16th Century, Alexander Trumble, The Poetical Works of Gavin Douglas[1], page 57:
Item, I haue raisit ane prouisioun apoun the Deanry of Glasgow for Mastir Jonne Irwyne eftir youre Lordschipis writingis, and I shall send your Lordschip copiis of the samin, with the next cursour.
16th Century, Stewart, Ancient Scottish Poems[2], page 192:
Now lerges of my Lord Bothwell, The quilk in fredome dois excell ; He gaif to me a cursour gray, Worth all this sort that I with meel, For lerges of this new‐yeir day.
1594, David Lyndesay, The Historie of ane Nobil and Wailȝeand Sqvyer, William Meldrum, Vmqvhyle Larid of Cleische and Bynnis[3], page 331:
He lap vpon his Cursour wicht, And straucht him in his stirroppis richt.
