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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Quotation dates: 1489-1501, 1590-1591
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Perceptio(u)n(e, Percepcione, n. [e.m.E. percepcion, -ceptio(u)n(e, the receiving of the Eucharist (Caxton). perceiving or being aware of things (1611), mod. Eng. receiving or collection of rents or profits (1723), OF. perception action of receiving (12th c. in Littré), L. perceptio receiving, collecting, and (mental etc.) perception, in med. L. ‘levy, payment; receiving sacrament’ (Latham).] a. Collection or levy (? chiefly wrongful) (of rents or revenues). b. Receiving (the sacrament). —a. 1489–90 Acts Lords Auditors 142/1.
The wrangwis perceptioune vptakin and withalding of the fermez of x li. worth of landis 1493 Ib. 184/1.
That … Alexr Innes … dois wrang in the perceptioune … of the malez and gerssoumez of the landis of Monedy 1501 Acts Lords of Council III. 62.
For the wrangus percepcione detencione and withhalding … of al the coile … laubourit [in that district]b. 1590-1 R. Bruce Serm. 128.
Now it is not onely be hearing of the word and perception of the sacraments that we nurish faith
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