jan 1, 1674 - steem
Description:
To bespeak something, a regional word. 1674 <i>thy father went to John Walker’s to steime a pare of shooes, and he would not let him have them without he had money in his hand ... Likewise he went to George Coppley’s to steime a wastcoate cloth</i>, Denby (SS40/210). It is likely to be a spelling of ‘steven’ which could have the same meaning (EDD).Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1674
Now
~ 351 years ago