At sight of those horsemen, the Taverner forgot my impatience, for he paused to bow in welcome to the one that seemed the leader.
"The Shame of Motley"
Raphael Sabatini
He was astonished to see me, and I was more astonished still to find that he had turned Taverner, for he gave an excellent dinner every day to all who cared to pay a rouble, exclusive of wine.
"The Memoires of Casanova, Complete The Rare Unabridged London Edition Of 1894, plus An Unpublished Chapter of History, By Arthur Symons"
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
And here's my host of the Three Mariners, My creditor and trusty Taverner, My corporal in the Great Artillery!
"The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow