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First published 1983 (DOST Vol. V).
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Penalté, -altie, -alty, n. Also: penaltey; penulté, -ultie, -ulty, -eltie; pennaltie, -elté, -eltie, -iltie; peaneltie, peineilltie, pinneltie. [e.m.E. penaltie (1512), -alté (1513), etc.: cf. Penalité n.] a. A penalty appointed or awarded for a crime, fault or breach of contract; chiefly, a financial penalty, a fine. b. The money paid as a fine; also, the money paid as pledge of fulfilment of a contract.For further examples see Incur v. 1 (1), Irrogat(e v. and Irrogat p.p.a. (1) 1570–2 Facs. Nat. MSS. III. lxii.
The forfaltouris and all others penalteys which eyther syde have incurred … may be … declared null 1587 Dundee B. Laws 478.
And this by and besyddis the penaltie quhilk the kirk and ministrie will incrue to him 1592 Mining Rec. 81.
The generall appeiris nocht to have red the act quhilk applyis noth the penalte of the condemnation to me 1598 St. A. Baxter Bks. 63.
Quhat maister sall nocht … aduerteis his servand of thair dewitie salbe convict of the said penaltie 1599 Conv. Burghs II. 43.
Decernis thame in the penulte and vnlaw of fiftie pundis to be payit to the commoun vse 1604 Urie Baron Ct. 5.
As also for the pennelteis sett doun for [etc.] Ib. 7.
That quhat sum euer tennent … that happennis to inwaid [etc.] … sall incur ane pennaltie, to wit, tene punddis money to the lard, as also to satisfie the wrang [etc.] 1609 Skene Reg. Maj. Table 1, s.v. Pane.
Penaltie 1629 Justiciary Cases I. 127. 1656 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. III. 79.
Under the penalties used and accustomed 1677 Edinb. B. Rec. X. 305.
Penulty 1681 Stair Inst. iv. iii. § 2, (1832) 571 .
The lords of session … modify exorbitant penalties in bonds and contracts(2) 1580 Aberd. B. Rec. II. 39.
Wnder the paine of ten poundis more of penaltie to be paid be the cautionar 1629 Monteith Stewartrie Ct. 3 July.
With ten pundis as ane part of the sowme of fyftie pundis of penultie 1635 Boharm Kirk S. 27 Oct.
[To] pay 2 mks penalty and sitt ane Sabbath on the stool 1636 Kelso Glovers 5.
Peineilltie 1657 Bk. Dunvegan I. 83.
Under the paine of fiftie markis of liquidat penaltie 1690 S. Leith Rec. 148/1.
Peneltie 16.. Crail Squaremen 26.
Wnder the pinneltie of fourtie shillingb. (1) 1584–5 Edinb. B. Rec. IV. 384.
[The Dean of Guild's council] to devyse … statutes for the weill of the burgessis [etc.] … to be … allowet be the counsall of the town and to vplift the vnlawes and penalteis thairof 1603 Aberd. Kirk S. in Sc. N. & Q. i Ser. V. 181.
Summa of pennelties … extends to the sum of £164/2/0 1607 Rothiemay Kirk S. in J. Gordon Hist. I. App. li.
George Smyth … sall have for his costis … ane fornicators penaltie 1611 Aberd. Sheriff Ct. II. 171.
Thesaurer and collectour of the pennilties of the paroche kirk(2) 1669 Dunferm. Hammermen MS. 75.
David Turnbull not having satisfied for his freidome hath forfait his peaneltie whilk they have presently exacted