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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Produc(e, v. Also: -dus(ce. P.t. and p.p. also -duced, -et. [L. prōdūcere to lead or bring forth, to bring before (a court), to bear, beget, e.m.E. produce (1526).]

1. tr. To produce, bring forward, exhibit or present (something or someone), chiefly as evidence in a court or the like.Also const. before, or later to, the court or officer.Also absol.(1) pres. 1483 Acta Conc. II cxxix.
To produce his said prufe anent the said airschip 1496 Ib. 3.
Procuratours of the saide Elizabetht producit and schew ane letter of tak 1499 Exch. R. XI 435. 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 103. 1561 Treas. Acc. XI 58.
To produce thair licence, gif thai ony have, for transporting of leid uris 1563–4 Perth B. Ct. 48 (15 March).
To produce or gif in ony anser 1569 Peebles B. Rec. I 307.
Produsce 1608 Conv. Burghs II 257.p.t. 1476 Acta Aud. 46/1.
Producit 1482–3 Acta Conc. II cxxviii. 1511 Prestwick B. Rec. 42. 1515 Fife Sheriff Ct. 17.
The said James producit publist & schew ane sufficient lettres of tak maid to hyme 1560 Stirling B. Rec. I 73.
Robert Cowsland … offerit payment to Alexander Hog … and to that effect producit ane leddorone wallat with gold silver tua s. peces [etc.] 1565 Reg. Privy C. I 404.
The said David comperit personalie and producit his compt buik 1584 Edinb. B. Rec. IV 365.
Comperit Alexander [etc.] … quha … exhibit and produceit dyuers heids and articles concerning thair said craft 1596 Ib. V 161.
Hew Broun, baillie, produceit sex keyes of the loks upoun the new chairtour kist 1625 Justiciary Cases I 32.
Producet 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III 39.p.p. 1456 Hay I 286/14.
Quhare thare is na prufis allegit na producit 1467 Acta Aud. 7/1.
The profis and witnes producit be the said reuerend fader beand herd 1494 Ib. 188/1. 1587 Elgin Rec. II 7.
And being summonit … to haive produceit ane lauchtful testimoniall of thair minister 1593 Acts IV 15/1. 1625 Justiciary Cases I 21.
Producet(2) 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 190.
Alexander Kyncayd producit in jugement & schew our souerane lordis lettres Ib. 191. 1562 Inverness Rec. I 79.
[He] producit in jugement the testament and inwytour of wmquhill James Cuthbert 1576 Kirkcudbr. B. Rec. I 9 (see Jugement n. 4 a). 1616 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II 9.
[They] producit judiciallie in presens of the said nobill lord [Huntly] ane discharge granted to thame be his lo.(3) 1456 Hay I 286/8.
Ȝit suld he assigne day till produce thai prufis before the justice ordinare 1469 Acta Aud. 9/2.
As is contenit in thair charteris … schewin and producit befor the … lordis 1488 Acta Conc. I 98/2.
Produced 1534 Misc. Spald. C. II 188.
Thir oure letteris … beand anys producit … before the saidis auditouris 1551 Elgin Rec. I 111. 1561 St. A. Kirk S. 124.
Hyr assonȝe … produced befoyr us 1573 Breadalbane Ct. Bk. 1 b.
The same metlwme producit befor the saide assis and mesourit wes fund sufficient 1573–4 Bk. Univ. Kirk I 290.
Whither the said Mr. John ought and should produce the said book before the brethren 1583–4 Rec. Earld. Orkney 158.(4) 1581 Acts III 224/1.
That all inhibitionis … be … producit first to the schiref clerk 1597 Paisley B. Rec. 199.
The guids … conteinit in inventour producit to the said commissionars 1600 Crim. Trials II 121.
Anent the verificatioun of the cryme to be produceit to the assyis 1604 Aberd. Council Lett. I 97.
That the burgh of Dysert produce to the nixt generall conventione the principall charter [etc.] 1607 Dundee B. Laws 411.
The forme of the assey … to be produceit to the dekyn(5) 1456 Hay I 262/10, 11.
As gif twa men has a debate togeder, and the tane of thame producis his witnes … and the tothir producis the samyn witnes 1459–60 Newburgh B. Ct. 1 b.
Dauid Anderson askyt lawchfulday to produs his wytnas anentis the forwryttyn action 1513 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 23.
And that all induollaris … hawand servand men and chelder that thai have and be producit in wappynschawing … with ane sper lanch and bow 1514 Facs. Nat. MSS III xi.
Schir William producit lauchfull witnes of full bying and selling of [etc.] 1515 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 32.
This inquest findis a barne … that was producit in curt … lauchful ayr to hir fader 1520 Fife Sheriff Ct. 191.
Dauid Anderson being in jugement & producit witht twa muttone scheip 1523 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I 388.
The said mayr producit thir personys witnesis … Alexander Senȝour [etc.] c 1535 Knox I 50.
To caus everie man … to have his just defence and his accusaris produceit 1563 St. A. Kirk S. 158.
And he producis Mr. Robert Hammyltoun [etc.] Ib. 160.
And Ihon … is contentit wyth his wytnes produced together wyth ane instrument be hym produced 1565 Ib. 259. a1578 Pitsc. I 66/4.
That quhan ane mischevous lymmer was apprehendit for ane cryme no man durst produce him to the kingis iustice 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. i 78. 1642 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III 39. 1670 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. III 223.
For charging … Donald M^cDonald, fiar of Slate, to produce Donald M‘Donald, alias the Halked Stirk(6) absol. 1565 Reg. Privy C. I 385.
James Lord Ogilvy tuke instrumentis of his productioun of his charter … and that he wes reddie to produce forder a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 138.
And that he would not be heard to produce

b. To cite or adduce (authority or precedent). c. To advance (opinions or arguments). d. To lead (someone) forward, to appoint or select. 1562-3 Winȝet II 64/10.
Na thing of thair awin almaist euir produce thai [L. proferunt], quhilk thai intend nocht to schaddow oure also with the wordis of scriptuir Ib. 69/15.
Be the sentenceis and myndis togidder aggreing, of the auld doctouris produceit [L. prolatis] and conferrit Ib. 75/33.
Thir ar … of that table of ten-sum at Ephesus produceit [L. producti] as maisteris, counseleris, witnessis, and iugeis 1558-66 Knox II 430.
But yit, said Lethingtoun, ye can produce the exampill of none that so hes prayit befoir you

2. a. To bring forth, give birth to, generate (offspring). Also fig. 1490 Irland Mir. II 70/16.
Bot it requiris be necessite the operacioun of the man to produce and gener the man Ib. MS fol. 303.
Thai produce a child, that baith thar naturis convenis in Ib. I 66/21. a1500 Seven S. 2649.
Ȝone twa ald ravinnis producit the thrid 1533 Boece 200 b.
Of this newe mariage ane fare man chylde was producit be his parentis Ib. 310.
Ane calf was producit with twa hedis 1567 Hosack Mary Q. of Scots I 560.
To the effect that … yssue … may be producit of hir maist noble persounfig. 1513 Doug. i ix 48.
Quhou happy and ioyus was that tyme serene That thé producit hes

b. To bring into existence, to create.Also absol. 1490 Irland Mir. II 8/19.
For God was eternaly … and of His fre will He maid the waurld and producit all creatur Ib. 25/24, 26, 27.
That is as the licht causis and producis the licht without ony diminucioun of it richtsua the Fader in diuinite … producis the Sone … producit of the Fader nocht be maner of faccioun bot be generacioun eternall Ib. 88/12.
And to haue power to produce maa creaturis and mar noble na man or angell may wnderstand Ib. 115/5. Ib. MS fol. 254 b.
God nedit … nocht to cre, form, na produce the waurld 1531 Bell. Boece (M) II 27.
Attoure the place sa commodius that nocht lakis thair quhilk nature has producit for the wele of man —absol. 1490 Irland Mir. II 88/38, 89/1.
Tharfor in the deite thar mon be the produccioun of ane infinit persoune of the substaunce of the persoune that producis that is als noble as the persoune that producis

c. To create, engender or bring about as a result, consequence or effect. 1490 Irland Mir. I 32/35.
And plantis in ws the vij wertuis that producis all gud and meritoure werkis and bringis ws to the vij beatitudis Ib. MS fol. 233 a.
And produsand the hevinly grace and wertu in the saule Arundel MS 244/183.
And releif ws fra all ewill quhilk our fore moder Eve producit till ws 1612 Reg. Privy C. IX 519.
His majestie findis that his bipast lenitie produceis no thing but disdane