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Tuichand, Tuich(e)in(g, prep. Also: tuitch(e)-, tuiwch-, tuix-, tuych-, tuytch-, tuech(e)-, tueich-, tueych-, tuoch-, tuch-, tutch-, tusch-, tucch-, twich(e)-, twych(e)-, twysch-, twech(e)-, twetch-, tweich-, twch(e)-, touch-, toutch-, touich-, towch(e)-, towtch-, toch-, teche-, thuich-, thwych-, theuch-, thowch- and -ande, -yng, -eng, -ane, -yne, -en. [ME and e.m.E. touchend (c1350), touchand (Cursor M.), touchynge (Chaucer), touching (1594), F. touchant.] That refers or relates to, concerning, about. Also in quasi-prep. use preceded by a noun. Also with as.(1) 1389 Cart. Cambuskenneth 261.
We fynd that tuichand the catell that the said abbot tuke of the said Robertis [etc.] 1398–9 Acts I 210/2.
The actis of the consail … apon syndry poyntes touchande owre lorde the kynge & the estate of his reaulme c1405 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 59.
Twychand c1420 Ratis Raving 899.
Twichand thi disposicioune 1423 (1429–30) Reg. Great S. 31/1.
Twechand 1431 Highland P. II 167.
Alsua tuychande the confirmacion of thair batharis charteris it is accordit that [etc.] 1456 Hay I 10/14.
The visioun touchand the first tyme of the soroufull persecucioun of haly kirk 1457–8 Acts Lords of Council II xv.
Twichande c1460 Regimine Principum 307 (Maitl.).
It that I say twichand thy maiestie Is for the proffitt of thy realme and thé c1490 Irland Asl. MS 2/28.
Materis of theologye tuichand & concernand the saifte of mennis saulis 1501 Doug. Pal. Hon. 1396.
‘This may suffice,’ said scho, ‘tuitchand this part’ 1545 Corr. M. Lorraine 147.
Tuecheand 1562 Dumfries B. Ct. 120b.
Tuixand 1563 Dumfries B. Ct. 200b.
[They] oftymes callit and not comperand to geif thair athis twecheand the sovme of iij lib. xvj ss. acclamit vpon thame 1569 Rec. Earld. Orkney 128.
Tueychand 1570 Dumfr. & Galloway Soc. XIII 225.
The caus movit and exponit tuixande vastand of Ingland(b) 1440 Acts II 55/2.
Al thingis twicheyng the said materies and clames 1456 Wemyss Chart. 76.
Twiching 1466 Acts Lords Auditors 4/1.
Tuiching 1490 Misc. Spald. C. II 327.
Twychin 1500 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. I 85.
It is avysit and thocht expedient twicheing the clengeing of the towne of infect guidis with infectioun of pestilence … that [etc.] 1513 Doug. i Prol. 155.
Twychyng 1522 Douglas Corr. 84.
That I mycht nocht schaw ȝour grace quhat I thocht tuychyng the cummyng of this Scottis prest 1538 Breadalbane Doc. No. 48.
Tuyching 1540 Lynd. Sat. 3394 (Ch.).
Tuiching my office I say to ȝow, plainlie, My monks and I, we leif richt easelie 1551 Reg. Privy C. I 117.
Tuiwching c1552 Lynd. Mon. 538 heading.
Twycheyng 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 5871.
My lords and reidaris all Tuitching this point I cry and call c1568 Lauder Minor P. i 650.
Tuytching 1563-1570 Buch. Wr. 51.
Twiching 1581–2 St. A. Kirk S. 467.
To ansuer befoir thame tuiching the departure of ane boy leatle in Mr. Martine Geddeis well 1581 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs I 124.
Anent the act … tuicheing the iadge of guidis nocht of the twn mesour 1592 Criminal Trials I ii 325.
Tuichin 1614 Inverness Rec. II 128.
That the visitors of the breid and aill be verie cairful tuitching the fynes of the samyn 1618 Elgin Rec. I 235.
Tuitcheing 1627 Aberd. Council Lett. I 258.
Tuiching the report of the saids burrowes diligence in mening to the lords commissionaris for [etc.] 1674 Edinb. B. Rec. X 204.
The letter to be sent to his grace … tuitcheng the taking of the restraint put be the kings majestie upon the electione of the magistrats(c) 1450 Edinb. Univ. MS (Borland No. 206) 111a.
Tueching 1464 Charter (Reg. H.) C.O. No. 59.
Tuechin 1474 Reg. Morton II 222.
Ony rycht … or demand tvechyng folouyng of propirtei no possession a1500 Lancelot of the Laik 1389.
Y yow besech that tueching myn offens, Ȝhe wald wichsaif your consell to me 1499 Dunferm. B. Rec. I 99.
Tveching 1534 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 111.
The action … aganys Besse Mychell tuecheyng the wrangus … nocht haldyng of his mwkat land … in gudeyng 1534 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 117.
Tuecheyng 1536 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 131.
Tuecheing 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 85.
Twechyne 1544 Corr. M. Lorraine 99.
Tw[e]chen 1545 St. P. Henry VIII V 477.
In speciall twetching our bandis instantlie to be maid to ane most anobill and potent Prince Harye the Acht 1549–50 Banff Ann. I 27.
Tuechane 1561 Misc. Maitl. C. III 279.
Twechyng 1562-3 Winȝet I 31/33.
The ordinance of His haly Kirk vniuersal, twecheing thir samyn solenniteis 1596 Dalr. II 154/1.
The prayse of sa worthie a man … shortlie tuecheng sum of his special warkes … may be considerit(d) 1473 M. Napier Mem. J. Napier App. 512.
A certane article of new, tusching the sending of certane men of war 1483 Reg. Episc. Brechin. I 206.
Anent the action debatable … tuching the seccond teind clamet be the said reuerend fader to be awcht to him 1540 Elgin Rec. I 52.
Gif tha da him nocht justece twching the persuyt of ane gray hors 1541 Aberd. B. Rec. I 453.
Twcheing 1551 Protocol Book of Sir John Cristisone 108.
Tucchand 1560 Rolland Seven Sages 8508.
Ȝoung man can ȝe declair The questioun that I proponit air … tutching the rauins thre 1646 Inverness Rec. II 191.
Maister Walter Ros being conveined and challenged befoir the consell tuching his carriage and behaviour 1649 Old Ross-shire II 38.
Tutching quhat is adoe be the freinds at this meitting(e) 1489 Acts (1597) i 77b.
Touching the article of the kingis propertie 1570 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale 53 n.
The article towching the apprehension of fugitives 1622 Elgin Rec. I 242.
The saidis lordis foirseeing that it is a mater towcheing thame in honnour and justice 1622 Reg. Privy C. XII 744.
Towtching 1697 Rec. Convention of Royal Burghs IV 226.
Toutching(f) 1525 Aberd. B. Rec. in Mill Mediæval Plays 123.
The … statut maid … tueiching the ordoure of thar craftismen 1547 Perth Hammermen 62.
The haill craft hes statute and ordenit tweiching the faltis maid be Johne Lufrent(g) 1525 Douglas Corr. 99.
Theuchand 1528 Acta Conc. Publ. Aff. 280.
The lordis thinkis expedient that thuiching the parliament that preceptis pas in generale 1540 Elgin Rec. I 52.
The saidis assecutoris was neuer callit thwyching the said hors as the saidis John allegis(h) 1531–2 Dunferm. Reg. Ct. 46.
The actione … movit be Jhone Lyndsay … techeyng the nonenteres of ane akyr of land grantit to the said Jhone(i) 1560 Cal. Sc. P. I 542.
Two years ago I wrote unto your Majestie my full declaration tuoching that work(j) 1584 Cal. Sc. P. VII 307.
The ordour quhilk I gaif ȝoue in write tuixing the caus I had in hand(k) 1570 Cal. Sc. P. III 372.
Her Majesti hath had sum talke to me tochyng my lord(2) 1409 Exchequer Rolls IV ccxi.
This band as touchand evin falowschip ande estate sal expire fra thyne furth ?1423 Edinb. Chart. 213.
As tuechand a portion of our gudis to be lent to the refressyng of yhur hey estate 1428 Liber Melros 520.
As twychande the plew of land in the west maynis the assis … saide [etc.] c1409-1436 Kingis Quair § 140.
And, forthirmore, as touching the nature Off my lufing 1464–5 Acts XII 30/2.
Item as tweching the article of the monay, the lordis thinkis [etc.] 1471 Acts II 100/1.
As twechin the mater of the mone … it is statut [etc.] c1475 Acts of Schir William Wallace viii 1690.
He wrait on to the king All his entent, as twyching to this thing 1525 Douglas Corr. 97.
As twychyne the quenys grace 1547 Douglas Corr. 169.
I traist … ȝour lordship, will nocht put suche mistraist to me … as twysching our meting 1565 Canongate Kirk S. (ed.) 33.
And as thowching Mr. Johne Balfoir 1596 Dalr. II 433/15.
The quene … a harald to Leith scho sendis, to declair her … counsel as tuocheng [the truce] 1631 Justiciary Cases I 183.
He saith that as tuiching the conference betweene the said loird Uchiltrie and this examinate [etc.] 16.. Rudiments 9a.
There ar thrie kynds or sorts of verbs as tuitching significatione. Actiue, passiue, neutrall(b) 1585 Elphinstone Mun. 23.
As touiching the greit towis thay salbe contenit with the greit ordinance