Mault

Goe formality and tell his Formalityship I have other busines then to stupyfie my braine wth how many quarters of mault is bought, and in that how much I am cozened, nether care I how many scores of sheepe have beene Plundered from mee. ❋ Unknown (1836)

"A payne ys made that no person or persons that shall brewe any weddyn ale to sell, shall not brewe aboue twelve stryke of mault at the most, and that the said persons so marryed shall not keep nor haue above eyght messe of persons at hys dinner within the burrowe, and before hys brydall daye he shall keep no unlawfull games in hys house nor out of hys house on payne of 20_s_." ❋ Various (N/A)

A goodly estate was left at the death of Captain Miles, including a well-equipped house, cattle, mault mill, swords (as one would expect), sixteen pewter pieces and several books of classic literature, -- Homer, Caesar's Commentaries, histories of Queen ❋ Annie Russell Marble (N/A)

He was brought to trial in 1661, for "stealing several things as pigges, capons, mault, bacon, butter, eggs, etc., and breaking open a seller door several times." ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)

Wee made of the same in the countrey some mault, whereof was brued as good ale as was to bee desired. ❋ Unknown (1871)

Many words pronounced with a broad were anciently written with au; as sault, mault; and we still say, fault, vault. ❋ Samuel Johnson (1746)

Bishop Kennett tells us that "dredge mault is mault made up of oats, mixed with barley, of which they make an excellent, freshe, quiete sort of drinke, in Staffordshire." ❋ Samuel Pepys (1668)

Then dooth she trowle to mee the bowle euen as a mault worme shuld, ❋ Anonymous (1575)

Gallopp (for your vse) a few thinges that I hope may bee vsefull, namely sixe bushels of barly mault, sixe bushels of Indian mault, & one bushel of oatemeale. ❋ Unknown (1792)

They were a bad pack — steal’d meat and mault, and loot the carters magg the coals — I’m to be married the morn, and kirkit on Sunday.” ❋ Unknown (2007)

a bad pack --- steal'd meat and mault, and loot the carters magg the coals --- I'm to be married the morn, and kirkit on Sunday. '' ❋ Unknown (1822)

He adds that he had 'refrayned the maulsters from excessive making of mault, and had suppressed 20 alehouses'. [ ❋ Unknown (1893)

You are hereby required to attach the body of John ” ”, to answer such compt as shall be brought against him, for stealing severall things, as pigges, capons, mault, bacon, butter, eggs &c, & for breaking open a seller-doore in the night several times ❋ Campbell, Helen, 1839-1918 (1890)

You are hereby required to attach the body of John ----, to answer such compt as shall be brought against him, for stealing severall things, as pigges, capons, mault, bacon, butter, eggs &c, & for breaking open a seller-doore in the night several times &c. 7th 3d month 1661. " ❋ Helen Campbell (1878)

They were a bad pack -- steal'd meat and mault, and loot the carters magg the coals -- I'm to be married the morn, and kirkit on Sunday. " ❋ Walter Scott (1801)