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Thare-atoure, Thair-attour, adv. Also: thare-atowr, thar-atour, -attour(e, -atowr, tharre-atour. [Thar(e adv. and Atour prep.] Furthermore, in addition to that; concerning that. 1385 Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 7.
I … determynyt thaim fully tyl acorde eftyr the tenur of certane endentarys and obligacions the qwylk I ordaynyt thaim to sele and tharatowr … I ordaynyt 1405 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III 200.
It is accordit that the saide erle sal gif to the saide Schir Dauid … al charteris … or instrumentis pertinentis to the saide landis … And forthir thare atoure the said Erl of Mar … sal [etc.] 1426 Cal. Charters Suppl. (Reg. H.) 16 Jan.
Thair attour 1434–5 Aberd. B. Rec. MS IV 33.
It is ordanit that na baxstar brek the pais that is giffyn or salbe giffin hym be the bailliez … and tharatour all baxstaris sal haf on his lafe his awyn takyne that it may be kennyt 1446 Raine N. Durham App. 22.
Consideryng tharattour the said tresonable takyn & withhalding off our castell of Dunbar 1456 Wemyss Chart. 73.
Schir Andro and Dauide sal haf … the said Jhon of Wemmis part of al the landis of Inchmertyn … and … Jhone of Vemmis sal haf … the said Schir Andro and Dauidis part of the landis of Vemschir … and tharatowr it is fullely acordit and compromittit be the … twa partice that thai salle … [etc.] 1457–8 Acts II 51/1.
The schirref … sall … charge him … that he mak na mare distribulance to the lorde nor his grovnde in tym to cum … And gif he dois ony thing tharattour furthwith to arreist his persoun & send him to the kingis ward 1472 Reg. Cupar A. I 162.
Alsua the sade Wilȝam sal pay ȝerly for the teynd schafe of standand teyndis … 20 bollis of vitale … Tharatour the sade Wilȝam sal put the sad landis to al policy efter his powar in byggyn, hanyng [etc.] … And fynaly the sade Wilȝam sal [etc.] 1483–4 Acta Aud. *129/2.
Tharreatour a1500 Prestis of Peblis 322 (Ch.).
Than spak the king, Ȝour conclusion is quaint And thairattour ȝe mak to us a plaint 1497 Douglas Chart. 165.
Nochtwithtstandyng, befor the date of thir endentouris … the said Willȝeme has perfurmit and bygit the said altar … And thare atowr, be the tenour of thir endentouris the said Willȝame … is bundin … at [etc.] 1508 Reg. Privy S. I 246/1.
We … apprevis the saidis giftis … and thairattour we have gevin and grantit … our full licence, fredome and consent [etc.] 1523–4 Treas. Acc. V 234.
Deliverit to Williame Castellaw, ane lettre to the abbot of Melros … and tharattoure deliverit to him lettres to the lard of Buccleuch, Wardane, and Farnyhirst