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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Lauchfully, Lachfully, adv. Also: lache-; lawch-, lawich-, laugh-; lacht-, (layht-,) laucht-, lawcht- and -fully(e, -fullie, -é, -fol(l)y. [f. Lauchful a. The commoner Sc. form until the 17th c.] = Lawfully adv.(1) 1397 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 33.
The aire of my bodi male lachfulli gottin c1420 Wynt. v. 548.
Nero, that had hys dochtyr weddyt, And lauchfully wytht hyr had beddyt 1511 Lennox Mun. 194.
Ony impediment … quhar throught the saidis personis may nocht lauchfully remane togidder in mariage 1542 Reg. Cupar A. II. 16.
Fallȝeing of the air maill, to ane dochtir in likwys lauchfully gottin of thair bodies 1558-66 Knox II. 248.
Mariage once lauchfullie contracted, may not be dissolved at manis pleasour 1580 Wemyss of Bogie MSS.
Airis femell … lauchtfullie procreat 1622-6 Bisset II. 174/29.
This David … had na ischu extant of airis maill lauchfullie gottin of his awin body(2) 1428 Liber Melros 519.
To the quhilk departison all the partis war lachfully sommounde 1472–3 Prestwick B. Rec. 20.
Johne Blak … accusit Jame Allansoun in curt, lauchtfulli arrestit befor, that wrangwisli he held j b. of ber 1509 Douglas Chart. 193.
We beand lachfully warnyt in propire perswn or at oure dwellyn plase 1549 Lanark Sheriff Ct. MS. 29 b.
That the breif … wes lauchtfulle proclamit 1561–2 Cart. S. Nich. Aberd. 375.
The haill toun beand lauthfully warnit … to heir and se the siluer wark … of thair parroche kirk ropit 1562 Edinb. Hammermen 252 b.
The saidis William … and George … oft tymes callit lauchtfullie tyme of day biddin & nocht comperit 1564–5 Rec. Earld. Orkney 119.
That ye pass and layhtfully sowmone … [him] that he compeir [etc.] 1573 Wemyss Corr. 70.
Lawichfulle varnit 1630 Aberd. Council Lett. I. 327.
Laughfully preweaysit and warnit(3) 1424 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 96.
Gyf it hapnys that the saide landis be lachfully wonnyn fra the said Sym hys ayris 1454–5 Soc. Ant. Chart. (Reg. H.) No. 7.
The quhilk executione the said David previt in court lac[h]fully made be him 1460 Peebles B. Rec. 137.
That sessyn … was na sessyn lachful bot intrwssioun and was lachfully brokyn 1471 Acta Aud. 16/1.
The mater cum to the King be lettres lachfully be lettres of capcion 1510–11 Selkirk B. Ct. fol. 8 b.
The said aicht beand lachfully maid 1518 Fife Sheriff Ct. 107.
Ane precepte lachfully execute and indorsyt 1563 Armstrong Hist. Liddesdale I. 43.
In that case the cattel and scheip sall be thairby lachfullie takin … to the use of the awner of the ground(b) 1385 3rd Rep. Hist. MSS. App. 410/1.
That thai apere lauchfolly at the Hundhil … to Sir Patrick Gray 1425 Coldingham Ct. Roll MS.
Enterit laughfully be the Kyngis brefis of all the landis … that John the Ros deit vestit & sesit of c1420 Wynt. v. 5145 (W).
His fader land … Fell till him … lauchfully befor all othire 1429 Cal. Doc. IV. 405.
Whair … the haffar says that he boucht that gude lauchfulli 1436 Coll. Aberd. & B. 394.
The processe was suthfaste and lauchfully done in it selfff 1437 Reg. Dunferm. 285.
Bath the partis … sel kepe the wateris lauchfully vnskathand vthir 1442 (1450) Reg. Great S. 86/1.
The quhilk some eftir lauchful processe maide, the foresaide Gilbert … wan lauchfulli befor us in jugement a1500 Henr. Fab. 1204.
For to decyde gif this exceptioun Wes of na strenth, nor lauchfullie micht stand 1490 Acta Conc. I. 159/2.
To preif lauchfully the insufficience of the said schip 1494 Dunferm. B. Rec. 54.
Thai wald gif … possessione to the forsaid Schir Andro and he present … erd and stane lauchkfully [sic] as ws of burghe is 1519 Lennox Mun. 215.
Alssone as thai may lauchfully complet the mareage 1551 Hamilton Cat. 194.
Na man sall be crownit, except he fycht lauchfully 1576 Reg. Privy C. II. 563.
Alexander Urquhart being presentit … to the benefice of the Denerie of Ross lauchfullie vacand 1624 Crim. Trials III. 559.
All uther thingis neidfull … to do … which laughfullie in such caises may be done 1627 Justiciary Cases I. 82.
Thay … war deulie and lauchfullie convict be ane assyse 1622-6 Bisset II. 145/2.
The chaiplan beand lauchfullie provyded be presentatioun of the patrone(c) 1493 Acts II. 236/2.
Ony heretage … that was lauchtfully cumin in our handis be bastardy 1503 Ib. 242/1.
That thare sall be na exception … admittit again the summondis, it beand lauchtfully indorsate 1514 Prestwick B. Rec. 45.
Johne Blak sall remayn in the land aye & quhill he be lachtfully put fra it 1537 Dumfries & Galloway Antiq. Soc. XIX. 92.
Court lachtfully affermit, absentis amerciit 1562 Digest Justiciary Proc. D. 42.
Hir Maiestie com in proper persone befoir the said fortalice … and lauchtfullie charget the … halders of the said fortalice to delywer the samin

b. Permissibly, properly, rightly. 1402 Scone Indenture (Reg. H.).
Singand in the saide kirk Goddis service lachfully for evirmar 1490 Irland Mir. I. 20/23.
Oure blist lord Jhesus has gevin ws a … litile orisoune jn wourdis … and all thing that may be lauchfully desirit js contenit jn jt 1558-66 Knox II. 406.
And than I think ye will confess the brethering lauchfullie assembled thame selfis for defence of thair lyffeis a1568 Scott xxxiv. 58.
Ȝit thair is lesum lufe That lawchtfully suld lest