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▪ I. † rescous, n. Obs.
Forms: α. 4–7 rescous(e, rescouss(e, 4–5 rescus(e, 5 reskuse, 6–7 rescusse. β. 5 rescues, reschewes, -scowes, 6 reskues.
[a. OF. rescous(s)e, rescusse, etc. (It. riscossa; Rom. type *re-ex-cussa), vbl. n. to OF. rescourre to rescue. The β-forms may in some cases be taken as plurals of rescue.]
1. Rescue, assistance, aid.
αc1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 5406 Wyder..Wyþ twenty þousand mad hem rescus. 1390Gower Conf. II. 73 In rescouss of the toun aboute, Which with the Gregois was belein. 1412–20Lydg. Chron. Troy i. ix. (1555), Of which slaughter the grekes wer confuse, Tyll Pelleus came to their rescuse. c1477Caxton Jason 39 b, The whiche..assembled them for to come to the rescousse of theyr lord. a1548Hall Chron., Hen. IV 23 Fortifiyng the same for fere of rescous that might issue from Caleis. 1602Carew Cornwall 125 b, For want of timely rescouse, the breath poasted out of his body.
βa1400Morte Arth. 433 Byde hy[m] make reschewes for menske of hyme selvene. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode iv. xxv. (1869) 189 Driveth hire fro me, j prey yow, and beth me a rescues for hire. 1470–85Malory Arthur i. xiv. 55 And whan Gryflet sawe rescowes, he smote a knyght on the tempils. 1568Grafton Chron. II. 318 The Captaine..having no comfort to have any quick reskues, yeelded.
2. Law. = rescue n. 2.
1451Paston Lett. I. 195, I told Gonnor that I shuld certifie a rescuse, and prayd the baly of the hundred that he wold record the same. 1485Act 1 Hen. VII, c. 7 If any Rescous or Disobeysance be made to any Person having Authority to do Execution..by any such Warrant. 1530–1Act 22 Hen. VIII, c. 12 If any person..make rescous agayne any Mayre..or other person. 1581Lambarde Eiren. ii. vii. (1588) 231 Offence and felonie..in him that helpeth the prisoner to get away, which is commonly termed Rescusse. 1618Dalton Countr. Just. lxxvii. (1630) 196 Every disseisin rescous and trespasse implieth a force. 1632Star Chamb. Cases (Camden) 137 The Lord Chiefe Justice found very much fault with Casen about Jenner's oppression, and his multiplicitie of suites upon the rescusse. 1690Act 2 Will. & Mary i. c. 5 §4 Upon any Pound-breach or Rescous of Goods or Chattels distrained for Rent. 1768Blackstone Comm. III. 146 Being thus in the custody of the law, the taking them back by force is looked upon as an atrocious injury, and denominated a rescous.
▪ II. † rescous, v. Obs.
Also 4 rescouse, 5 reschewse, 6–7 rescusse.
[a. OF. rescouser, -cuser, f. rescouse: see prec.]
trans. (and refl.) To rescue. Hence rescousing vbl. n.
c1330R. Brunne Chron. Wace (Rolls) 13039 Þe Romayns Petron wilde rescouse, But Bretons a-geyn þem faste gan brouse. c1400Rowland & O. 1536 Sir Otuell hase thre kynges slone & reschewsede hym with honour. 1581Lambarde Eiren. ii. vii. (1588) 232 If a stranger doe..rescusse such an one as is under arrest for Felonie, then is it Felonie..in the straunger. 1605Bacon Adv. Learn. ii. xxiii §32 A readye rescussing of a mans selfe from scornes. a1625Sir H. Finch Law (1636) 355 Here for contempts a Capias lyeth against Peers of the Realme, as for rescousing of one arrested by the course of the Law. |