attendance and attendaunce - Middle English Compendium

1.

(a) The act of paying attention, concentrating, or devoting oneself; maken, taken, yeven ~; (b) haven ~, look out for, expect (a change).

a

a1450(?c1421) Lydg.ST (Arun 119)1620 : I to lyve in reste..And for to han non other attendance Vnto no thing but vnto myn ese.
(?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)1.370 : Vnto bookis he gaff gret attendaunce and hadde in stories ioie.
(c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)356 : He muste bowe awey from hem [thoughts] bi greet attendaunce making to oþere lawful and meritorie bisynessis.
(c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)428 : If he receyue into his heering and to his vndirstonding þe ful fourmyng of þo argumentis, and if he take sufficient attendaunce to þe processis of hem.
(1447) Shillingford30 : Bysekyng him of his gode lordship..to yeve leyser and attendence therto.
c1460(a1449) Lydg.Letab.(Hrl 2255)261 : They gaff noon attendaunce, To ther wrytyng.
(c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)107/23 : Þis greet attendaunce in þe witt..and þe passioun of feer wolen so ocupie him [etc.].
(c1456) Pecock Faith (Trin-C B.14.45)216 : Thi diligence and attendaunce.
a1475 Rev.St.Bridget(3) (Gar 145)26/18 : With inworde attendaunce of herte.
a1500 Imit.Chr.(Dub 678)4/25 : A gret unwisdom it is þat we..yeue our uttmost attendaunce to curious & harmeful þinges.

b

(?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.2202 : Fresshnesse off floures..Haue ai on chaung a tremblyng attendaunce.

2.

(a) The act of attending to one's duties or rendering service; yeven ~; maken ~; (b) duty, service; don ~.

a

a1425(c1385) Chaucer TC (Benson-Robinson)1.339 : Ne no thing asketh so gret attendaunces As doth youre lay.
?a1425(c1400) Mandev.(1) (Tit C.16)152/22 : Euery man ȝeueth so gode..attendance to his seruyse.
(c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)406 : Ȝit þe chirche..intendid and meened, þat mynistris þerof schulde make her attendaunce..answering to þe lettir.
(1444) Let.Bk.Lond.K (Gldh LetBk K)295 : The great attendaunce and charge the whiche he hath with it.
(c1450) Capgr.St.Aug.(Add 36704)57/24 : Þe oþir too dayes wold he ȝeue attendauns on-to her causes, to sette rest and pes be-twix hem.
(1454) GRed Bk.Bristolpt.2 p.50 : Hit ys Ordeyned..that the seid Chamburleynes..shall yeve attendaunce to the makyng of Burgeyses.
(1469) Will Pembroke in Antiq.439 : To yeve attendance..to the guyding of my wife and childern.

b

?a1425(c1380) Chaucer Bo.(Benson-Robinson)4.pr.4.312 : Thei wolden refuse the attendaunce of hir advocattz.
(c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)319 : Þe attendaunce of a fadir and modir anentis þe child stondiþ in þis þat þey..ordeyne for þe childis norisching [etc.].
?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)366/320 : Let vs do oure attendaunce and wasche this gloryous body.

3.

(a) The act of waiting upon someone; (b) attention paid to someone; also, courtesies, favors, or homage rendered; (c) a body of attendants, retinue.

a

(1454) Proc.Privy C.6.224 : Suche persones as folowen, to be in the said houshold..Squiers of attendaunce.
(a1460) DSPhilos.(Helm)61/33 : Somme of his men..whiche he shulde punysshe, and thei made faute of their attendaunce.
a1475(?a1430) Lydg.Pilgr.(Vit C.13)9005 : Thow dost ful besy attendaunce To ffostren hym to hys plesaunce.
a1500 Lydg.LOL (Adv 19.3.1)p.114 : Or wer ther any ladees hur abowtt..doyng any attendaunce.

b

(c1395) Chaucer CT.WB.(Manly-Rickert)D.933 : A man shal wynne vs best with flaterye; And with attendaunce and with bisynesse Been we ylymed.
(c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)340 : Alle þese obeischauncis and attendauncis of vndirlingis.
c1450(?a1405) Lydg.CBK (Frf 16)409 : Stil port ne feythful attendaunce..Ful lyte or noght in love dothe avayle.
(1458) Let.Sou.in Sou.RS 22 (Sou SC.2/9/2)18 : Vnder tresorier ys one Grymesby..the which made grete attendaunce aboute the Kynge in his Siknes.
(a1460) Vegetius(2) (Pmb-C 243)715 : This feleshepe, most worshipful, most digne..Thei hadde both attendaunce & honour.

c

c1425(a1420) Lydg.TB (Aug A.4)5.1173 : Horestes..was eke kept..With attendaunce convenient & due To his estat.
?a1475 Ludus C.(Vsp D.8)226/33 : Now hath he xij dysypulys to his Attendauns; To eche town and cety he sendyth hem as bedellys.

4.

Attendance (as at an official function); writ of ~, a summons.

(1435) *Anc.Pet.(PRO)130.6460 : The which warant to gedur with your writte of attendaunce the said comissarye..vnto þe said baillyf delyueret to execute.
(a1475) Fortescue Gov.E.(LdMisc 593)147 : The said viijte lordes..nede not to haue gret wages ffor thair attendance to is covnsell.
c1500(?a1475) Ass.Gods (Trin-C R.3.19)17 : He seyde I must yeue attendaunse To the gret Court of Mynos, the iustyse.

5.

Waiting, delay; yeven ~, wait (for an answer).

(?a1439) Lydg.FP (Bod 263)3.2707 : To all the worthi he hath his lettres sent..Withoute excus or lenger attendaunce..To come in haste onto his court roial.
(c1461) Paston (Gairdner)4.7 : He wole yef a tendaunce un to you for to have summe letter from you.

Forms	attenda(u)nce n.
Etymology	OF; cp. ML attendentia.

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