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1405 in G. D. MacRae Early Sc. Texts (1975) No. 59 Trewis war tane & sworne o late.

c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) ii. l. 5833 (MED) We schal dispise swiche oppiniouns, Whiche of þe fende wer founde nat of late.

1429 R. Neville Let. 3 June in J. Raine Wills & Inventories N. Counties Eng. (1835) I. 69 (note) Grete costages & exp'nces at I haue hadd now of late.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2331 (MED) Fra þe marche of Messedone I meued opon late.

c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 4394 (MED) Ȝe haue laȝt now on late, within a lite ȝeres, All Europ & Asie & Auffrik.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) li. 172 Of late I haue lost my goode lorde and mayster.

a1586 (?a1513) W. Dunbar in W. A. Craigie Maitland Folio MS (1919) I. 212 Sa mony ane Iudge sic lordis maid vp of lait.

1611 Bible (King James) John xi. 8 Master, the Iewes of late sought to stone thee, and goest thou thither againe? View more context for this quotation

1644 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) I. 121 Till of late that some of the stones were carried away to repair the city walls.

1716 J. Addison Freeholder No. 32. ⁋2 Great Numbers of them [sc. women] have of late eloped from their Allegiance.

1794 R. Burns Let. Sept. (1985) II. 311 I shall write you some ballads, in a day or two, the playthings of my fancy of late.

1827 H. Steuart Planter's Guide (1828) 14 Since the Ladies of late have become students of Chemistry.

1868 Stephen's New Comm. Laws Eng. (ed. 6) III. iv. ii. iv. 111 In modern times, and particularly of late, various alterations have been introduced.

1904 Daily Chron. 15 Apr. 4/7 There has been some discussion of late as to who invented the picture postcard.

1973 Times 2 Aug. 6/2 An atmosphere of tension has developed of late.

2010 New Yorker 17 May 40/2 The benefits of good financial innovations have, of late, been swamped by the costs of the ones that went bad.