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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Locallie, adv. [Cf. late ME. (c 1430) and e.m.E. localliche, -ly, in other uses.] a. (Assigned, paid) as ‘local stipend’ (Local(l a. 2) or as appointed by a ‘decreet of locality’ (Locality n. 1). b. As a ‘locality’ (Locality n. 2). c. Said of lands and teinds from which compulsory ‘loan’ or troops' ‘maintenance’ is to be levied: (Distributed) district by district, separately in each district (see Locality n. 3). d. (Troops to be quartered) in the various separately allocated districts (see Local(l a. 3, Locality n. 3 b).a. 1633 Acts V. 34/2.
That each heretor … being willing to buy his awin teind frome the titulars having power to sell the same sall be obliged to buy the teinds of his awin lands except soe much as sall be locallie assigned to the minister serving the cure of the kirk for his maintenance Ib. 39/1.
In soe far as concernes a competent maintenance to be locallie payit furth of each kirk to the minister 1633 Old Ross-shire I. 33.
4 chalders bere and xl lib. money furth of the personage teyndis … to be locallie payit furth of the reddiest of the teynd scheaves … proportion following … Culderarie [etc.] … 34 bolls, … Eister Rarichie 7 bolls … ix li. … money, [etc.] 1649 Ayr Chart. 187.
And ordayned ane stipend and provisioune of [9 chalders] … to be yeirlie locallie payit be the heritouris and utheris conteined in the said decreitb. 1677 Aberd. Council Lett. VI. 108.
The magistrates … did appoynt severall … collectors for ingathering the mailles … and other rents payable be the vassells [etc.] … within these lands … wherto they were locallie assigned as said isc. 1643 Acts VI. i. 27/1.
Becaus the sowmes of money presently to be lent are not to be ingathered aff the shyres … or by the devisiounes of temporalities and spiritualities but rather … that the samen may be wplifted out of the lands teinds and utheres as they lye locallie in every schireffdome promiscuously … thairfoir … that severall subcollectoures be appoynted … in ilk shyre 1645 Ib. 354/2. 1647 Ib. 703/1.
That the landis & teindis sall pay [the monthly maintenance] as they ly locallie in shyres or burghes conforme to the act … for the loane … and former act of mantenanced. 1649 Acts VI. ii. 388/2.
The Estaits … ordainis the saids forces to be locallie quartered according to the present subscryvit muster rollis
