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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Publisch, v. Also: publische, publish(e, publich, publes(c)h. P.p. publischit etc., also publisht. [e.m.E. publish etc. (1480), ME publisshe(n (Piers Plowman), e.m.E. and ME puplisshe(n (Wyclif), pup(p)liche(n (Wyclif), p.p. puplychyd (1530), etc., var. of Publis v.] = Publis v. in various senses.(1) 1568 Lyndesay Pref. (S.T.S.) 399.
To haif thair vaniteis and wickitnes publischit in court and sicht of princis a1578 Pitsc. II 161/2.
The word of God to be preichit and publischit be Johnne Knox 1616 Misc. Hist. Soc. II 154.
The … calumnies … forgit maliciouslie against my father & publischit be men having the fame … of lernit men 1686 Kingarth Par. Rec. 152.
The Session finds … that Giles N‘Intyre … did publish these nicnames(2) 1570 Leslie 40.
The indulgence of the seitt of St. Androis wes publischet be Patrick Grahame 1572 Buch. Detect. F iij b.
Theire sche taried with Bothwell, quhile the banes weir publishing 1585 Conv. Burghs I 204.
Publeschitt 1588 Haddington B. Rec. (Robb) 7 March.
Publichit 1588 King Cat. in 1573-1600 Cath. Tr. 200.
Publischeit 1604 Paisley B. Rec. 267.
His offence publischit 1618 Aberd. Council Lett. I 161.
Publeshit 1619 Ib. 170.
Publesched 1625 Ib. 237.
Requesting you to cause publishe the same with all solempnitie 1648 Sc. N. & Q. 1 Ser. XII 74.
The declaratione … vas read publisht be the minister out of pulpit 1678 Mackenzie Laws & C. i xx § 3 (1678) 213.
As to the recepting of the thief, it appears only to be punishable, when letters of intercommuning are published 1680 Copy of a letter by Mr. John Dickson when he was prisoner in the Bass (1717) 20.
The Lyon King at Arms publishing the will of the King of kings 1682 Inverness Rec. II 302.
Ane intimation to be published at the cross instantlie showing that [etc.](3) 1599 Acts IV 187/1.
That na persone … tak vpone hand to write publische prent or sett out ony maner of buik [etc.] … without his maiesteis licence had & obtenit 1622-6 Bisset II 286/15.
Quhair he wrait also the gospell the quhilk eftirwardis he publisched at Ephasus by Gayus his oist and deacone Ib. I 88/22, II 176/6.(4) 1681 Stair Inst. iv xliii §14.
But now, by a late statute (Parl. 1686, c. 18) testimonies are appointed to be published