jan 1, 1542 - amend
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To improve or bring into a better state, one of several related meanings (OED). In 1542, John Jeffraye of Fewston left his married daughter Janet £6 in his will <i>to amende her wythall,</i> presumably hoping that the money would lead to an improvement in her circumstances (SS104/38).
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