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Moyen, Moyane, a. and n.² Also: moyan, moyaine, moiyane, moyant. [MF. (coulevrine) moyenne, and, as n., moyenne, fem. of moyen middle (-sized), as Moyenn.¹ Only Sc. Cf. also Mayan and Myan(e.]For numerous additional instances, see Indexes to Treas. Acc. vols. IV–XI, s.v. Culverin(g and/or Moyen.

1. adj. (A culverin) of the middle size.Also comb. in culvering-moyan, for which see also Culverin(g n. 2 (1).(1) 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 510.
To the turnour for xxvj chargeouris to the culvering moyaine Ib. 517.
The first culvering moiyane, drawin with viij oxin and ane hors 1543–4 Rentale S. Andree 177. Ib. 182. 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 379.
In thame [ships] ane culvering moyane witht hir quheillis [etc.] 1558 Ib. 438.
For Lumbart paper to draw the patronis of ane double culvering battart and moyane(2) 1539–40 Treas. Acc. VII. 349.
And casting of twa double culvering moyanis 1541–2 Ib. VIII. 123.
Twa grete culvering moyanis 1566 Ib. XI. 518.

2. Later absol. as noun, in same sense.See also Battard n., Culverin(g n. 2 (4) and Falcon n. 2, for further examples. 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 379.
For lossing of the first moyane v s. 1546–7 Ib. IX. 57.
Tua moyanis … and feyit to cary thame xviij hors, … Item x pyonnarres to pas with the saiddis moyanis 1547 Ib. 79.
Ane moyane and twa falconis, and in the moyane xj hors and in every ane of the falconis ix hors 1548 Ib. 188. 1562–3 Ib. XI. 248. 1566 Inv. Wardrobe 171.
To mak bullettis for moyane and cutthrottis 1569 Reg. Privy C. II. 25.
Moyen 1572-5 Diurn. Occurr. 177.
At the quhilk day ane gros culvering and ane moyane come … to sege the castell 1580 Reg. Privy C. III. 319.
Moyen 1581 Mar & Kellie MSS. 35.
Three moyants of bras 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 71.
Moyens

b. Attrib. 1545 Treas. Acc. VIII. 392.
xij berrellis of battard and moyane bullattis 1553 Ib. X. 173. 1558 Ib. 437.
And battart stock and moyane stok 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 73.
For 2 pair of garneist moyen quheillis