We may note that at this time it was always "my Lord," and "your Lordship," with the full natural sound-we had not yet got to the clipped "M'Lud,'" and "your Ludship."
"Bardell v. Pickwick"
Percy Fitzgerald
My client, Mr. Collingwood, recognises the man, M'Lud-there is no doubt about it.
"A Butterfly on the Wheel"
Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull