The Noble Duke hath sworne his comming is But for his owne; and for the right of that, Wee all haue strongly sworne to giue him AYD, And let him neu'r see Ioy, that breakes that Oath York.
"Richard-II"
Shakespeare, William
Amongst whom, he found these three brethren, as friends to helpe and AYD him in his adversity and tribulation.
"The Golden Asse"
Lucius Apuleius
People fatten them for the AYD-Kebir, each family endeavouring to procure one as a religious obligation.
"Travels in the Great Desert of Sahara, in the Years of 1845 and 1846"
James Richardson