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1442 T. Bekington Let. in G. Williams Mem. Reign Henry VI (1872) II. 245 Than they went forth to the fyrres that the Frenisshmen had made, swotting [perh. read showting] continuelly St. George, and so toke the feeld more nigh to the towne.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. f. clxii. lxxxi^v/2 As the frenchmen fought in companyes they cryed (mountioy saynt Denyce) and y^e englysshmen saynt George gyen [Fr. Les anglois cryoient sainct george guyenne].

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV p. xxij^v The kyng criyng sainct George, victory, brake the arraie and entered into the battaill of his enemies and fought fiersely.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III v. v. 224 God, and Saint George, Richmond, and victorie. View more context for this quotation

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 25 Sound Drums and Trumpets, and St. George for England.

1704 M. Prior Let. to Boileau Despreaux 164 Anne and St. George! the charging hero cries.

1787 J. Cobb Eng. Readings i. 19 Come along, uncle!—To the attack!—upon them!—charge!—the word St. George for England—huzza!

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe II. viii. 131 The stout yeoman Locksley was the first who was aware of it, as he was hasting to the outwork, impatient to see the progress of the assault. ‘Saint George!’ he cried.

1868 W. H. Anderdon Seven Ages of Clarewell 13 I, too, would cry ‘Saint George for merry England,’ as I spurred into any fair field.

1887 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 32 The Portuguese, under John II., effectually threw off the Castilian yoke to the cry of St. George for Portugal.

1906 J. E. Vincent Highways & Byways in Berks. xiii. 425 He instructed them to use the time-honoured battle cry of ‘St. George’.

2007 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 May c1 The soldiers drill and fire and cry ‘St. George!’ in a final shout, charging forward in best ‘Braveheart’ fashion.