vittels

‘E ate so much that he became too fat to see to eat his vittels.’

The Way We Live Now 2004

Englishmen followed, yet impeached with the desart grounds and barren countrie, thorough which they must passe, as our felles and craggie mounteins, from hill to dale, from marish to wood, from naught to woorsse (as Hall saith) without vittels or succour, the king was of force constrained to retire with his armie, and returne againe to

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

Worcester, in which returne the enimies tooke certeine cariages of his laden with vittels.

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

About a moneth after whose coming thither, vittels began to faile them within, so that at length they required a truce onelie for thrée daies, & if no succour came within those thrée daies, they promised to yeeld that part of the towne called the great Burrow, & the peremptorie daie was the vigill or eeue of S. Laurence.

Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second Raphael Holinshed

All saints, a parlement began at Couentrie, and continued there till saint Andrewes tide: but at length, bicause vittels waxed déere,

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

Wight, and wafted vp and downe those seas, till his sonnes Harold and Leofwine came and ioined their nauie with his, and ceassing from spoile, onlie sought to recouer vittels to serue their turne.

Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (8 of 8) The Eight Booke of the Historie of England Raphael Holinshed

"A nice new frock, and good vittels ain't bad medsin for poor folks sometimes," Mrs. Blake said dryly.

Medoline Selwyn's Work Hattie E. Colter

The next daie there issued foorth of Calis two hundred men of armes, two hundred archers, and three hundred footmen, with ten or twelue wagons laden with vittels and artillerie, conducted by sir

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed

"Howbeit, King Henrie, moved with pitie, upon Christmasse daie, in the honor of Christes Nativitie, refreshed all the poore people with vittels, to their great comfort and his high praise."

A Righte Merrie Christmasse The Story of Christ-Tide John Ashton

Berkleie, and sir Thomas Swinborne, with the said Henrie Paie, tooke other fourtéene ships, as they came that waie with prouision of vittels and munition foorth of France to the aid of the other.

Chronicles (3 of 6): Historie of England (1 of 9) Henrie IV Raphael Holinshed