From: Kim Bastin
Message: 42613
Date: 2005-12-22
>Brian M. Scott wrote:Thank you Brian and Piotr. I have found a few more (earlier) examples,
>
>> At 8:40:00 PM on Tuesday, December 20, 2005, Kim Bastin
>> wrote:
>>>Evidently a very hard question, or perhaps just a very
>>>boring one. Let me just lift it to the top of the list one
>>>more time, and then I shall stop bothering people with it!
>>
>>
>> I'm also curious, but I can't help much. All of the
>> examples that I've found are from the 15th century...
>
>I'll probably be able to help a little, but I've got my hands full of
>Christmas stuff at the moment and can't do the necessary research. If
>you can wait a little, Kim, I'll return to your query after the Xmas
>break. Should I forget, please remind me I've promised.
>
>Piotr