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First published 2001 (DOST Vol. X).
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Surrander, Surrender, n. [e.m.E. sure render (c1485), surrender (1487); Surrander v.]
1. The act of handing over to the Crown one's right to receive tithes or certain other benefits.For Commission (also, Commissioners) of Surrenders and Teinds, see Bell Dict. Law Scotl. (1890) 1064/2: ‘In 1627, commissioners had been appointed by the King to fix his annuity, and to confer with those who had any interest in church lands or tithes, with the view to arranging a settlement. This commission, called the ‘Commission of Surrenders and Teinds’, gave no power to value teinds or to name sub-commissioners [etc.]'.1628 Acts V 189/1.
Satisfaction and composition to be given to such of his majesties subjects as had right to whatsoever erection of benefices temporalities few-mails kirks teinds [etc.] … who should make surrender thereof in his majesties hands 1633 Acts V 32/2.
Oure soverane Lord … approues the act of the generall commissioun of teinds & surranders of the dait at Holyrudhouse [29 May 1627] … whairby … his Majestie … sall haue the constant rent and dewtie following payed out of the teind bolles of victuall 1633 Dunkeld Presb. II 370.
Mr. James Aukinhead, advocat, … to compeir befoir the Commissionars for surranderis and teyndis, and thair to consent to the anulling or cassing … of the said act 1637 Baillie I 429.
In the 10, anent the Commissioun of Surranderis, that ane new injunctione be sent doune to prohibit all other churches but these of the erectione 1648 Cramond Presb. Fordyce 18.
All the brethren … to haue recours to the lords of Commissioune for surranders to sue for augmentatione 1683 Alford Rec. 344.
That his stipend was some more than four hundreth merks by a decreit of the lords of surrenders of tithes thereupon 1691-1704 Earlston Presb. Index (Stow).
[Mr. James Douglas] shows his necessar attendance upon the judicator [pr. indicator] of teiths and surrenders for obtaining a decreet for his stypend
b. The document formalising the surrender of teinds to the Crown.a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 59.
[An act] reserving to such lords and titulars of erectiones as have subscryvit the generall surrander the saids few maills and dewties quhill they be peyed of the prycess therof expressed in the act
2. In military contexts: Capitulation, giving up or handing over (of a stronghold, etc.).1639 Spalding I 220.
It is ansuerit the samen [sc. charge of being in arms against the King] is obeyit by the Generall his surrander, whiche he had preast mony tyms befoir 1689 Acts XII 54/2.
That at the surrender of the castle the avenews be gaurded be the town gaurds
