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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Transportatio(u)n(e, -cioun, n. [e.m.E. transportation (1540), F. transportation, L. transportātiōn-.]
1. The action of conveying (people or things).1533 Bell. Livy I 70/29.
How the Romanis be transportacioun of Albanis war doublit in new power of pepill 1597–8 Whitelaw Sc. Arms Makers 34.
To Jon Robertsone, bouer … in parte of payment … for his transportation fra Sanct Androwis to this burght, 20 lib. 1622-6 Bisset II 343/20.
The transportatioun of St. Androis bonis … to Constantinopill 1630 Reg. Privy C. 2 Ser. III 649.
Iron … for transportation 1675 Cunningham Diary 61.
Collonel Cuningham's Lady's transportation and her burriall
b. Deportation used as a punishment.1675 Acts Sederunt ii 119.
To continue in prison … untill ane occasion shall offer for his transportation to his majesty's plantationes in America … grants warrand to the magistrats of Edinburgh to delyver the person of the said Hugh to the said John Riddell when he shall desyre him, in order to his transportation
c. The action or fact of a person's moving to a different place.1675 Edinb. B. Rec. X 255.
[To] put a stop to the transportatione of beggers from Fyfe to Leith
2. The action of a minister's transferring from one charge to another. Also attrib.a1650 Row 190.
That no beneficed person get transportation whill it be seen … if he hes meliorat or deteriorat his benefice any way to the prejudice of his successor 1635 Ellon Presb. 128.
The ministrie of Methlik … vaikand be the transportatioun of Mr. William Setoun therefra to the kirk of Logy 1640 Comm. Univ. II (Glasg.) App. 258.
Mr. David Dicksone is ordained to transport from his ministrie at the kirk of Irvine to the universitie of Glasgow, there to professe divinity … With certification if it be not performed betwixt and the said day, the sentence of transportation to be null 1640 Baillie I 248.
Mr. Robert Ramsay was ordained to transport to Glasgow … Thir violent transportations will at once offend manie 1664 Glasgow B. Rec. III 27.
Transportatioune 1677 Kirkcaldy B. Rec. 30 April.
For the speedie transportatione of ane minister for supplying this kirkattrib. 1675 Edinb. B. Rec. X 219.
Mr. William Meldrum … to be ane of the ministers of Edinburgh … and allowes to him fyve hundered merks of transportatione money
3. The action of changing (the location of a church).1596 Lothian and Tweeddale Synod 102.
The parochinaris of Bathcatt cravis the transportatioun of thair kirk out of the place quhair it standis to the town of Bathcatt
