Merry Andrew (1660?)

[Stephen Goranson]

OED's word of the day is merry-andrew. They have quotations with it as a noun from 1677 and as a proper name from 1668.

Though I can't confirm the date, Worldcat lists the following, said to be from 1660:

 A Hue-and-cry, touching false-coyners, filers, washers, brokers, venders of counterfeit money, receivers of stoln-goods /

Poor Robin;  Merry Andrew;  Honest Sarah
1660
English Book Book 1 Bl ; 4°
O.O.,
owned by        HERZOG AUGUST BIBLIOTHEK.

Stephen Goranson
www.duke.edu/~goranson

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