newes

Here I find all the newes is the enemy's landing 3,000 men near Harwich,

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Volume 55: July 1667 Samuel Pepys 1668

Here I find all the newes is the enemy's landing 3,000 men near Harwich,

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

Here I find all the newes is the enemy's landing 3,000 men near Harwich,

Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1667 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

Here I find all the newes is the enemy's landing 3,000 men near Harwich,

The Diary of Samuel Pepys, July 1667 Pepys, Samuel 1667

I quoted the Cardinal of York to show that in his day the word "newes" was considered plural.

Notes and Queries, Number 39, July 27, 1850 Various

Further evidence (see Vol. i., p. 369.) of the existence and common use of the word "newes" in its present signification but ancient orthography anterior to the introduction of newspapers.

Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850 Various

The genitive of this would be "newes," thus spelt and probably pronounced the same as in England.

Notes and Queries, Number 27, May 4, 1850 Various

_ -- Without the slightest intention of re-opening the discussion as to whether the word "newes" be of native growth or imported, I would beg leave to suggest as a means of completing

Notes and Queries, Number 77, April 19, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Various 1852

But in fact an Old English word, "newes" for new, disputes the theory.

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