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First published 1937 (DOST Vol. I).
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Cessioun(e, Cession(e, n.¹ [ME. cessione (15th c.), variant of session, -oun: see Sessioun.] A session or sitting of a parliament, court, etc.; the Court of Session.(a) 1461 Liber Plusc. 400.
War it in France, men wald mak cession hale In parliament, and nocht bow to thi crown 1468 Acts II. 92/2.
The cession of Edinburgh to sit a moneth, and the cession in Pert v wulkis; the cession of Perth to begyn the first Monunday October, the cession of Edinburgh the xv day of Nouember 1507 Reg. Privy S. I. 223/2.
Fre … fra al compering to our iustis-aris, chamerlane-airis, schiref courtis, cessionis and utheris 1523 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 210.
In presens of richt reuerand nobill and michti lordis sittand in cessione 1576 Prot. Bk. J. Scott 17.
The said Thomas Wod past to the counsall hous of the cession of the citie of Sanctandrois a1570-86 Maitl. F. clxxiii. 10.
Sum in the cessione lyis our lange(b) 1496 Treas. Acc. I. 269.
Quhen the King raid to Sanct Ihonistoun to the cessioun 1511 Reg. Privy S. I. 352/1.
Exemptioun maid to William Gordoun … fra all compering to justice, chaumerlane-airis, cessiouns, parliamentis [etc.] 1552–3 Edinb. Old Acc. I. 71.
For the furnessing of the collis to the tolbuyth in the winter cessioun 1569 Peebles B. Rec. 307.
The bailye … confessit he … had purchasit na power nor lycens of the lordis of cessioun a1578 Pitsc. II. 213/30.
At this tyme thair was no cessioun hauldin becaus of the pest 1582 Edinb. D. Guild Acc. 122.
The making of the tua staigeis in the eist end of the kirk for the cessioun