 French languages: the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent of Whitby, and Robert, the son of John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was...  The Universal magazine - Page 1391807Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1803 - 624 pages
...Engleish instrument, produce'd by Rymer, is dateed 1368; but an indenture in the same idiom, betwixt the abbot and convent of Whitby, and Robert, the son of John Bustard, dateed at York, in 1343, is the earliest known : the date of 1324, givetn in What leys translation... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1807 - 692 pages
...language into parliamentary proceedings and public depositions, Mr. D. read some passages from the ParE first, he observed that the earliest instance yet...was concluded by an account of the works of Robert De Brunne and Adam Davie, with a few short specimens of the poetry of both these writers. Of the former... | |
 | 1824 - 452 pages
...FIRST ENGLISH DEED. THE earliest instance yet known of the English tongue being used in a Deed, is that of the Indenture between the Abbot and Convent...of John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. CHOICE EXTRACTS FKOM NEW WORKS. ANECDOTES OF THE BRITISll NAVY. DEATH OF NELSON. NELSON, in the early... | |
 | First flowers - 1825 - 306 pages
...ENGLISH DEED. The earliest instance known of the English language being used in a deed, is that of an indenture between the Abbot and Convent of Whitby,...of John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. BLESSINGS OF OLD ENGLISH LIBEHTY. In a court-roll of the manor of Couhdon, Surrey, are the following... | |
 | Gift books - 1825 - 306 pages
...ENGLISH DEED. The earliest instance known of the English language being used in a deed, is that of an indenture between the Abbot and Convent of Whitby,...of John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. BLESSINGS or OLD ENGLISH LIBERTY. In a court-roll of the manor of Coulsdon, Surrey, are the following... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1844 - 536 pages
...instrument produced by Rymer is dated 1368 (vii. 526) ; but an indenture in the same idiom betwixt the abbot and convent of Whitby, and Robert the son of John Bustard, dated at York in 1343,* is the earliest known. "f ANGLO-NORMAN POETS : — MARIE DE FRANCE. DENYS PYRAM. — GROSSE-TETE.... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - Chronology, Historical - 1851 - 700 pages
...French languages : the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent...John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to bo used in all law pleadings in 1364. Ordered to bo used in all law suits... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - Chronology, Historical - 1851 - 752 pages
...French languages : the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent...John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to be used in all law pleadings in 1364. Ordered to be used in all law-suits... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - 1853 - 776 pages
...French languages : the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent...John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to be used in all law pleadings in 1364. Ordered to be used in all law-suits... | |
 | Joseph Haydn - Chronology, Historical - 1853 - 734 pages
...French languages : the earliest known instance of the English tongue having been used in deeds, is that of the indenture between the abbot and convent...John Bustard, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to be used in all law pleadings in 1364.* Ordered to be used in all law... | |
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