claye

They wrought their doughe with their fiete, and their claye with their handes.

The Fardle of Facions, conteining the aunciente maners, customes and lawes, of the peoples enhabiting the two partes of the earth, called Affricke and Asie 2004

Bonaparte, who, (as we shall presently see), did not possess many good qualities, were shocked with this crime; they reproached him with it; and Lucien said to him, [35] "Vous voulez dont nous faire trainer sur la claye."

Travels in France during the years 1814-15 Comprising a residence at Paris, during the stay of the allied armies, and at Aix, at the period of the landing of Bonaparte, in two volumes. Archibald Alison 1829

They wrought their doughe with their fiete, and their claye with their handes.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 06 Madiera, the Canaries, Ancient Asia, Africa, etc. Richard Hakluyt 1584

Cham faine a brode to dyg and delue, in water, myre and claye

Gammer Gurton's Needle Anonymous 1575

1904: Now the Duke is dead, the realme is clad in claye:

The Revenger's Tragedy 1608