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c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 242 A meyntenour of wrongis at louedaies, a fals suerere, a manquellere.

c1390–1400 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 8833 (MS. B.) He hem out drou, And false sueryars [v.r. sweryars, sweriers] of assyses, & dude hem ssame ynou.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 482/2 Swerare, jurator, juratrix.

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 483/1 Swerare, þat ofte ys forswore, labro.

1441–2 in Hist. MSS Comm.: 10th Rep.: App. Pt. V: MSS Marquis of Ormonde &c. (1885) 297 in Parl. Papers (C. 4576-I) XLII. 1 The swerere, if he be pleyntif, shal losse his action.

15.. Adam Bel 275 in W. C. Hazlitt Remains Early Pop. Poetry Eng. (1864) II. 149 The justice with a quest of swerers That had juged Cloudesle there hanged to be.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) ii. ii. 39 Fal. Good maid then. Qui. Ile be sworne, As my mother was the first houre I was borne. Fal. I doe beleeue the swearer . View more context for this quotation

1635 T. Jackson Humiliation Sonne of God viii. xviii. § 5 It must consist of swearing men, or of swearers; a new title given by some Roman regular Catholiques,..unto such Seculars of their owne profession, as will take the oath of allegiance.

1720 J. Swift (title) The Swearer's-Bank: or, Parliamentary Security for Establishing a New Bank in Ireland.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. vi. 50 Consider..how Bailly, the great Tennis-Court swearer, again swears.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xiv. 447 The swearers..avoided coming to close quarters with the nonjurors on this point.

1859 C. Dickens Tale of Two Cities ii. iii. 48 The watchful eyes of those forgers and false swearers.

c1386 G. Chaucer Parson's Tale ⁋518 Euery greet swerere, nat compelled lawefully to swere.

c1450 Mirk's Festial 229 Scho..ys a claterer, a ianguler, a flyter, a curser, a swerer, and a skold.

1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxxii^v Blasphemers and swerers of the name of god, and of his Sayntis.

1564 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 298 Anent the sweraris of abhominabill aithis.

1597 in A. Macdonald & J. Dennistoun Misc. Maitland Club (1833) I. 89 The sweiraris and banneris.

1633 G. Herbert Church Porch in Temple x Take not his name, who made thy mouth, in vain;..the cheap swearer through his open sluce Lets his soul runne for nought.

1659 D. Pell Πελαγος 103 Hee was a most damnable Swearer, and inventer of new Oaths.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 8. ⁋3 I know the Lanes and Allies that are inhabited by common Swearers.

1800 W. Gilpin Serm. II. xxvii. (R.) The swearer continues to swear: tell him of his wickedness he allows it is great, but he continues to swear on.

1597 E. S. Discouerie Knights of Poste sig. B2^v I graunt he is a broker,..but he was first a bailer and a swearer.

1676 A. Marvell Mr. Smirke sig. K2^v Provided they could be the Swearers of the Prince to do all due Allegiance to the Church.

1678 G. Mackenzie Laws & Customes Scotl. ii. 491 An act is to be extracted upon their said absence, and is to be delivered to the swearer, or his Clerk.

1826 W. Hone Every-day Bk. (1827) II. 86 I was obliged to hire a man as a ‘swearer-in’.

1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. i. xii. 112 I am not a swearer in of people, man.