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Toleratio(u)n, n. Also: tollaratione, tolleratio(u)n(e. [e.m.E. tolleracion (1517-18), tolleration (1531), toleration (1565), MF tolération, L. tolerātiōn-.]
1. Permission, licence. = Tolerance n.Once, in a religious context, see 2 below.c1560 Sc. Hist. Rev. XXI 143.
Thir ar the pointes that the congregatioune desyris of my lord of Cowper … that ane wryting contenyng the hedis abufwrittin … be send incontinent to the congregatioune togidder with this samyn tollaratione 1571–2 Reg. Privy C. II 122.
Na licencis or tollerationis grantit of befoir to have any strenth 1607 Reg. Privy S. VII 529.
Thay crave a toleratioun and libertie for lifting of the customes 1612 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs II 346.
Ilk halfe of the saids Boirlands is devydit in fiftie skairs … quhilks war sett in tak to certain inhabitants of the said burgh for nyntein ȝeirs and is of long tyme now outrune, and is possessit presentlie bot be tolleratione quhill new takis … be maid thairof 1674 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 14 Dec.
Thare is daylie such incrochements upon them be allowance & tolleratione to unfriemen to enter this burghe 1675 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 10 May.
The said keiper of the private shovle shall be haldin to pay to the hie shoulmaster the halffe of quarter payment als long as be his tolleratioune he shall be suffered to stay at the private shoule 1686 Fraser P. 160.
Ther wes peitts casten … be the tolleratione and fridome of the said David Stewart upon pertence of propertie belonging to him
2. The forbearance or allowance of religions, chiefly, other than that of the majority or ruling power. Also, Act of Toleration, Toleration Act.(1) 1630 Misc. Spald. C. II liv.
The Romane Catholicks of all his Majesties dominions wer animated with such vain hops by the said duke, for his owne ends, that they did certanlie expect a present tolleration of religion, iff not a public libertie of conscience 1649 Acts VI ii 140/1.
The estats of parlement … taking to thair most serious consideratioun the seasonable testimony against tolleratioun and the present proceedings of Sectaries and thair abettouris in England in relation [to] religioun and government with [etc.] 1659 A. Hay Diary 123.
I desired her to acquaint her father to come off upon that plank of ther setting up tolleratioun in Scotland 1686 Lauder Notices Affairs II 735.
Sundry providences concurred also, at this tyme, against this project of toleration to defait it 1687 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. XIII 156.
By our royall proclamation of … the 12th day of February 1686-7 wee were graciously pleased … to grant our royall tolleration to the professors of the Christian religion therein named … wee … charge … all our … subjects that … wee doe give them leave to meet and serve God after their own way and manner … provided … that their meetings be in … places provided for the purpose and not in the open fields 1711 G. Mackenzie Proposals to a Farther Union (1711) 18.
Let the Parliament of Britain judge, whether Moses his promulgating God's will, for toleration, or the Presbytry asserting Mess John's will, be the best(2) 1686 Lauder Notices Affairs II 734.
Many thinks, if they had brought in the Act of Toleration of Popery in the very begining of Parliament, it's more probable it might have past, the Protestants then nather being so allarumed, united, nor fortified with arguments and courage as they grew afterwards 1686 Lauder Notices Affairs II 736.
Each of them blamed another for the miscarriage of ther Toleration Act
