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c1450 Contin. Lydgate's Secrees (Sloane 2464) l. 1924 [Wine] restorith to gouernaunce Superfluytees and al disturbaunce Puttith to flyght and shewith [a1475 Arun. sueth, c1475 Harl. 2251 soewith, ?c1475 Lansd. sewith] to exigent.

1607 J. Cowell Interpreter sig. Vv4/1 If a man be siewed to an exigent, during the time he was in the kings warres, this is mater in deede, and not mater of record.

1657 T. Burton Diary (1828) II. 146 This Beavor, in Michaelmas term, had caused him to be sued to exigent.

1690 in J. A. Picton City of Liverpool: Select. Munic. Rec. (1883) I. 300 John Hodgson is sued to an Exgent by one John Brier..in Trespasse.

1763 Statutes at Large II. 116 Proclamations to give Warning to him that dwelling in one County is sued to an Exigent in another.

1879 7th Rep. Royal Comm. Hist. MSS: Pt. I 115/1 in Parl. Papers 1878–9 (C. 2340) XL. 1 In the year 1651 petitioner was sued to an exigent..by William Keigwyn..for money lent by Keigwyn's father to his late Majesty upon petitioner's security.

1983 B. D. Henning House of Commons 1660–90 I. 717/1 He..claimed privilege on 25 July 1663 against a certain Daniel Osborne, who had sued him to an exigent.