esquired

"Several rhubord recipes have come in this week, so that the reader who esquired for recipe for rhubard jelly is supplied with this, and recipes for other rhubarb dainties as well."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, May 23, 1917 Various

I too had taken a mask and was esquired by Maignan, under whose orders were four Swiss -- whom I had chosen because they spoke no French -- and who had Andrew in charge.

In Kings' Byways Stanley John Weyman 1891

I too wore a mask and was esquired by Maignan, under whose orders were four

The Lock and Key Library Classic Mystery and Detective Stories: Modern English Egerton Castle 1889