Middle English Dictionary Entry
prōcūrācī(e n.
Entry Info
| Forms | prōcūrācī(e n. Also -asi, -ati, -esi, procraci, procresi, proxsi. |
| Etymology | AF procuracie & ML prōcūrātia & prōcūrātio. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
(a) Advocacy; instigation; (b) a document authorizing a person to act on behalf of another, a proxy; lettres of ~, a letter of attorney; (c) a legation; a legate or group of legates; (d) a requisite provision for or entertainment of a bishop or his representatives visiting a parish; a required payment to a prelate in lieu of such provision.
Associated quotations
a
- a1425 Wycl.Serm.(Bod 788)2.155 : Þei..hyren hem proctouris to þe pope..And such procuracie is synful.
- (a1460) Bokenham Sts. (Adv Abbotsford B3)73.197 (v.2:p.51) : Crist suffrid by procuracie of fals Iewys, and petir by the mean of fals and vnfeithful heretikis.
- a1500(c1410) Dives & P.(Htrn 270)1.354 : Þe buschop may ȝeuyn hym þat benefice..& he may takyn it..so þat þe ȝifte come only of þe buschopys fre wil, withoutyn ony procuracye [vr. procuryng] of hymself.
b
- [ (1315) RParl.1.357b : Le dit Counte envoia..Terry de Dorpre..& Gillian de Hersbergh..ove plein poair de pursivre & acomplir le dit acorde, sicome en les Lettres de Procuracie q'il porterent. ]
- ?a1425(a1400) Brut-1377 (Corp-C 174)325/13 : Þer were sent ij Cardinals fro þe Pope..þe which, whan þey had ben boþe longe..tretyng of þe forsaid pees, at þe last þey toke wiþ hem her lettres of procuracye & went aȝen to þe court of Romeward.
- (1425) Paston (EETS)1.3 : I haue, by aduys of counseill, in makyng a procuracie..and also a general appelle..þe which procuracie and appelle I shal sende to yowr persone.
- (1438) Reg.Spofford in Cant.Yk.S.23233 : I receyved also by the hondes of the said gentilmen a procuraty to visit in yowre name the holy thresshaldes of the Apostells Petur and Paule.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.5.308 : Þe commissaires of Holland..beyng in England for reformacions..not havyng þeire power noþer & procuracies good.
- (1443) Proc.Privy C.5.308 : My Lord..enfourmed þeim..undre what fourme þei..sholde bringe þeire lettres of commission & of procuracies.
- c1460 Oseney Reg.132/2 : Letters of procuresyis i-ȝeve afore vs in Juggement he schewed.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)123/20 : The payment of the forseid rent at the same termes and place to be made vnto the forseid Religious or to theire attorney, beryng thise lettres or ony other lettres of procuracie.
- a1525(?1446) Cov.Leet Bk.229 : In presence of thes persones..a procresy for the meire & the comminalte aforeseyde, in the mater aforenamed..was sealede.
c
- (a1464) Capgr.Chron.(Cmb Gg.4.12)301 : 'We send oure special legates to trete..with that worchipfulle..King of Ynglond'..Whan this procuracie was come to the Kyng, these articules were offered of the lordis.
d
- c1300 SLeg.Edm.Abp.(LdMisc 108)333 : Seint Eadmund..i-chose was..To prechi of þe creoicerie..procracies huy ȝeuen him also, ase he wende a-boute, Of persones to nime largeliche.
- (a1387) Trev.Higd.(StJ-C H.1)8.227 : Whanne þe legacye of þe cros was commytted to hym, he took no procuracies þat hym were y-graunted, but aȝenst þe usages of oþere suche legates, he travaylde on his cost.
- c1400 Wycl.CGosp.John (Yk-M 14.D.2:Hudson)77/142-43 : Bischops..owen to visite wiþout procuracie takun of hem þat ben visitid and moost wiþout procurasie not customable.
- ?c1430(c1400) Wycl.PPriests Benef.(Corp-C 296)249 : Whanne bischopis & here officeris comen & feynen to visite..wrecchid curatis ben nedid to festen hem richely & ȝeue procuracie.
- c1450 Jacob's W.(Sal 103)129/21 : Prelatys of holy cherch..puttyn here sugettys to outrageous cost..in vysityng & in raysinge of procuracyes.
- a1475 Godstow Reg.(Rwl B.408)87/19 : They shold paye..to the Archidekon of Bokyngham, procuracy.
- c1425(?c1400) Wycl.Apol.(Dub 245)78 : It is seid to prestis, 'Frely ȝe han tan, frely ȝeuiþ'..But now are found new constitucouns of procuracies and customis and oþer expensis.
- (1484-85) Acc.Ashburton in D&CRS n.s.155 : [Item paid for ] le proxs[i], [for 8 men], 4s.
- a1500(?c1378) Wycl.OPastor.(Ryl Eng 86)456 : Þis is a foul offiss of a prest, to robbe his puple to ȝyue to bischop or erchedekene godis þat god biddiþ not, as senage and procurasies and oþere tributis.