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English
Noun
englishman (plural englishmen)
- Obsolete form of Englishman.
1549, William Thomas, “Abbridgement of the Liues of the Romaine Bishoppes”, in The Historie of Italie, a Boke Excedyng Profitable to Be Redde: Because It Intreateth of the Astate of Many and Diuers Common Weales, How Thei Haue Ben, & Now Be Gouerned, London: n the house of Thomas Berthelet, folio 54, recto:Adꝛian the .iiii. an engliſhman boꝛne, conſtreigned the Conſulles and Senatours of Rome to depoſe theym ſelfes, and to committe all theyꝛ rule vnto the churche.
1565, Thomas Stapleton, “To the Deceiued Protestants of England, Thomas Stapleton Wisheth Grace, Humilite, and Vnderstanding”, in A Fortresse of the Faith: First Planted Amonge Vs Englishmen, and Continued Hitherto in the Vniuersall Church of Christ. The Faith of Which Time Protestants Call, Papistry., Antwerp: Ihon Laet, , folio 2, recto:HAuing at this preſent publiſhed the Hiſtory off the Church of England, compiled by Venerable Bede, a lerned light of our countre aboue 800. yeares paſt, wherein the Faith firſt planted amonge vs engliſhmen, and ſo many hundred yeares continued, is expreſſed, I neuer doubted but the peruſall thereof ſhoulde be to the Catholike and true ſtedfaſt beleuers, bothe comfortable to reade, and neceſſary to vnderſtande.
Middle English
Noun
englishman
- Alternative form of Englishman
, The Boke of the Fayt of Armes and of Chyualrye , : [William Caxton]; republished in Early English Books Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: Text Creation Partnership, p. 2011:Now wel maister another manere awaie I wil spek telle me thēne / & a frenshmen had taken a litell childe of an englishman / might he aske by ryght any raūson for hym for it shulde seme ye / seen that he that may wel make the mo¦re grete a thinge / may wel make the smallest / as what to saye he myght wel take prysoner the fader yf the cas befell why not the childe aswell / […]- (please add an English translation of this quotation)