c1390 (a1376) W. Langland (Vernon) (1867) A. viii. l. 53 He þat..spekeþ for þe pore..Coueiteþ not his goodes, Bote for vr lordes loue lawe for him scheweþ.
c1400 (c1378) W. Langland (Laud 581) (1869) B. ii. l. 134 Ledeth hire to londoun þere lawe is yshewed.