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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1560-1630, 1689
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Protestant, -an(e, n. Also: -and; -aon; -en. [e.m.E. protestant (1539), -aunt (1551), -ayne (1553), Germ. protestant, in pl. applied to those who, by joining in the protest against the decision of the Diet of Spires in 1529, supported the Reformation, F. protestant, L. prōtestānt-, pres. p. of prōtestārī Protest v.] A member or adherent of one of the Protestant churches or bodies; a Protestant.(a) 1560 Acts II 526/2 title.
The confessioun of fayth professed and beleued by the protestantis within the realme of Scotland 1562-3 Winȝet I 79/3.
Haif we na mair iust caus to reiose to be callit Papistis (be the quhilk name we vnderstand Catholikis … ) than ȝe haif in the name of Protestantis or Caluinianis? 1564 St. A. Kirk S. 198.
Johan Bycartoun saidlar … adjonit be parttakyng of the Lordis Suppar … armit … aganis the inimeis … of the trewth as ane Protestant 1565 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 32.
Ony persone or personeis, papest or protestantis c1568 Lauder Minor P. i 463. a1568 Scott i 145 (see Antetewme n.).
Protestandis 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 24.
How thai ar mellit with godles papistes, harlat protestantis, common brybouris a1578 Pitsc. II 141/22.
Ane ambassadour fre the kirk of God, that is to say frome the protestanttis 1578 Reg. Privy C. III 23. 1594 in Colville Lett. 262.
They ar … dealinge the Protestantis landis heir [etc.] 1689 Cramond Kirk S. III 6 Dec.
For the releiff of the distressed Protestants fled from France and Ireland(b) a1570-86 Maitland Maitland Folio MS xxii 33.
Now is protestanis rissin ws amang a1578 Pitsc. II 115/27.
Thir ar the wordis that war spokin to him … be ane trew protestane 1581 Burne Disput. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. 111/32.
I haue breiflie collectit my hail discours and disputation vith the ministeris, and vther Protestaons in Scotland c 1630 Bk. Carlaverock I 123.
The Protestens in France
