
The whilks lands … to be holden and containing absolute warrandice in maner mentionat in the said contract 1662 Decis. Lords G. 26.
The laird of Fairny having disponed to the lord Melvil the minor, the lands and teinds of Pitlour, with absolute warrandice 1667 Argyll-Lauderdale Lett. 73.
I take single warrandice of him, and I give him security of the land, with absolute warrandice(2) a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 121.
Quhen lands ar disponed in reall warrandice and the buyer infeft therin if the principall lands fall in nonentrie … [the buyer] may have recourse to his warrandice lands