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c1405 (c1380) G. Chaucer Second Nun's Tale (Hengwrt) (2003) 229 Kepeth ay wel thise corones..Ne neuere mo ne shal they roten be Ne lese hir swote sauour, trusteth [c1425 Petworth tresteth] me.

a1475 (?a1430) J. Lydgate tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Life Man (Vitell.) l. 7209 (MED) No man hath power, truste me, ffor to gon at liberte But he be gyrt ryht myghtyly.

a1592 R. Greene Hist. Orlando Furioso (1594) sig. Cii But trust me Princes I haue girt his fort, And I will sacke it.

1685 in N. Tate Poems by Several Hands 183 I ne'er can an inconstant Rover prove: Trust me; you're all that I shall ever Love.

1792 C. Dibdin in D. Sime Edinb. Mus. Misc. xcviii. 230 Trust me there's nothing as drinking So pleasant on this side the grave.

1830 A. E. Bray Talba II. xiii. 137 Let there be no slavery, and trust me there will be no rebellion against thee.

1865 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend I. ii. xii. 288 Trust me, what you have complained of is at an end for ever.

1914 J. London Mutiny of Elsinor viii. 51 Her red blood sang to her only that she would always live... Oh, trust me, I knew the way of red blood.

1987 M. Ferris Hamlet, Cha-cha-cha! 63 Follow the script, relax, and your audience will howl throughout. Trust me.

2015 Daily Mirror (Nexis) 8 Apr. 39 He probably loves having two women fighting and crying over him... Putting on a front will help you get through it and, trust me, there's no better revenge than appearing happy.