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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1559-1626
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Papistry, -ie, -é, n. Also: -ae; -teri, papestre. [e.m.E. papestre (1549), -istrie.]
1. Papistry; popery; the practices and beliefs of the Church of Rome. Also, once, attrib.Common f. c 1560; hostile or opprobrious.With and without the defin. article.(1) c 1559 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXI. 143.
The doune putting of all ydolatre abhominationes and papistre 1559–60 St. A. Kirk S. 13.
And all ceremonies useit in papistrie 1560 Buke of Discipline 189.
Becaus that electioun of ministeris in this cursed papistrie hes altogither bene abused 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 134 (see Papistical(l a.). 1562-3 Winȝet I. 27/34. 1562-3 Ib. 68/32; etc.
Johne Knox, quha commandis to abolise thir solenniteis as papistrie 1569 St. A. Kirk S. 333. a1578 Pitsc. I. 408/27. 1581 Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lxx.
We abhorre … all contrarie religion and doctrine but cheifly all kynd of papistrie 1581 Hamilton in Cath. Tr. (S.T.S.) 90/29.
The minister … thunderit … crying that to be papistrie 1599 Chron. Perth 7.
Papistrae 1603 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb).
The Romane religioun callit papisteri 1606 Birnie Kirk-b. xvii.
With the profane in their paganicall papistrie 1608 S. Leith Kirk S. 6. 1612 Protocol Book of W. Leslie (Burgess Oath).
Renunceand the Roman religione callit papistrie(2) 1573–4 Treasurer's Accounts XII. 383.
Certane buikis of papistrie(3) 1562-3 Winȝet I. 77/3.
Escriuing … the vniforme doctrine of the martyris … to the said papistrie 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
Sum fenȝeit Protestantis that … desyris agane the papistrie 1584 Reg. Privy C. III. 686.
As gif his majestie favourit the papistrie(4) attrib. 1587 Chron. Perth 57.
The pest of the soul whilk is papistry ignorance
b. In (the) papistrie: according to the practices or beliefs of popery; also, in the time of popery. Also c. in (the) tyme of papistrie.b. (1) 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 81.
Jhon Kipper, sumtym in papistrie called Schyr Jhon Kipper 1561 Ib. 134.
Into ane privat and prophane hows, sa called in papistre 1564 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 11.
William Smybert, baptising his bern in papestre 1571 Ferg. Serm. iii Malachi B ii.
All the vaine theatricall toyis prescribit in papistrie to penitentis(2) 1559 Old Dundee II. 171.
The rouping of twelve kapes [etc.] … whilk servit some time in the papistrie within the burgh … the kapes … never to serve in papistrie herefter 1597 Skene Verb. S. (1681) 62 (EDD.).
As was used in the blindnes and papistrie 1600-1610 Melvill 32.
My lord bischope was in the papistrie; my lord's bischope is nowc. 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 24.
Bot this was not in time of papistrie 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 208. 1569 Reg. Privy C. I. 680. 1574 Ib. II. 390.
In tyme of ignorance and papistrie 1622-6 Bisset I. 87/10.
In the tyme of papistrie2 Applied collectively to ecclesiastical ornaments, vestments, etc., used by Roman Catholics: Papistical objects.c 1570 Lennox Mun. 277.
The inventur of the graithe in Inchinane withe the auld rotten papistrie thairin
