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Ripely, -li(e, adv. Also: rip-, ryp(e)-, ryip-, ryep-; ripp-, rypp-; rep(p)-, repe- and -lye, -lé, -illy, -illie. [ME and e.m.E. rijply, rypeli quickly, immediately (Wyclif), with ripe or mature consideration (a1490), in a mature manner (1611); Ripe adj. Cf. MDu. ripe-, rijplike.] In a manner that reveals forethought, careful consideration or due heed to attendant circumstances; knowledgeably; thoughtfully; carefully; prudently; decisively.Freq., and chiefly, in collocation with Avise v. 2 b, q.v. for some further examples.(1) 1431 Liber Melros 523.
The qwhilk assise … passit furth and tharapon lang and ripely avisit [etc.] 1443 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 269.
We riply avisit with men of law gert chese up ane assise 1464 Liber Aberbr. II 141.
We the said aldirman … ripilly avisit, and degestly consalit [etc.] 1472 Bamff Chart. 29.
And sine thai removit and callit agayn, and we ryply avisit, … finaly pronuncis that [etc.] 1489 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 15.
Ripli 1501–2 Acta Conc. III 127.
And tharwith being riple avisit, the lordis of consale decretis [etc.] 1508 Aberd. Trades 58.
The prouest, bailyeis [etc.] … riplie avisit for the auld rit and lovabile consuetud of the said burgh, vsit and perseurit all tymes bigane … statut … that [etc.] 1533 Edinb. B. Rec. II 65.
We beand ryple avysit in all poynttis and artiklis contenit thairintill 1556 Liber Coll. Glasg. 227.
Rypillie 1564 Peebles B. Rec. I 294.
Sir John Tuedy … ryplie and at lenth adwysit thairvpon, resignit … his rycht a1605 Montg. Ch. & Slae 183 (W).
Bot had I ryplie bene aduysit, I had not raschelie interprysit [etc.] 1608 Grant Chart. 207.
Ryiplie 1612 Orkney & Shetl. Ct. Bk. (ed.) 35.
Qwa … past altogidder furth of court, ryplie aduysit and inenterit agane 1664 Rothesay B. Rec. 90.
Riplie 1691 Glasgow B. Rec. IV 19. —1530 Edinb. B. Rec. II 33.
The richtis resonis [etc.] … be ws … considerit and riply auisit and matur deliberatioun had thairupone(b) 1493 Acta Aud. 173/1.
The lordis auditouris beand ripply avisit apone the said exceptiones 1495 Acta Conc. I 385/1.
Ripple 1529 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 98.
Be ane rypply and vell avyssit inquest 1529–30 Linlithgow B. Ct. 4 Feb.
The balȝeis at lenth and rippilly awisit with thair assessouris … decretit [etc.] 1531 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 113.
This plee … to be postponit … that we or our brether be mair ripply avissit of that ilk 1561 Dumfries B. Ct. fol. 13b.
Ripplye(c) 1495 Douglas Chart. 148.
The lordis of counsall beand thairwith reppli auisit 1518 Edinb. B. Rec. I 179.
Reply 1585 Edinb. Surgeon's Rec. in Gairdner Hist. Coll. Surg. 28.
The … brethir having red the said supplicatioun, and therwith being reply aduisit, decernis [etc.](d) 1559 Rec. Kinloss Mon. 151.
We … being chepdurlie gaderit and ryeplie advysit(2) 1456 Hay I 119/1.
Force of strenth, the quhilk is till assaile, or to defend ryply and sadly, with gude deliberacioun, and gude avisement Ib. II 148/34.
Thus sall thai be better avysit, and tak layser to ansuere the mare murely and ryply ane othir tyme and nocht ansuere sa hastily a1500 Henr. Test. Cress. 303.
Quhen thay the mater rypelie had degest a1500 Seven S. 265.
That we that ar ȝour counsall sworne May ryple counsall ȝow 1509 Rec. Earld. Orkney 82.
As the said peirteis alegens … and prewis, hard, sein, and ryplie wndirstandyng 1513 Doug. iii vi 197.
Scho sal ryply [1553 repelie, E. reply, Ruddim. ripelie] declare to thé in hy The maneris of al pepill in Italy 1527–8 Selkirk B. Ct. (ed.) 92.
One to the tyme that this mater be ripply discidit be men of lawe 1530 Ib. 107.
This inqueist ordines Dounaldsone to bryng ane sufficient preiff that kennit thair condiciones ryply maide 1530–1 Ib. 111.
And falloand that the said Schir Jhone declair it nocht ripply aneuch, it salbe lefull [etc.] 1536–7 Sc. Hist. Rev. VIII 358.
Pregnant caussis be ws sadlie and riplie considerit 1554 Misc. Bann. C. III 70.
That we … wald … studioslie riplie with digest myndis … furth seik scriptouris 1571 Sempill Sat. P. xxviii 77.
Quhen thay had rypelie all my bawes red 1573 Crail B. Ct. 21 Oct.
Ryplie, diligentlie and exactlie weyit, tryit and considderit a1585 Polwart Flyt. 561 (T).
Desist … quhill I … ryplie to his rude raving reply
b. With understanding and judgment.1611 Crim. Trials III 154.
Auchindrane, at the verrie first sicht of his letter, red the samyn so ryplie and perfytlie, as gif he had it perquier
