jan 1, 1520 - bewit
Description:
Obsolete spellings of bequeath. 1487 <i>I bewit vij dosan wax in v serges to be maide for to byrn aboute my bodie</i>, York (SS53/27); 1520 <i>I gif and bewitt the vicar of Halifax my best lowme for my mortuary</i>, Heptonstall (Clay59). It occurred alongside ‘to wit’: 1511 <i>I wit my best beeste to my mortuary</i>, Collingham (Th22/257). See wit (2), witword.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1520
Now
~ 505 years ago