1303. R. Brunne, Handl. Synne, 1300. Cursers alle here lyve Shall neuere haue grace for to þryve.
1548. Cranmer, Catech., 23. These more then deuylish swerers banners [printed bannets] and cursers.
1635. Cowley, Davideis, I. 933. Thy Cursers, Jacob, shall twice cursed be.
c. 1750. J. Nelson, Jrnl. (1810), 137. I was beset with such cursers and swearers, as could hardly be matched out of hell.
1850. Clough, Dipsychus, I. v. 72. Which is worst, To be the curser or the curst.
1855. Motley, Dutch Rep. (1858), I. 63. So speaking, the curser was wont to blow out two waxen torches…, and, with this practical illustration, the anathema was complete.
