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Quotation dates: 1400-1675
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Summonding, Summoning(e, vbl. n. Also: summondyng, summounding, sumonding, sommondyng, somondynge, summonyng, sommonyn. [ME and e.m.E. somonynge (Manning), sommenyng (Wyclif), summenyng (c1460), sommoning (1582), summoning (1595); Summon(d v.]
1. The action of ordering a person or persons to appear in court at a particular time in order to answer a charge, give testimony, serve on a jury, etc. Also, an instance of this. Variously const. Cf. Summondis n. 2.(1) 14.. Burgh Laws c. 104 (B).
It is to wyt that summondyng made til a burges thrw the kyngys se[r]vandys for owtyn a sergeand he aw nocht to be herd c1552 Lynd. Mon. 4699.
Sum personis [= parsons] … haue gret prerogatyffis, That may depart … with thare wyffis, Without diuors or summondyng, Syne tak ane vther but woddyng c1575 Balfour Pract. 303.
Summounding is ane declaratioun of ane certane lauchful day and place, maid befoir sufficient witnessis, to ane partie, to compeir in judgment, and answer at the instance of ane uther partie for debt, or for ony uther crime 1589 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 189.
Attaching and summonding of all personis … to the haill schirefcourtis 1634 Glasgow B. Rec. II 22.
Four dollouris gevin to William Stirling, messour, for summounding ane assys vpoun thes twa men 1656 Glasgow B. Rec. II 327 (see Summondis n. 2 e (10)).
Sumonding 1675 Dunkeld Presb. II 462.
The Presbetrie, therupon, resolving not to be rash in summonding him publikly lest he should be irritated(b) 14.. Regiam Majestatem c. 4.
To ger sommonde the party of quham he is plantful be lauchfull sommondyng til aper till ansuer c1460 Consail Vys Man 383.
Bere thow wytnes but somondynge(c) 1539 Treasurer's Accounts VII 260.
For summonyng of Alexander Tulloch … for breking of lawborrowis upoun the said Schir Johnne 1584 Gowrie P. 31.
A thefe taken p[rese]ntly stealinge may be accused without summoninge(d) 1428 Ayr B. Acc. in Sc. Hist. Rev. XXXI 143.
To the kyngis hors messynger for sommonyn to the cheker and parlament xiiij d.(2) 1560 Digest Justiciary Proc. C 8.
For the mair werificatioun of the lauchtfull summonding they haue fund sowertie
2. Calling for or requesting the attendance of (a person) at some specified time and place, more generally. Cf. Summondis n. 1. 1593–4 Misc. Spald. C. V 57.
Gewin to Robert Gareaucht messinger … anent the summonding of the bischop for the erectioun of the new college
3. A peremptory command. = Summondis n. 3. 14.. Burgh Laws c. 94 (B).
He sal furthe bryng it at sommondyng of the bailes c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2108.
Thare wes no lorde in all that land, His summonding that durst ganestand
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