1470–85 T. Malory vi. ix. 196 He fond a yoman porter kepyng ther many keyes.
1560 in J. Scott (1888) 449 The yeoman porters at any of the gates of this towne.
1708 J. Chamberlayne (ed. 22) ii. iii. 628 Yeoman Porter for Oil and Candle for the Gate.
1766 J. Entick Surv. London in IV. 347 The yeoman porter goes to the governor's house for the keys.