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For(e)said, Foirsaid, a. and n. Also: foresaide, foyr-, foir-, forsayd, foyr-, foiresaid, forsayid, -sad(e. [ME. forsayde, -said, OE. foresæᵹd, -sǽd.]

1. adj. Aforesaid; previously mentioned. a. Placed before the noun.In constant use from 1385 onwards.(a) c 1380 Charter (Reg. H.).
The forsayde Alayne
1405 James of Douglas Letter to Henry IV in Slater Early Sc. Texts No. 59.
Twychand thir forsayde materis
1413 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 364.
The forsayde lady
c1420 Wynt. viii. 2289.
This forsayd Willame the Walayis
1422 Stirlings of Keir 208.
The qwhylk forsayid some
1489 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 546.
The forsayd landis
(b) 1388 Bamff Chart. 22.
The forsaid contrac
1398 Liber Melros 489.
My forsaide land
1420 Reg. Great S. 30/1.
To kepe the forsaid castel
1463 Aberd. B. Rec. I. 26.
The forsaide Thomas
c1515 Asl. MS. I. 217/20.
With him [came] the forsaid kingis
a1500 Bk. Chess 1907.
The forsaid langage
1605 Melville Chart. 148.
Hir forsaid husband
(c) 1410 Red Bk. Menteith II. 282.
The foresaide purches
1456 Hay I. 17/35.
Thir foresaid errouris
1491 Acta Conc. 229.
The foresaid landis
(d) 1486 Stirlings of Keir 256.
Ony of my foirsaid landis
1494 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 583.
The foiresaid twa markis of annuall rent
1537 Reg. Episc. Aberd. I. 413.
The foirsaid tenement
1549 Compl. 11/31.
Thir foirsaid fife ȝong ladeis
1561 St. A. Kirk S. 88.
The foyrsaid offence
1600 Hamilton Facile Tr. 122.
Thair foirsayd conclusions
1647 Aberd. B. Rec. IV. 72.
Within the foirsaid regiment
1662 St. A. Baxter Bks. 12.
Wnder the foirsaid penaltie
(e) a1400 Leg. S. ii. 587.
To the forsad towne
Ib. x. 253.
The forsad kinge
1417 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 249.
The forsad burch
1459 Peebles B. Rec. 134.
The forsad Paton
1478 Reg. Cupar A. I. 212.
Our forsad abbay

b. Following the noun. 1440 Biggar 289.
The doyme forsaid … is evyl
1456 Hay I. 38/33.
The thre kingis foresaid
a1500 Bk. Chess 223.
The secund part of this buke forsaid
1508 Reg. Privy S. I. 268/1.
The sade George, knycht preceptor forsade
1526 Liber Aberbrothoc 460.
The settyng … of owr justice ayr forsad
1530 Lennox Mun. 239.
The gift of the nonentres foyrsaid
1579 Misc. Bann. C. II. 191.
The ȝeir of God … foirsaid
1608 Aberd. Eccl. Rec. 62.
The night forsaid
1633 Misc. Spald. C. III. 102.
The said Mr. William, as tutor foresaid
1640 Kirkcudbr. Min. Bk. 153.
The haile common burdens, dews, and accomptes foirsaid

c. In predicative use. a1500 Bk. Chess 2153.
He has in lyk moving, As forsaid is
1515 Reg. Privy S. I. 410/2.
Being with hym in howshald, as is foresaid
1583 Chapel Royal p. lxxxvii.
In cais the west qwarter … wer beildit … as is foirsaid

2. In the plural for(e)saidis. a. Attributive; preceding or following the noun.(1) 1387 Edinb. Chart. 35.
The forsaidys Jonne, Jonne, and Jonne, al as ane
1405 Antiq. Aberd. & B. III. 200.
Betuix thir forsaides partiis
1419 Charter (Reg. H.) No. 299.
The quhilk forsaidis wadsettingis … I apprife
1509 Douglas Chart. 189.
The foresaides landis
1555 Edinb. B. Rec. II. 313.
Thir foirsaids stanis
1592 Inverness B. Rec. I. lxii.
Betwix the foresaidis landis
c1650 Spalding II. 34.
The foirsaidis persones
(2) 1409 Exch. R. IV. ccxii.
The day, yhere ande place foresaidez
1530 Lennox Mun. 239.
The said Erll … and frendis foirsayddis
1559 Rec. Earld. Orkney 112.
The boundis foursaidis … to remane
1562-3 Winȝet I. 4/14.
The craibit rewlaris foresadis
1622-6 Bisset II. 57/12.
The commissariatis foirsaidis
1634 St. A. Baxter Bks. 99.
The … remanent decanes foirsaidis

b. Absolute or as n. The persons (relatives, partners, etc.), matters or things previously mentioned.(1) 1506 Glasgow Dioc. Reg. II. 163.
I or ony of my forsaidis
1584 Prestwick B. Rec. 80.
The said Michael bindis … him and his foirsaidis
1592 Acts III. 624/2.
The said Williame sall take … part with him and his foirsaidis
1643 Melrose Reg. Rec. I. 104.
I bind … me and my forsaids
1667 St. A. Baxter Bks. 134.
The said decan convener and his foirsaidis
(2) 1533 Boece xi. xiv. 433 b.
Eftir thir foresaidis to Malcolme schewin
1558-66 Knox I. 9.
A parte of all these forsaidis war so manifest
1556 Lauder Off. Kings 140.
Off thir forsaids ȝe sall be sure
a1578 Pitsc. I. 42/8.
Gif the king hes gevin ȝow all thir forsaidis

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