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Quotation dates: 1400, 1471-1525, 1581-1699
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Captioun, Caption, n. Also: capcioun, -cion, captione. [ME. (rare) capcioun, L. captiōn-, captio.]
1. The action of taking by storm.c1400 Troy-bk. ii. 545; c1400 Ib. 1295.
In the ȝhere of the capcioun Of the cite of gret renown
2. Legal arrest or apprehension; a warrant for arrest.1522 Acts Lords of Council MS. XXXIII. 3.
Swa we maye haif the said capcion suspendit for the space of thua yeris 1525 Acts II. 297.
For the space of xl dais, quharvpon capcioun aucht to be gevin be the law 1586 Reg. Privy C. IV. 67.
The said Tutour hes … obtenit ane letter of his Majestie … dischargeing all horningis and captionis upoun thame 1606–7 Misc. Spald. C. V. 81.
Ane letter to the shireff concerning the captioun of James Gordoun 1622-6 Bisset I. 204/18.
The thrid [pain is] denunciatioun to the horne, and thereftir captioun 1641 Bk. Carlaverock II. 138.
They hawe denunceit me to the horne … and intendis presentlie to use captione 1650 Rec. Old Aberd. II. 40.
The Lard of Dilspro. … did keep himselfe obscuire for feare of taking him by reasone of captione vpon him 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 161.
The said Iohn Herries wes imployed … to take the tenents of Castlemilk with a captione in Tinwalls name 1699 Lamont Diary 215.
Having gone ther … for feare of caption by his creditors
b. Frequent in lettres of captioun.1471 Acts Lords Auditors 16/1.
Onne to the tyme that the mater cum to the king … be lettres of capcion 1488 Acts Lords of Council 88/1.
The kingis hienes wes nocht requirit to gif lettrez of capcioun apoun him 1522 Ib. MS. XXXIII. 3.
The said W. hes optenit letteris of cursyn & thaireftir capcion aganis ws 1584 Misc. Spald. C. II. 341.
Sa soune as the said Erll is at the horne … that he be commitit to waird, and in cais of his absence lettres of captioun to be direct 1595 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I. 468.
Ane artikill … in favouris of the magistrattis … that thai be nocht trublit … be occasioun of lettres of captioun 1607 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 294.
That they may be frie of any charges to be gevin thame be letteris of captioun 1625 Bk. Carlaverock II. 71.
We ar denuncet his Majesteis rebellis, and lettiris of captioun gevin out aganis ws 1663 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 205.
Letters of horneing and captioun haveing followit against them therin 1688 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII. 287.
[He] shewed him the letters of caption and touched him with the wand of peace
3. A captious argument or idea.1581 Burne Disput. 40 b.
Natural reasons, quhilk … are fundin na vther thing bot phantastical captions and illusions
