1467    in  S. G. Hamilton  		(1912)	 63  				Y fate of Wyl's Yoly a mary mawdelen emi vi porryngers of selver and tok hyme vi li. of morys paying mone and xiij s. iiij d. of my mone.
a1480    in   		(1924)	 XIII. 14  				vij pewter disshes, iij parogers, j sauser.
1522    in  S. Tymms  		(1850)	 115  				iiij sawcers of pewter, iij poregers of pewter.
1594    T. Nashe  sig. L4  				From Spaine what bringeth our Traueller? A scull cround hat of the fashion of an olde deepe porringer.
1597    W. Langham  239  				Put the iuice into a Tinne Poringer.
1633    in  N. Bouton  		(1867)	 I. 77  				2 porringers.
1661    S. Pepys  29 May 		(1970)	 II. 109  				Rose earely..and put six spoons and a porringer of Silver in my pocket to give away today.
1666    G. Torriano  207  				As if he were squeez'd and there would not come forth a Porringer of moisture.
1682     3–6 Oct. 2/1  				Two Porrengers, one marked H. H and the other with the Coat above.
1704    S. Sewall  II. 116  				Drunk a porringer of Sage Tea, upon which I sweat very kindly.
1710    in  M. Bodfish  		(1992)	 46  				In the Kitchen nine dishes of pewter & 4 plates..& 2 pewter polingers.
a1790    B. Franklin  		(1981)	  ii. 76  				I ate it [sc. breakfast] out of a twopenny earthen Porringer.
1841    C. Dickens   ii. lxi. 141  				A tin porringer containing his breakfast.
1871    G. H. Napheys   ii. ii. 431  				A porringer, graduated so as to mark the quantity of its contents, is useful.
1910    J. Tompkins  84  				I bought the baby a silver porringer.
1989     4 Mar. 49/2 		(advt.)	  				An early 18th century Dutch Delft lidded porringer.