Now rare. Also 6 surendrie, 6–7 surrendrie, 6–8 surrendery. [f. SURRENDER: see -RY.] = SURRENDER sb.
1547. Acts Privy Council (N.S.), II. 504. The Commissioners appoynted for the surrendery of the College of Kyrkeswold.
1560. Daus, trans. Sleidane’s Comm., 274. He wynneth partly by force, partly by surendrie, he fireth the castell, and spareth the people.
1597. J. Payne, Royal Exch., 38. Let vs be ready to say … at the surrendrie of our last gaspe: I have fought a good fyght.
1610. Holland, Camden’s Brit., I. 37. Cassivellaunus … sent Embassadour to Cæsar by Conius of Arras, tendring unto him a Surrendry.
1657. Farindon, Serm., Pref. (1672), C 1 b. When they have made a surrendry of themselves to such a Church.
1685. Crowne, Sir C. Nice, V. Dram. Wks. 1874, III. 345. Did not I stipulate upon the surrend’ry of myself to this house, to be kept from women?
1695. Kennett, Par. Antiq., viii. 39. He frighted the City … into a surrendry to him.
1781. Connecticut Gaz., 7 Sept. Immediately on the surrendry, the valiant Col. Ledyard … and 70 other officers and men were murdered.
1796. Morse, Amer. Geog., I. 465. Upon the forced surrendry of the Plymouth Company’s patent to the crown, in 1735.
1877. Sparrow, Serm., vi. 82. That entire surrendry of the whole soul.
