In the year 1560 Queen Elizabeth granted the traders of Exeter a charter of privileges, and letters patent were issued forming them into a company under the name of a "Socitie of MarChante Adventurers of the citie of Exeter".
"Exeter"
Sidney Heath
Chante, rossignol, Chante, Toi qui a le coeur gai ...
"Maria Chapdelaine A Tale of the Lake St. John Country"
Louis Hemon
The following may serve as an example:- Contre le tens qui desbrise Yvers, et revient este, Et la mauvis se desguise, Qui de lonc tens n'a Chante Ferai chanson.
"A Short History of French Literature"
George Saintsbury