 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
 | Joseph Timothy Haydn - 1857 - 764 pages
...and French languages : the carlieet 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 Timothy Haydn - 1857 - 764 pages
...and French languages : the earliert 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 Bustnrd, dated at York, in the year 1343. The English tongue was ordered to be used in all law pleadings... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam - Chronology - 1860 - 896 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 1304. Ordered to be used in all law-suits... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1861 - 626 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, t is the earliest known."§ AN-QlX)-NORMA\ POETS. French metrical romances and other poetry,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - English language - 1862 - 578 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,f is the earliest known. "J BE-EMERGENCE OF THE EXGLISH AS A LITERARY TONGUE. French metrical... | |
 | Joseph Ritson - English poetry - 1891 - 220 pages
...English instrument, produced by Rymer, is dated 1368 ; § 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, II is the earliest known ; the date of 1324, given in Whatley's translation of Rapin's Acta regia... | |
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