a1425 St. Anthony l. 34 in (1881) 4 127 (MED) Þe aungell Gabryel comme..holdyng a bille in hys hande, & lete it fal on oure lady autyre.
1675 H. N. Payne iii. 38 Ha! such a Crowd of Souldiers: Sure 'tis Devotion To Rob our Lady Altar draws them hither So early in the Morning.