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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Traffi(c)quing, ppl. adj. Also: traffi(c)queing, -iqune, -icking, -equeing, -ecting, -ecking, traficqueing, -icking, -equ(e)ing, -eckquing, -ecting, -eking, trifficking. [Traffi(c)que v.]
1. That engages in trade. (Traffi(c)que v. 1.)1636 Kennedy Aberd. Ann. I 242.
They … being trafficking merchants, and actual inhabitants of the town 1646 Dundee B. Laws 57.
They have had no regard to the said William as ane craftsman but as ane actual trafecting merchand 1655 Conv. Burghs III 412.
Magistratis … to consist of … sextein merchandis and the major plus of thes to be actuall traffiquing merchandis 1656 Conv. Burghs III 424.
Traficqueing 1662 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 21 July.
The whoill … communitie of seafairing men, traffiquing merchands, shopkeepers, maltmen and uther burgesses 1678 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 30 Sept.
Trafeckquing 1679 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. MS 6 Oct.
Trafeking 1689 Account of Affairs of Scotland 39.
A trafequing burgess
2. That deals in clandestine affairs; that intrigues or proselytises.1592 Acts III 545/1.
Proclamationis maid … aganis Jesuites seminary preistis and trafficqueing papistis 1593 Acts IV 17/2.
Trafficquing 1593 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 796.
Traficking 1593 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 799.
Traffiquing 1608 Bk. Univ. Kirk III 1054.
Traffiqueing papists … that does haunt within thair bounds 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. ii 161b.
Resetters of Jesuits, seminarie priestes, excommunicat and traffiqune papists, are punished be … pecuniall paines, conforme to the qualitie of the person quha is resetter a1633 Hope Major Pract. II 304.
Recepting of … traffecting papists … incurrs the paine of treasone 1648 Moray Synod 91.
Overtures [are] to be prepared for restraining traffiqueing preists 1655 Moray Synod 120.
A traffiqueing papist called Sorle … hath been there [sc. with the Laird of Grant's family] a considerable time 1663 Rec. of Old Tolbooth in Bk. Old Edinb. C. V 105.
Two trifficking Quackers 1669 Moray Synod 142.
Traffequeing 1670 Aberd. Council Lett. II 174.
Traffiqueing strangers papists or Quackers 1681 Acts XII 44/1.
Traffecking 1698 Aberd. B. Rec. IV 322.
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