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reprisalia, ~isale [ME reprisail, reprisale, AN reprisail(l)e], ~esalia [cf. ME, AN represaile, Italian ripresaglia], (usu. in pl.) seizure of property or persons of foreign nationals, in, or in attempt to assure, repayment of damages incurred through the activity of that foreign nation or its subjects, or of debts unpaid by and otherwise uncollectable from or on behalf of such a foreign nation or its subjects, reprisal(s) (also w. ref. to standing order or licence granted to make such seizure or seizures); b (sententia et licentia ~esaliarum); c (litterae ~isaliarum or ~esaliarum). 1384 que nomine ~isalie ante hec tempora arestata fuerunt IMisc 234/2 m. 3; 1385 literas ‥ securi conductus ‥ personis de Scocia ‥ venire ‥ absque marqua seu ~isalia seu alio gravamine RScot 75b; 1388 omnes arestaciones, ~isalie, et inpingnoraciones quorumcumque bonorum et mercandisarum in Anglia et Prussia Mem. York II 2; c1389 racione privilegii per nos eis indulti contra eos ~isaliis uti vel marca non possumus Dip. Corr. Ric. II 69; 1399 quod ‥ naves ‥ de partibus Selandie ‥ infra regnum nostrum Anglie ‥ existentes et ‥ venturas ‥ nomine marque et ~isalie [DuC IV 300 s. v. marqua: ~esalie] ‥ capi ‥ et ‥ sub salva ‥ custodia poni faciatis Foed. VIII 97; 1405 bona Johannis B. mercatoris ‥ per modum et ex causa ~isalium arestari fecerunt et mandarunt Lit. Cant. III 87; c1412 nolentes quod ipsi in corporibus ‥ seu rebus suis ‥ racione alicujus marque, contremarque, seu ~isallie ‥ non arestentur ‥ seu graventur BBAdm I 384; 1421 nolentes quod dictus comes [de Douglas] ‥ propter marquam, contromarquam, aut prisalias seu ~isalias inter regnum nostrum Anglie et regnum Scocie ‥ concessas ‥ implacite[t]ur ‥ seu grave[t]ur Foed. X 100; s1401 ordinatum fuit in ‥ parliamento quod homines marchie contra Wallenses sibi indebitatos vel eos ledentes ‥ ~esaliis possent visitare [? l. usitare] Ad. Usk 60; Januenses ‥ reducantur ad carceres, eo quod tres naves gentis sue depredassent, in ~iseliam redempcionem facturi Ib. 103; 1438 eidem de remedio marche seu ~æsaliarum et pignorandi licencie contra vos ‥ concedendo ‥ providere Bekynton I 253; 1505 absque ullo impedimento ‥ ob causam marce, contramarce, ~isaliarum, aut alia districtione quacunque Foed. XIII 121.  b 1288 eidem ‥ ~esaliarum seu banni sentenciam et licenciam concedemus qua sibi licebit mercatores et omnes de regno Anglie ‥ detinere et detentos tenere quousque sibi ad integrum restauracionem sue lesionis fuerit satis factum AncC 55/10.  c 1496 in execucione dictarum literarum nostrarum marque et ~isaliarum Pat 578 m. 11; 1546 super quibusdam ~esaliarum litteris Form. S. Andr. II 326.

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