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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Trafficquing, -yng, vbl. n. Also: trafficquene, -iqueing, -icting, -i(c)king, -ikine, -ichine, -ecting, -eckinge, trafickqueing, trafquicking, treffecking, trifficquene. [e.m.E. traffiquing (1570).]
1. Trading, dealing in merchandise, buying and selling. (Traffi(c)que v. 1.)(a) 1595 Irvine Mun. II 32.
Restranyng of unfremenis trafficquyng 1606 Dundonald Par. Rec. 118.
Johne Forgushill … hinderit be the present plauge fra his traffikine quhairon he leiffit 1628 Aberd. Council Lett. I 292.
To desist … from treddinge and traffeckinge or selling of steppill wairis 1637 Elgin Rec. I 257.
To charge … Tammisone … for trafficting with salt 1650 Carstairs Lett. 62.
Traffichine 1661 Rec. Old Aberd. I 22.
Traffecting(b) 1593 Stirling Merch. Guild 5.
James Mayne is amerciat … in ane unlaw for treffecking with onefremen
2. The action of dealing in clandestine, criminal or treasonable matters, intrigue.(a) 1567 Reg. Privy S. VI 12/1.
His [sc. the bishop of Dunblane's] traffiqueing in the realme of France … and committand certane crymes in the samin 1591 Crim. Trials I ii 250.
Traffiking 1591 Crim. Trials I ii 253.
Indytit for your develisch consultatioun with Agnes Sampsoune … be the trafquicking of your auld agent Jonet Drummond 1592–3 Crim. Trials I ii 283.
Tuiching thair practizing and trafficquing with Jesuites 1592–3 Crim. Trials I ii 283.
Practizing and trafficquing in sundrie tressounable materis c1615 Chron. Kings 146.
Conwick … for trafficking with Spayne a1633 Hope Major Pract. I 274.
James Liddell … forfault … for trafickqueing with the king of England's herauld(b) 1569-73 Bann. Memor. 321.
Being enquyred whidder he had ony trifficquene with England, for transporting of the king or vtherwayis? … He ansuerit, ‘ … I neuer had trafficquene with England'
b. Negotiation.a1649 Drummond Hist. Scot. (1655) 11.
The trafficking of a marriage between Lewis the Daulphine … with Margaret daughter to King James
