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Wattir bailyery, Watter bailliery, -ie, n. Also: watter bailyery, - bailyearie, water baillery, - bailliarie. [Wattir balȝe n.] a. The function or jurisdiction of a waterbaillie (Wattir balȝe n. 2). b = Wattir balȝe n. 2.a. 1534–5 (c1580) Edinb. B. Rec. II 69.
Till Patrik Barroun the office of watter baillierie of thair port and havin of Leyth 1555–6 Edinb. B. Rec. II 239.
Watter bailyery 1556 Edinb. B. Rec. II 243.
Wattirbailyery 1593 Conv. Burghs I 410.
Complayntt … aganis Williame Kirkcaldy … for … taking ane gift of the watter bailliery of thair hevin … of Pettycure, with ane impoist of xvj d. of ilk ferry boittis 1597 Edinb. B. Rec. V 192.
Upoun the mater of the water baillery … that the said office be maid elective yeirlie 1635 Glasgow B. Rec. II 35.
The great contempt the place of watter bailyearie … is fallen inb. 1620 Edinb. B. Rec. VI 212.
Mungo McCall … hes acceptit in and upoun him the office of ane water bailliarie and to be barroun baillie of Leyth for this yeir … that the same salbe na preparative aganes himself nor na uther … quha hes bene watter baillie or barroun baillie [etc.]