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A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)

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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.

Quotation dates: 1558-1617, 1670-1678

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Convocat, v. (also p.t. and p.p.). [e.m.E. convocate p.p. (1532) and v. (c 1540), L. convocātus p.p. of convocāre.] tr. To convoke, assemble by summons.(a) 1558-66 Knox II. 406.
Quhat authoritie haif ye to convocat my subjectis … without my commandiment?
a1597-1617 Hist. James VI 11.
Laiser was offerit to convocat thair forces on both sydis
a1597-1617 Ib. 22. 1609 Hume 174/294.
Having powar to convocat, to try, to plant, to deprive pastoris, &c, … in the Kirk
1670 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III. 133.
He … did most rytouslie convocat divers persons
1672 Acts VIII. 9/2.
Whosoever … shall convocat any number of people to these meetings shall be punished with death
(b) 1581 Cath. Tr. 76/14.
The emperour … conuocat all thir diuerse sectis
1591 Antiq. Aberd. & B. IV. 52.
Thai … hes associat and conuocat with thame selffis ane greit noumer of deboschit vagabundis
1603 Moysie 123.
Lord Vchiltrie conuocat togither of his freindis and seruandis to the number of two hundrethe horsse
1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i. vi. § 7.
It was alledg'd, that Assint here only … convocat his men to oppose the Earl of Seaforth, but not the King

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