a1450 (c1410) H. Lovelich Merlin (1904) I. l. 5804 (MED) The kyng..axede hem what was best to do of this pes-makyng.

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. ccclxxv Certen articles of y^e same peacemaking.

1630 J. Taylor Wks. 111 (heading) Honour Conceal'd; Strangely Reveal'd: or, The worthy Praise of the Vnknowne Merits of the Renowmed Archibald Armestrong, who for his vnexpected Peace-making in France, betwixt the King and the Rochellers, hath this Poem Dedicæted as a Trophee, to his matchlesse Vertues.

a1500 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (Hunterian) (1976) i. 275 (MED) Seruyn God..in pes-makynge and cordyng of neyȝebouris.

a1500 Rule Third Order St. Francis in W. W. Seton Two 15th Cent. Franciscan Rules (1914) 51 (MED) As for peace making betwene the bretherne & susters..it shalbe as the mynisters woll have it.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (li. 19) Christ with the true..peacemaking or atonement.

1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) 15 That the Law should be made more provident of peacemaking then the Gospel!

1752 G. A. Stevens Distress upon Distress i. 48 The Attorney thus to lengthen out his Suit, Forbids Peace-making, and foments Dispute.

1835 Biblical Repertory Apr. 152 As favourable specimens we mention the remarks on meekness, peace-making, swearing, and divorce, in the exposition of the sermon on the mount.

1887 Pall Mall Gaz. 24 Jan. 1/2 It may seem like fiddling while Rome is burning to talk of peacemaking at such a moment.

1955 Times 14 July 8/7 The repudiation by Britain of the manufacture of all the weapons of mass destruction and a programme of positive peace-making by active work of reconciliation.

1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 16 Jan. a11/3 The eventual handoff to the United Nations..will elevate the international military mission here from peacemaking to a second..peacekeeping phase.

1556 J. Olde tr. R. Gwalther Antichrist f. 62^v The great and peacemaking Emperour.

1599 J. Weever Epigrammes sig. D2^v Away Cyllenius plumie-pinion'd god, With thy peace-making wand, snake-charming rod.

1628 J. Fletcher Hist. Perfect-Cursed-Blessed Man 1 In h's form, in h's fault, through Christs peace-making blood, Man's Perfect, Cursed, and again made Good.

1716 C. Johnson Cobler of Preston ii. 40 I'll retire from this vile World, like a Peace-making Minister; and pass the rest of my Days in Solitude and Sleep.

1788 H. L. Piozzi Diary Mar. in K. C. Balderston Thraliana (1942) II. 710 Here is a pretty Epigram written by the famous S^r Will^m Brown and translated by Herbert Lawrence who sent it me with a peace-making Letter the other day.

1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice I. xiii. 142 At four o'clock, therefore, we may expect this peace-making gentleman. View more context for this quotation

1878 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) III. xviii. 226 The peacemaking duke who fell at Northampton.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 363/1 The Aga Khan, while leading the life of a peaceful and peacemaking citizen, under the protection of British rule, continued to discharge his sacerdotal functions.

1977 in M. Frayn Clouds ii. vii. 82 (stage direct.) Another tableau, this time revealing Owen holding the chair above his head... Ed with peacemaking hands ineffectually raised.