c. 1425. Voc., in Wr.-Wülcker, 601. Pedana, a vampey. Ibid., 664. Hec pedana, wampay.
c. 1460. J. Russell, Bk. Nurture, 894. [Give him] his vampeys and sokkes, þan all day he may go warme.
1485. Rutland Papers (Camden), 8. A pair of hosyn of crymesyn sarcenet vampeis.
1530. Palsgr., 284/1. Vampey of a hose, auant pied.
1592. Greene, Upst. Courtier, Wks. (Grosart) XI. 263. Beside, you will ioin a neates leather vampy to a calues leather heele: is not heere good stuffe maister shoomaker?
1630. J. Taylor (Water P.), Wks., II. 242/2. Of the old rotten leather they make vampies for high shooes for honest country plowmen, or belts for soldiers.
Hence † Vampey, Vampy v. trans., to put a vamp on, to patch. Also Vampeying vbl. sb. Obs.
1416. Maldon Court-Rolls (Bundle 10, No. 6). Propter vampeyeng et solynge de vn payre de botys.
c. 1425. Voc., in Wr.-Wülcker, 601. Pedano, to vampeye.
1459. Paston Lett., I. 487. Item, j. payre of blake vampayed withe lether.
1464. Mann. & Househ. Exp. (Roxb.), 255. The same day mastyr payd to hys cordwaner … for vawmpayinge of his botys, viii d.
1611. Beaum. & Fl., Knt. Burning Pestle, V. [Her] Master wrought with Lingell and with All, And underground he vampied many a Boot.
fig. 1650. B. Discolliminium, 19. One of my Men being well vampied in his Crowne with Ale,… rides into one of my Marishes.
