Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1974 (SND Vol. IX).
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TRANSPORT, v., n. Sc. Church usages:
I. v. 1. To transfer a minister from one charge to another (wm.Sc. 1741 A. McDonald Galick Vocab. 175; Sc. 1782 J. Sinclair Ob. Sc. Dial. 225, 1808 Jam.). Hence transportability in phr. act of transportability, a formal permission granted by a presbytery to a minister within its bounds to accept a call from another congregation if presented. The minister was then said to be transportable; transportation, the transfer of a minister from one charge to another.Sc. 1700 Acts Gen. Assembly 28:
There shall be no Transportation from that Presbytry upon any Calls to be given.Sc. 1709 W. Steuart Collections i. iii. § 1:
When a minister labours under insupportable grievances in a parish, the pastor doth apply to the presbytery for an act of transportability.Sc. 1715–24 R. Wodrow Corresp. (1843) II. 34, III. 257:
There was a transportation came in of a minister to Ferry-Port-on-Craig, and he was transported. . . . Discharging them to be declared transportable without consent of the people.Sc. 1798 Monthly Mag. (Dec.) 438:
The Scots are so fond of transportation. that a person translated from one parish to another, is said to be transported.Sc. 1812 W. Angus Eng. Grammar 342:
The Rev. Dr. A.B. was transported from Glasgow to Edinburgh.Sc. 1883 Trans. Inv. Scientific Soc. IV. 238:
Until he had been declared “transportable” by the Presbytery, i.e. at liberty to accept a call if it came.Sc. 1904 R. Small Hist. U.P. Congreg. II. 1:
The Presbytery declared him transportable.
2. To remove the site of a church to a different part of the parish. Hence transportation.Sc. 1707 Acts 11 Anne c.10 § 433:
The transporting of Kirks, or erecting and building of new kirks, being alwayes with the consent of the heritors of three parts . . . at least of the valuation of the paroch whereof the kirk is craved to be transported.Sc. 1773 Erskine Institutes i. v. § 21:
With more ample powers, of transporting churches already built to more convenient places.Sc. 1838 W. Bell Dict. Law Scot. 1000:
The form of applying for transportation is by a summons raised before the Teind Court, concluding for authority to transport, and to have the new church declared the regular parish church.
II. n. A case of transportation of a minister; the minister so transported.Rnf. 1709 R. Wodrow Corresp. (1843) I. 5:
The transportation was refused by a vote; there were but four transports in the Assembly.
