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Quotation dates: 1510, 1564-1671
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Site, Seit(e, v.1 [Var. of Cite v.] tr. a. To summon to appear in court. = Cite v. 1. b. ? To initiate or introduce an action in court. —a. 1510 Rec. Earld. Orkney 85.
Schir Wilȝem Sinclar … sitant for justice Rychert Sinclar [etc.] 1603 Reg. Privy C. VI 562.
That thai sall … keip all dyatis befoir ony judge, civill, or criminall or ecclesiasticall quhairunto thai haive bene or salbe in onywayes seittit, chairgit [etc.] 1605 Melvill 581.
The britherine … wer seitid to compeire befoir the counsel 1616 Inverness Rec. II 149.
The merchands, burgess, and stallangers … being sitit to this day at the instance off the Procurator Fiscall 1633 Maxwell Mem. II 233.
[They] ar seitit to Munday nixt 1646 Falkirk Baron Ct. 3 Feb.
The said Marioune to cum to the sessioune of Falkirk quhen scho salbe seitit thairto 1651 Cramond Kirk S. I 9 Nov.
John Robisone … being seited befor the sessione … he was ordeined to begine the nixt Lords day to mak publick satisfactione 1670 Irvine Mun. II 99.
Whither we most seite Jo. Reid or no 1671 Kirkcudbr. Sheriff Ct. Processes No. 99.
Barharrow hes caused John Gimpsie officer seit the said Robert Milligan againes Teusday —b. 1564–5 Perth B. Ct. 226 (23 Jan.).
Comperit the said Schir Robert for his titill to site the actioun libellit
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