[Ads-l] White lye (1567)

[ADSGarson O'Toole]

One of my twitter followers pointed to a short article about an
antedating of "white lie" ("White lye") to April 10, 1567. The
discoverer is a member of a volunteer group creating transcriptions.

https://daily.zooniverse.org/2018/03/01/zooniverse-volunteer-discovers-white-lies-are-200-years-older-than-previously-thought/

Garson

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