c1612 W. Strachey Hist. Trav. Virginia (1953) ii. 157 Divers petty kinges..they call Sagamoes, the same which the Indians in our more southwardly partes call Weroances.

1651 G. Gardyner Descr. New World xxxv. 110 This Kingdome of Gutamalia..is the southwardliest Region of this North America.

c1682 J. Collins Salt & Fishery 103 Fir for Exportation to Spain or other Southwardly Countries.

1792 J. Rennell Mem. Map Hindoostan (new ed.) iii. 180 The largest, taking the name of the Ritchel river, runs on a more southwardly course to the town or village of Ritchel.

1858 Mercantile Marine Mag. 5 208 A southwardly course..would be a proper course.

1887 Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 1886 253 The Schuykill River..makes a curve to the westward just below the U. S. Arsenal grounds, returning to its southwardly course at Harmar's wharf.

1909 Times 28 Aug. 6/1 This glacial lake..had a southwardly flowing outlet.

1983 D. R. Regmi Inscriptions Anc. Nepal i. 58 Taking a southwardly course, the same route and finally descends into the river.

2005 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 20 Aug. 8 I chose a lake about 100 miles away, and one that's ideal for southwardly migration come winter.

1693 T. Smith in J. Ray Coll. Curious Trav. II. 40 For want of a Southwardly Wind, Ships have been forced to lye a month or two sometimes near the month of the Hellespont.

1704 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 24 1657 The morning serene,..with small Southwardly Breezes.

1779 W. Huntington Spiritual Sea Voy. 35 A southwardly Wind Blew a heav'nly Gale.

1805 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 244 The southwardly wind blew fresh.

1905 Lighthouses & Signals 10 in Reports (Permanent Internat. Assoc. Navigation Congresses) Heights near the sea are often covered by clouds or fog, especially with southwardly winds.

1994 Austin (Texas) Amer.-Statesman (Nexis) 10 Apr. The constant high southwardly winds provided additional pressure for the team playing into the wind.

1579 J. Merbecke Holie Hist. King Dauid 27 Among the Iewes, and such (quod he) as Southwardly are set, I haue bestowd my selfe the spoyles and booties for to get.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. x. 443 A large prospect Southwardly towards the Evenise mountaines.

1667 London Gaz. No. 189/1 A Fleet of 36 laden Colliers put to Sea from this place Southwardly bound.

1738 G. Whitefield in Life & Jrnls. (1756) 90 A Town situated southwardly above an hundred Miles from Savannah.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 215 Few of them winter there on their return southwardly.

1810 S. Vince Elem. Astron. (ed. 3) xx. 191 The star passed still more southwardly.

1880 L. Wallace Ben-Hur 173 It curved southwardly out of view.

1908 Virginia Law Reg. 14 449 The westernmost track is used by cars going southwardly toward Main street in Norfolk.

1956 P. S. Jones Afghanistan Venture ix. 171 The marching forces crossed southwardly over the many delta channels and then turned eastward.

2008 Independent Tribune (Concord, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Mar. The Bryant's circular Deltec home, constructed and decorated to reflect the environment, sits southwardly.

1596 J. Dalrymple tr. J. Leslie Hist. Scotl. (1888) I. 25 This guse ȝeirlie in the spring tyme returnes to ws: quhairfra can na man tell: bot southwardlie.

1605 J. Rosier True Relation Voy. G. Waymouth sig. A3 With a scant winde we set saile; and by reason the winde continued Southwardly, we were beaten vp and downe.

1659 S. Carrington Hist. Life & Death Oliver 86 By two in the Morning the Wind coming Southwardly, by the favour of a fresh Gale, they set Sail again.

1704 S. Sewall Diary 27 Aug. (1973) I. 512 The wind was Southwardly.

1738 J. Tennent Epist. to Dr. Richard Mead 16 The Wind being Southwardly, the Weather is warm.

1806 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 96 243 The mercury ascended to 30,14, and remained there as long as the wind was southwardly.

1876 W. Duane tr. Jrnl. Claude Blanchard i. 22 During the whole time the wind had been southwardly.

1915 W. R. McCann Transmission Syst. Panama Canal 525 During the dry season, the doldrums are far to the south, and the trades are blowing southwardly.